Handbook of HER2-Targeted Agents in Breast Cancer

• Main Authors: Alvarez, Ricardo H. (Author), Cortés, Javier (Author), Falzon, Mary (Author), Gandy, Michael (Author), Gianni, Luca (Author), Harbeck, Nadia (Author), Piccart, Martine (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis, 2016.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Oncology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.; Diagnostic Radiology.

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-targete...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and background biology
• HER2 testing
• HER2-positive breast cancer: neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy
• HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: first-line treatment
• HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: second-line treatment
• Emerging targeted agents for HER2-positive breast cancer.