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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

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

"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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