Trastuzumab (Herceptin - Genentech), a recombinant 'humanized' monoclonal antibody (rhuMAb) that binds to a protein encoded by the oncogene HER2, and capecitabine (ka pe site' a been; Xeloda - Roche), an oral pro-drug for 5-fluorouracil, have been approved by the FDA for treatment of metastatic breast cancer....
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Title: Capecitabine and Trastuzumab for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Publication: The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
Issue #: 1039
Article Code: 1039b
Date: November 6, 1998
Volume: 40
Pages: 106-108