Ask your doctor if you have any questions why Herceptin SC has been prescribed for you. - you have had an LVEF test result (which measures how well your heart can pump blood) of less than 45% or ...

Trastuzumab, tested only as a single agent, has been shown to achieve 7% response in heavily pretreated patients with AOC with 3+ and 2+ HER2 immunostaining by immunohistochemistry (IHC).

When the mutation is present, the overproduction of HER2 proteins drives the growth of breast cancer cells. Therapies that specifically target HER2 include Herceptin (trastuzumab), Perjeta (pertuzumab ...

All of these side effects can be treated with prescribed medicines. Herceptin has been linked with heart problems in some patients. In one study nearly one in five had to stop taking the drug ...

Mundipharma has signed a deal with Celltrion to market a biosimilar of Roche’s Herceptin (trastuzumab) in seven European countries. Breast cancer blockbuster Herceptin earned $2.26 billion in ...

Ann Marie Rogers won a landmark victory to make the breast cancer drug Herceptin more widely available. Here, she explains what drove her. But others are asking if the treatment really lives up to ...

Ontruzant, the first biosimilar version of Roche’s Herceptin (trastuzumab) in Europe has been launched in the UK by MSD. Developed by Korean biosimilar specialists Samsung Bioepsis, MSD is the ...

The manufacturer recommends an initial trastuzumab dose of 4 mg/kg i.v. over 90 minutes, followed by a weekly maintenance dose of 2 mg/kg i.v. administered over 30 minutes if the initial dose is ...

The finding could open the door ... Weight-Loss Drug Reduces Risk of Early Death for Patients With Heart Failure, Trial Finds Nov. 20, 2024 — Weight-loss and diabetes drug tirzepatide can reduce ...

Chronic inflammation from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other factors may increase your risk of heart disease. However, you can reduce your risk by getting regular exercise, eating a healthy diet ...

The ability of the human heart to renew itself by regenerating its muscle cells, myocytes, is very limited. But what happens to this capability when the heart is damaged by severe heart failure ...

Treatment with Herceptin (trastuzumab) can cut this risk by half. The pattern of breast cancer recurrence may also differ. Small tumors are also more likely to have a metastatic recurrence (in ...