In a HER2+ cell line (KPL4) responding poorly to targeted drugs, miR-101-5p overexpression inhibited proliferation (p < 0.001), and combinatorial treatment with lapatinib and trastuzumab significantly further decreased this inhibition (p = 0.004)….miR-101-5p acts as a tumor suppressor by inducing apoptosis in HER2+ breast cancer and sensitizes cells with initially poor response to lapatinib and trastuzumab.