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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

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

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2011

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