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Old 04-10-2008, 07:51 PM   #2
AlaskaAngel
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Question men with bc and trastuzumab

I don't see anything dumb about that question, I think it is interesting. They have done at least 1 trial for men and trastuzumab for prostate cancer:

http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/sh...ab+male&rank=2

I just did a fast search so this is not at all conclusive, but found these, which are a bit puzzling:

http://www.malecare.com/male-breast-cancer_109.htm

http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancer.gov/CDR0000062969.html

Here's more:

http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/content.php?page_id=1102


"Men with breast cancer may also be given Herceptin. However, as all the studies that have been carried out so far have been on women, the specific benefits and side effects of Herceptin for men are not known."


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