Intrathecal trastuzumab: immunotherapy improves the prognosis of leptomeningeal metastases in HER-2+ breast cancer patient
We describe the clinical and therapeutic course of a 51-year-old woman with HER-2+ breast cancer who developed leptomeningeal (LM) and spinal cord metastases after 8 years of stable disease on combination therapy with intravenous (IV) trastuzumab. Due to progressive CNS disease, intrathecal (IT) tra...
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Main Authors: | Nu T. Lu, Jeffrey Raizer, Erwin P. Gabor, Natalie M. Liu, James Q. Vu, Dennis J. Slamon, John L. Barstis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2015-09-01
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Series: | Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer |
Online Access: | https://jitc.bmj.com/content/3/1/41.full |
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