Ann Marie Rogers won a landmark victory to make the breast cancer drug Herceptin more widely available. Here, she explains what drove her. But others are asking if the treatment really lives up to ...

The FDA has approved Amgen and Allergan’s biosimilar of Roche’s Herceptin, just in time for the breast cancer blockbuster’s patent expiry. Herceptin’s main US patent expires this month ...

Despite the impact of the pandemic on cancer care, Perjeta grew 17% to CHF 2.9 billion ($3.2 billion) in the first nine months of 2020, now just fractionally behind Herceptin which declined 31% to ...

Do not freeze. Do not shake. Once removed from the refrigerator, Herceptin Hylecta must be administered within 4 hours and should not be kept above 30°C (86°F). Trastuzumab has been shown ...

If you are worried about using this medicine, speak to your doctor or pharmacist. 1. Why am I using Herceptin SC? Herceptin SC contains the active ingredient trastuzumab. Herceptin SC is used to ...

HER2-positive breast cancers can be very aggressive. For several years, the drug Herceptin has been used to treat women with HER2-positive breast cancer that has metastasized or recurred.

Credit: Dr Khuloud T. Al-Jamal License: (CC BY 4.0) Guiding chemotherapy to a tumour by attaching it to the antibody-based target drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) is effective at treating women with ...

These are some common ones and what they mean. Trastuzumab (Herceptin) was the first targeted therapy approved by the FDA for HER2+ breast cancer. It’s a type of biologic drug called a ...

Herceptin SC administration reduces delivery time from ~30 minutes (with intravenous Herceptin) to ~5 minutes 1. • Rituxan Hycela (US)/MabThera SC (Europe) administration time was reduced from ...