Response and resistance to lapatinib in HER2-overexpressing breast cancer

HER2 overexpression has been implicated in breast cancer. Lapatinib is a dual EGFR/HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor used in advanced HER2-positive breast cancer patients who have previously progressed on trastuzumab treatment. Recent meta-analysis of several clinical trials showed that lapatinib was i...

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Main Author: Leung, Wing Yin
Other Authors: Kong, Anthony; Harris, Adrian
Published: University of Oxford 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.669708