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News 02-28-2013 02:31 AM

Breast Cancer Stem Cells Express HER2, Even In 'Negative' Tumors, Study Finds
 
New research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds that the protein HER2 plays a role even in breast cancers that would traditionally be categorized as HER2-negative - and that the drug Herceptin, which targets HER2, may have an even greater role for treating breast cancer and preventing its spread...

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'lizbeth 02-28-2013 10:23 AM

Re: Breast Cancer Stem Cells Express HER2, Even In 'Negative' Tumors, Study Finds
 
Well . . . duh! Dr. George Peoples already figured that out.

So if you know of anyone diagnosed as a lower expressor, please have them consider this clinical trial:

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/sh...2E75%22&rank=1

There are other trials, just for vaccines in progress for lower expressors of Her2

http://www.cancernetwork.com/display.../10165/1161656


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