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"The risk of recurrence was much higher than we suspected. With this study, we now have concrete evidence to discuss with our HER2 positive patients with even the smallest of tumors, and Herceptin alone or combined with chemotherapy should be strongly considered as adjuvant therapy," said Jennifer Litton, M.D., assistant professor in M. D. Anderson Department of Breast Medical Oncology, and also an author on the study. "This data should also encourage this subset of patients to be included in ongoing clinical trials with HER2-targeted therapies."
Gonzalez-Angulo and Litton hope that a specific, three-arm clinical trial can be designed comparing observation, Herceptin, and Herceptin combined with chemotherapy.
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Finally! Recognition that it
might be the Herceptin, NOT the chemo, that does the heavy lifting. Can't wait to see that trial!
Hopeful