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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

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

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

But Dr. Sandra J. Horning, head of cancer clinical trials at Genentech, said the pertuzumab results on tumor progression were more trustworthy than the original Avastin results because the trial was conducted more carefully.

From New York Times Dec. 8, 2011

"We're really pleased that there were no new safety signals" and that pertuzumab is so promising, said Dr. Sandra Horning, Genentech's global development chief of cancer drugs.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2011

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