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New targeted therapy approved for early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/Kadcyla-early-stage-HER2-breast-cancer
Full article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1814017

The KATHERINE trial looked at the benefit of the new drug, Kadcyla, for treating early-stage breast cancer after surgery and chemotherapy. The results of this study led to FDA approval in May 2019. (6/17/19)

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