Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for pertuzumab. Search instead for pertumbuhan.

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.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

Other drugs approved for HER2-positive breast cancer include Herceptin, Tykerb, and Perjeta, or pertuzumab, which is also made by Roche and was approved in 2012.

From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2013

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

That could make the F.D.A reluctant to approve pertuzumab unless it also helps women live longer.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2011

Another study is testing pertuzumab in 3,800 women with early breast cancer.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2011

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training