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Researchers: HEALTH

Breast cancer drug could help more patients DOCTOR ON DUTY

Oranjestad
By CARLA K. JOHNSON Sankyo and U.K.-based Hospital 7:00 pm / 10:00pm
AP Medical Writer AstraZeneca, which jointly Tel. 527 4000
For the first time, a drug tar- developed the drug.
geting a protein that drives Patients take the drug until San Nicolas
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against tumors with very "A lot of people, including Women in Difficulties
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It's not a cure. But this latest have heard of HER2-low Oranjestad:
gain for targeted cancer breast cancer before," said Dakota Tel. 588 7364
therapy could open new the study's lead author, San Nicolas:
treatment possibilities to Dr. Shanu Modi of Memo- Seroe Preto Tel. 584 4833
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thousands of patients with rial Sloan Kettering Cancer OTHER
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Until now, breast cancers "We finally have a HER2- Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
have been categorized as This undated photo provided by Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZen- targeted drug that for the Urgent Care 586 0448
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Sunday said it will make standard chemotherapy. define the HER2 gray area makes it, for the first time, a Oranjestad 527 3140
"HER2-low" a new category The study compared En- to make sure the right pa- targetable population."q Noord 527 3200
for guiding breast cancer hertu to standard chemo tients receive the treat- Sta. Cruz 527 2900
treatment. in about 500 patients with ment and then to monitor San Nicolas 584 5000
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