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12-12-2012, 04:20 AM
New survival data from the Phase III CLEOPATRA study, revealed at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), demonstrate that Perjeta reduces the risk of death by 34% in patients with previously untreated advanced HER2-positive breast cancer, compared with the current gold standard of care - Herceptin and chemotherapy (docetaxel) (HR= 0.66; 95% CI 0.52-0.84)...

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