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 of Trastuzumab Emtansine Versus Taxane in Participants With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-Positive Advanced Gastric Cancer
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...- HER2-positive tumor (primary tumor or metastatic lesion) as confirmed by central laboratory HER2 testing (immunohistochemistry and/or in-situ hybridization)...
A Combination Study of Kadcyla (Trastuzumab Emtansine) and Capecitabine in Participants With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer (mBC) or HER2-Positive Locally Advanced/Metastatic Gastric Cancer (LA/mGC)
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...- Confirmed HER2-positive disease, defined as immunohistochemistry (IHC) 3+ or in situ hybridization (ISH)-positive...