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Breast cancer: What lies beyond APHINITY for HER2-positive breast cancer?

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Potential strategies for improving the outcomes of patients with early stage HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer have included dual anti-HER2 therapy. Recent results from the APHINITY trial show a statistically significant,… Click to show full abstract

Potential strategies for improving the outcomes of patients with early stage HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer have included dual anti-HER2 therapy. Recent results from the APHINITY trial show a statistically significant, but clinically modest, benefit from the addition of pertuzumab to trastuzumab and chemotherapy. Subsequent trials should focus on biomarkers to identify patients with HER2+ breast cancer who require more-intensive or less-intensive therapy.

Keywords: lies beyond; her2 positive; cancer lies; breast cancer; cancer

Journal Title: Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Year Published: 2017

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