Target therapy in treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer

The breast cancer (BC) wins first place in structure of oncological incidence of the female population around the world. The special place is occupied by tumors with a superfluous expression of HER2 of a factor which is defined at 25–30 % of patients. Interest to suchpatients is defined by an aggres...

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Main Authors: A. S. Belokhvostova, I. A. Smirnova, A. A. Enileeva
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk National Research Medical Center 2016-02-01
Series:Сибирский онкологический журнал
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Online Access:https://www.siboncoj.ru/jour/article/view/103
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Summary:The breast cancer (BC) wins first place in structure of oncological incidence of the female population around the world. The special place is occupied by tumors with a superfluous expression of HER2 of a factor which is defined at 25–30 % of patients. Interest to suchpatients is defined by an aggressive course of disease, an early metastasis, resistance to chemo-and hormonotherapy. The main targeted drugs registered in the Russian Federation for treatment of HER2-positive BC is Trastuzumab (herceptin®). The presented review contains data of researches on application of a preparation of herceptin in various schemes of chemotherapy. Studying of a combination of trastuzumab with cytostatics, other targeted drugs proceeds at various stages of tumoral process.
ISSN:1814-4861
2312-3168