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Q: A 30-year-old woman finds a lump in her breast during a monthly self-examination. A biopsy indicates malignancy, and a lumpectomy is performed. The pathology report states that the malignant tissue is a primary breast cancer that is HER-2/neu-positive, but estrogen and progesterone receptor-negative. Which therapy is specifically targeted to treat this patient’s breast cancer?
Q: A 30-year-old woman finds a lump in her breast during a monthly self-examination. A biopsy indicates malignancy, and a lumpectomy is performed. The pathology report states that the malignant tissue is a primary breast cancer that is HER-2/neu-positive, but estrogen and progesterone receptor-negative. Which therapy is specifically targeted to treat this patient’s breast cancer?
ReplyDeleteA: Trastuzumab