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Abraxis BioScience, Inc.
ABRAXANE in Combination with Trastuzumab and Carboplatin Evaluated as First-Line Treatment for Patients with HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
June 20th, 2008
Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), a fully integrated, global biotechnology company, announced the presentation of results from an ongoing single-arm, open-label, Phase II clinical trial evaluating solvent-free ABRAXANE(R) for Injectable Suspension (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin bound) in combination with trastuzumab and carboplatin for the first-line treatment of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. The preliminary analysis showed that weekly ABRAXANE (ABI-007 or nab-paclitaxel) (100 mg/m2 three weeks on treatment, one week off) followed by carboplatin (AUC of 6 every four weeks) plus trastuzumab (4 mg/kg loading dose followed...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-06-20)
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