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pertuzumab

American  
[per-too-zuh-mab] / pərˈtu zəˌmæb /

noun

  1. Pharmacology. a drug used to treat HER2-positive breast cancer and consisting of a monoclonal antibody.


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CCC said the treatment, known as Phesgo, combines two others - pertuzumab and trastuzumab - that are usually given separately as intravenous infusions into a single injection into the thigh.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2021

In a pivotal clinical trial, patients who received pertuzumab in combination with Herceptin -- another Roche breast cancer drug -- and a chemotherapy agent lived for an average of 18.5 months without their tumors growing.

From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2012

The Food and Drug Administration will make its decision on whether to approve pertuzumab by June 8, Roche's Genentech unit said on Tuesday.

From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2012

Avastin had been approved based on a trial that showed it delayed the worsening of tumors by 5.5 months — almost as big a gain as seen now with pertuzumab.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2011

So far, 165 deaths have occurred - 96 among the 406 women given Herceptin and chemo alone, and only 69 among the 402 women also given pertuzumab.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2011

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