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Springer Handbook of HER2-Targeted Agents in Breast Cancer 2nd Edition 2016 Softbound by Ricardo H Alvarez, Javier Cortés, Mary Falzon, Michael Gandy, Luca Gianni, Nadia Harbeck, Martine Piccart
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. 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.