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Reinduction of trastuzumab after symptomatic heart failure in a patient with metastatic breast cancer
DOI 10.1055/s-2006-952692
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Autor:innenV Beck, D Wallwiener, J Huober
ZeitschriftGeburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
Ausgabe09/2006
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Introduction: Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody directed against the HER2/neu protein. It is effectively used as a therapeutic agent in the adjuvant and metastatic setting of breast cancer overexpressing the HER2/neu marker. Trastuzumab was demonstrated to be synergistic with different cytotoxic agents. A known adverse effect of trastuzumab therapy is heart failure due to cardiomyopathy. Case: We report on one pa…
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V Beck, D Wallwiener, J Huober (2006) Reinduction of trastuzumab after symptomatic heart failure in a patient with metastatic breast cancer. Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (09). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-952692
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