Marked radiographic response of a HER-2-overexpressing biliary cancer to trastuzumab
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Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody targeting HER-2. HER-2 overexpression has been described in gallbladder cancer and in cholangiocarcinoma. This report describes the first case of a patient with HER-2 overexpressing metastatic gallbladder adenocarcinoma and responding radiographically and biochemically to trastuzumab alone.
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دوره 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013