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On the other hand, he said, the breast-cancer drug herceptin, which is most effective in patients with a high concentration of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, is only cost-effective if physicians can identify the small percentage of patients most likely to benefit from it.
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On the other hand, he said, the breast-cancer drug herceptin, which is most effective in patients with a high concentration of a protein called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, is only cost-effective if physicians can identify the small percentage of patients most likely to benefit from it.
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The probes contain the antibody herceptin, which is used in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
Nano Tech Wire 2009
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The lesson of Gleevec and herceptin — identify the driver mutation and cripple it — is still being ignored, keeping what could be effective drugs from reaching the market.
Curing Cancer 2010
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In that vein, oncologist Dennis Slamon of UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is studying whether treating breast cancers with herceptin (which is based on his discoveries), as well as a drug targeting a pathway that makes tumors resistant to herceptin, might save more women.
Curing Cancer 2010
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Almost 90 percent of children with the most common form of pediatric leukemia will be cured; women whose estrogen-receptor-positive cancer responds to tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors will often be truly rid of their disease, as will women with HER2-positive breast cancer, which responds to herceptin.
Curing Cancer 2010
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Kids with leukemia, men with testicular cancer, and patients who are alive because of Gleevec or herceptin have their miracles.
Curing Cancer 2010
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As my socialized plan has decided to stop paying for my herceptin, I'm now looking at paying "out of pocket."
Jane Hamsher: House Health Care Bill: A Death Sentence For My Fellow Breast Cancer Survivors 2009
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I was curious about this thread because I suspected herceptin cost about that much but wasn't sure.
Jane Hamsher: House Health Care Bill: A Death Sentence For My Fellow Breast Cancer Survivors 2009
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The onc said she'll have 6-8 sessions of chemo and she could take the herceptin while doing chemo or after chemo.
Jane Hamsher: House Health Care Bill: A Death Sentence For My Fellow Breast Cancer Survivors 2009
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