Vol 5, No 5 (2009)
Case report
Published online: 2009-12-01
Complete remission in metastatic HER2-posistive breast cancer patient after lapatinib with capecitabine treatment - a case report
Onkol. Prak. Klin 2009;5(5):211-214.
Abstract
Lapatinib in combination with capecitabine is an effective treatment modality in metastatic HER2-posistive
breast cancer patients progressing after the treatment with anthracyclines, taxanes and trastuzumab. However,
the complete remissions are incidental. In this case report we present the patient who achieved durable
complete remission after 7 months of lapatinib in combination with capecitabine treatment.
Keywords: metastatic breast cancerHER2/neulapatinib with capecitabine
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