Title : HER2 and response to paclitaxel in node-positive breast cancer.

Pub. Date : 2007 Oct 11

PMID : 17928597






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1 HER2 positivity was, however, associated with a significant benefit from paclitaxel. Paclitaxel erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 Homo sapiens
2 The interaction between HER2 positivity and the addition of paclitaxel to the treatment was associated with a hazard ratio for recurrence of 0.59 (P=0.01). Paclitaxel erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 Homo sapiens
3 Patients with a HER2-positive breast cancer benefited from paclitaxel, regardless of estrogen-receptor status, but paclitaxel did not benefit patients with HER2-negative, estrogen-receptor-positive cancers. Paclitaxel erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 Homo sapiens
4 CONCLUSIONS: The expression or amplification, or both, of HER2 by a breast cancer is associated with a benefit from the addition of paclitaxel after adjuvant treatment with doxorubicin (<60 mg per square meter) plus cyclophosphamide in node-positive breast cancer, regardless of estrogen-receptor status. Paclitaxel erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 Homo sapiens