The business of pharma tykerb v. herceptin
Here's an interesting article on the money making aspects of tykerb v. herceptin. It also nicely points out the differences on how the two drugs work and their effectiveness (?)
http://www.nature.com/drugdisc/news/...1205-1453.html
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DCIS lumpectomy 2007 no additional treatment
Dcis 2nd lumpectomy 2009 no additional treatment
Her2+, mastectomy 4/2011 stage T1b, taxotere + carboplatin x4, herceptin for 1 year
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