Anticancer drugs and cardiotoxicity: insights and perspectives in the era of targeted therapy

E Raschi, V Vasina, MG Ursino, G Boriani… - Pharmacology & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Drug-induced cardiotoxicity is emerging as an important issue among cancer survivors. For
several decades, this topic was almost exclusively associated with anthracyclines, for which …

Trastuzumab-based therapy for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer: from early scientific development to foundation of care

A Brufsky - American journal of clinical oncology, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) gene amplification or protein
overexpression occurs in 20% to 25% of breast tumors, often leading to an aggressive …

[PDF][PDF] Nomogram to predict subsequent brain metastasis in patients with metastatic breast cancer

O Graesslin, BS Abdulkarim, C Coutant… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Nomogram to Predict Subsequent Brain Metastasis in Patients With Metastatic Breast
Cancer Page 1 Nomogram to Predict Subsequent Brain Metastasis in Patients With …

Lapatinib: new opportunities for management of breast cancer

J Liao, M Gallas, M Pegram… - Breast Cancer: Targets …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Approximately 20% of new diagnosed breast cancers overexpress the human epidermal
growth factor receptor 2 (EGFR2), also known as erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene …

Sublethal doses of an anti-erbB2 antibody leads to death by apoptosis in cardiomyocytes sensitized by low prosenescent doses of epirubicin: the protective role of …

P Spallarossa, P Altieri, P Pronzato, C Aloi… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2010 - ASPET
The cardiotoxic synergism resulting from the sequential treatment with anthracyclines and
trastuzumab has been attributed to the trastuzumab-induced loss of the erbB2-related …

Herceptin and breast cancer: an overview for surgeons

N Patani, K Mokbel - Surgical oncology, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: HER-2 over-expression is implicated in the pathogenesis of breast cancer
and represents a key marker and determinant of patient outcome. Trastuzumab/Herceptin …

The Italian response to cancer survivorship research and practice: developing an evidence base for reform

V Mattioli, R Montanaro, F Romito - Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Improvement in cancer survival rates have increased longevity but have also
revealed physical and psycho-social sequelae of long-term survivorship and raised many …

Clinical updates on EGFR/HER targeted agents in early-stage breast cancer

V Macrinici, E Romond - Clinical Breast Cancer, 2010 - Elsevier
Recent updated reports from the large adjuvant trials in HER2-positive breast cancer
indicate that the remarkable benefits of adding trastuzumab to chemotherapy appear, so far …

Signal transduction pathways as therapeutic targets in cancer therapy

M Milella, L Ciuffreda, E Bria - Macromolecular Anticancer Therapeutics, 2010 - Springer
Cancer is increasingly recognized as “miscommunication” disease, in which inter-and
intracellular signals are aberrantly sent and/or received, resulting in the uncontrolled …

Thérapeutiques dans le cancer du sein métastatique HER2-positif: présent et futur

S Guiu, B Coudert, L Favier, L Arnould, P Fumoleau - Bulletin du cancer, 2010 - Elsevier
Résumé Le cancer du sein HER2-positif représente 20 à 25% de l'ensemble des cancers du
sein. La surexpression de ce récepteur tyrosine-kinase est classiquement associée à un …