Trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla®) is accepted for use within NHSScotland.
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Trastuzumab emtansine...as a single agent, is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer who have residual invasive disease, in the breast and/or lymph nodes, after neoadjuvant taxane-based and HER2-targeted therapy.
A Study to Determine Best Tumor Response With Trastuzumab Emtansine in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Overexpressing Solid Tumors
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...- Histologically centrally confirmed HER2-positive (immunohistochemistry [IHC]3+ in greater than or equal to [>/=] 30 percent [%] of tumor cells): locally advanced (unresectable and...
Phase II study (KAMELEON) of single-agent T-DM1 in patients with HER2-positive advanced urothelial bladder cancer or pancreatic cancer/cholangiocarcinoma
Published date:
04/29/2023
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In conclusion, KAMELEON showed that some patients with HER2-positive UBC or PC can respond to T-DM1 and provided insight into the prevalence of HER2 positivity and expression patterns in three non-breast tumor types.