Her 2

Author : Robert Bazell
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307764982
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Her-2 written by Robert Bazell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years after she underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy, Barbara Bradfield's aggressive breast cancer had recurred and spread to her lungs. The outlook was grim. Then she took part in Genentech's clinical trials for a new drug. Five years later she remains cancer-free. Her-2 is the biography of Herceptin, the drug that provoked dramatic responses in Barbara Bradfield and other women in the trials and that offers promise for hundreds of thousands of breast cancer patients. Unlike chemotherapy or radiation, Herceptin has no disabling side effects. It works by inactivating Her-2/neu--a protein that makes cancer cells grow especially quickly-- produced by a gene found in 25 to 30 percent of all breast tumors. Herceptin caused some patients' cancers to disappear completely; in others, it slowed the progression of the disease and gave the women months or years they wouldn't otherwise have had. Herceptin is the first treatment targeted at a gene defect that gives rise to cancer. It marks the beginning of a new era of treatment for all kinds of cancers. Robert Bazell presents a riveting account of how Herceptin was born. Her-2 is a story of dramatic discoveries and strong personalities, showing the combination of scientific investigation, money, politics, ego, corporate decisions, patient activism, and luck involved in moving this groundbreaking drug from the lab to a patient's bedside. Bazell's deft portraits introduce us to the remarkable people instrumental in Herceptin's history, including Dr. Dennis Slamon, the driven UCLA oncologist who played the primary role in developing the treatment; Lily Tartikoff, wife of television executive Brandon Tartikoff, who tapped into Hollywood money and glamour to help fund Slamon's research; and Marti Nelson, who inspired the activists who lobbied for a "compassionate use" program that would allow women outside the clinical trials to have access to the limited supplies of Herceptin prior to FDA approval of the drug. And throughout there are the stories of the heroic women with advanced breast cancer who volunteered for the trials, risking what time they had left on an unproven treatment. Meticulously researched, written with clarity and compassion, Her-2 is masterly reporting on cutting-edge science.

Author : Sara Hurvitz
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0323581234
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book HER2-Positive Breast Cancer written by Sara Hurvitz and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a quick, expert overview of clinically-focused topics and guidelines that are relevant to testing for HER2, which contributes to approximately 25% of breast cancers today. This concise resource by Drs. Sara Hurvitz, and Kelly McCann consolidates today’s available information on this growing topic into one convenient resource, making it an ideal, easy-to-digest reference for practicing and trainee oncologists.

Author : William J. Gradishar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792378907
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Breast Cancer Management, 2nd edition written by William J. Gradishar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-08-31 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The optimal management of breast cancer patients relies on the expertise of a team of medical specialists including radiologists, surgeons, radiation therapists and medical oncologists. Much of the progress in breast cancer management made over the last several years reflects the translation of observations made in the laboratory to the clinic. Critically evaluating the impact of new treatment approaches relies on a commitment to well-designed clinical trials. In this volume, Advances in Breast Cancer Management, a renowned group of breast cancer experts have been asked to provide their perspective on management issues that directly effect patients on a day-to-day basis. Dr. Melody Cobleigh discusses the consequences of estrogen deprivation and the ways of ameliorating secondary symptoms and the potential long-term morbidity. Drs. Haigh and Guiliano review the sentinel lymph node biopsy technique including results from their extensive experience. Dr. Abram Recht places into perspective the potential benefit of post-mastectomy radiotherapy and reviews recent trials that address this issue. Dr. Dennis Slamon takes from us from the laboratory to the clinic in explaining the development of Herceptin as a paradigm for therapy targeted to specific molecular characteristics of breast cancer tumor cells. Drs. Nieto, Shpall, Crump and Pritchard offer different perspectives on the future of high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplantation as a treatment for breast cancer patients. Drs.

Author : Antonio Llombart-Bosch
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789048172399
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Trends in Cancer for the 21st Century written by Antonio Llombart-Bosch and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the lectures held at the International Symposium on Cancer "New Trends in Cancer for the 21st Century". Fundamental researchers, politicians and representatives from patient coalitions share their knowledge and interests as well as their concerns and experiences. Not only do these papers provide state-of-the-art information on cancer, they are also an opportunity to look at the problem from different points of view.

Author : Yosef Yarden
Publisher : IOS Press
ISBN 13 : 9781586030537
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book HER2 written by Yosef Yarden and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book exemplifies the evolution of oncogene HER2-encoded enzyme from its discovery to the stage of a fully recognized target for breast cancer therapy. Intensive research over the last three decades has uncovered major mechanisms that regulate the transformation of a normal tissue to a malignant tumor. However, to the disappointment of many molecular biologists, these significant advances in identifying oncogenes, tumor-suppressors and critical signalling pathways have generated only limited impact in clinical oncology. This frustration may not persist for long: tailor-made drugs developed specifically to recognize molecular targets, and intercept biochemical engines whose intricacy is well understood, are on the verge of revolutionizing contemporary medicine.

Author : Gw Sledge
Publisher : Clinical Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781846920660
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Targeted Therapies in Breast Cancer written by Gw Sledge and published by Clinical Pub. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume updates the reader on selected areas of targeted therapy in breast cancer, with special emphasis on chemoprevention strategies, drug resistance, biomarkers, combination chemotherapy, angiogenesis inhibition and pharmacogenomics in the context of clinical efficacy. This selected review of targeted therapies will guide the reader on effective treatment as part of an integrated programme of patient management.

Author : Claude Jacquillat
Publisher : John Libbey Eurotext
ISBN 13 : 9780861961504
Total Pages : 1066 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy written by Claude Jacquillat and published by John Libbey Eurotext. This book was released on 1988 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy which took place on 19 to 21 February 1988 in Paris.

Author : Dihua Yu
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9781441925428
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breast Cancer Chemosensitivity written by Dihua Yu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Breast Cancer Chemosensitivity, a group of world leading experts review critical aspects of resistance to systemic therapy in breast cancer patients. Beginning with a clinical overview of the problem, the book then focuses on the latest findings of molecular mechanisms of drug resistance. Coverage provides an example of using novel approaches for chemosensitization of breast cancer cells that gives readers an idea about the future direction in breast cancer treatment. It allows those who are interested in breast cancer therapy to get a jump-start on critical issues in breast cancer therapeutic resistance.

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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
ISBN 13 : 1464940193
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book HER2 Inhibitors: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HER2 Inhibitors: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about HER2 Inhibitors in a concise format. The editors have built HER2 Inhibitors: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about HER2 Inhibitors in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of HER2 Inhibitors: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Author : Ricardo H Alvarez
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319282166
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of HER2-Targeted Agents in Breast Cancer written by Ricardo H Alvarez and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-05-14 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise handbook provides oncologists and other healthcare providers with crucial updates in the field, including an updated review of the current understanding of the biology of the HER2 pathway, an overview of HER2-testing, and evidence-based discussions of available and emerging HER2-targeted treatment options. An essential clinical text for physicians that screen and treat patients with breast cancer and require an accessible, up-to-date survey of the dynamic treatment landscape.