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Herceptin Treatments
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Pronounced: (trass-TOOZE-you-mob)
Warning
Trastuzumab may lead to serious heart problems, including heart failure. The risk of heart problems is increased if you also use an anthracycline (e.g., doxorubicin). Your doctor may need to stop this medication if heart problems occur.
Trastuzumab use may sometimes result in a serious reaction to the IV infusion with serious lung problems. If these problems occur, they usually happen while the drug is being given...
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From Our Experts
Herceptin Immune Targeted Therapy for Breast Cancer
Q. I’ve been diagnosed with HER2-positive stage II breast cancer, and after surgery will be doing chemo (AC + T). After that’s done, my... Read more »
New Drug Combining Herceptin, Maytansine Shows Improved Survival and...
The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), held last month, is the premier scientific symposium in the world for breast... Read more »
Chemo FAQS: TCH (Taxotere, Carboplatin, Herceptin)
Q. I’m having TCH chemotherapy for breast cancer. What is it?A. The chemotherapy drugs Paclitaxel (Taxol) or docetaxel (Taxotere) and... Read more »
All HER2 Positive Breast Cancers Should Get Adjuvant Chemotherapy and...
From the San Antonio Breast Conference in December, new data shows a higher than predicted rate of breast cancer recurrence even with very... Read more »
Treatment for Metastatic, Recurrent Breast Cancer: HER2 Status and...
Sometimes, things do not go as we like and breast cancer returns in a different site from the breast - a metastatic site. It's what... Read more »
From Our Sources
Herceptin Treatment Options
Source: Breastcancer.org
Herceptin (chemical name: trastuzumab) is one of the first targeted therapies used to treat breast cancer. It specifically attacks, kills off, or... Read more »
Herceptin
Source: Breastcancer.org
Herceptin (chemical name: trastuzumab) can be an effective treatment both before and after surgery for people with HER2-positive breast cancer. It... Read more »
Herceptin Side Effects
Source: Breastcancer.org
Herceptin causes flu-like symptoms in about 40% of the people who take it. These symptoms may include: fever chills muscle aches nausea Side... Read more »
What to Expect When Taking Herceptin
Source: Breastcancer.org
Herceptin can only be given intravenously, which means it is dripped into your body through a needle inserted into a vein. The first dose of... Read more »
Herceptin
Source: Breastcancer.org
Brand name: Herceptin Chemical name: Trastuzumab Class: HER2 (human epidermal receptor 2) inhibitor targeted therapy. Tykerb is another HER2... Read more »
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