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Old 12-11-2012, 02:20 AM   #1
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Genes Identified That Predict Whether Trastuzumab Will Work For Breast Cancer Patient

Adding the drug trastuzumab to chemotherapy prevents cancer recurrence and improves survival in a large number of women with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer. But trastuzumab does not stop tumors from returning in about 25 percent of patients - and oncologists haven't been able to identify these women before treatment...

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