Herceptin
Britishnoun
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More traditional treatments attack both cancerous and healthy cells, but Herceptin goes after the root cause of a cancer’s growth by blocking the gene’s misbehaving proteins.
From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023
In a few studies, Herceptin and another targeted drug were even given without chemotherapy, and provided substantial benefit, he added.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2021
He added that Dr. Mendelsohn also played a key role in the development of Herceptin, a drug that “totally transformed the treatment of breast and many other cancers.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2019
Triple-negative tumors have no hormone receptors or HER2 receptors, so patients do not benefit from hormone therapy or HER2-targeting drugs like Roche’s $7 billion-per-year blockbuster Herceptin or GlaxoSmithKline’s Tykerb.
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2018
They used hybrids to create the first monoclonal antibodies, special proteins later used to create cancer therapies like Herceptin, and to identify the blood groups that increased the safety of transfusions.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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