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SUBMITTER: Matsuoka T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4295218 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Matsuoka Tasuku T Yashiro Masakazu M
World journal of clinical cases 20150101 1
Recent advances in molecular targeted therapies, including targeting human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), had a major forward step in the therapy for gastric cancer patients. Application of HER2-targeted therapies, in particular trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy in metastatic HER2-positive gastric cancers, resulted in improvements in response rates, time to progression and overall survival. Nevertheless, as with breast cancer, many patients with gastric cancer develop resi ...[more]