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Breast Cancer
TYKERB(R) (Lapatinib) to be Investigated in Landmark Early Breast Cancer Trial
May 27th, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), in collaboration with the Breast International Group (BIG), a leading academic breast cancer research network, and one of its member groups, the Spanish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (SOLTI), announced the start of a global Phase III study that will examine the role of TYKERB(R) in the treatment of early breast cancer. Neo-ALTTO (Neoadjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimization) will evaluate and compare the rate at which cancer cells disappear in the breast following treatment with TYKERB and/or trastuzumab before surgery in women with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. This type of treatment is referred to as neo-adjuvant therapy. TYKERB is...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-05-27)
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