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SUBMITTER: Rinnerthaler G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6429068 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rinnerthaler Gabriel G Gampenrieder Simon Peter SP Greil Richard R
International journal of molecular sciences 20190305 5
Since the discovery of the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) as an oncogenic driver in a subset of breast cancers and the development of HER2 directed therapies, the prognosis of <i>HER2</i> amplified breast cancers has improved meaningfully. Next to monoclonal anti-HER2 antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, the antibody-drug conjugate T-DM1 is a pillar of targeted treatment of advanced HER2-positive breast cancers. Currently, several HER2 directed antibody-drug conjugates are ...[more]