Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)
This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that HER2-positive status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Carboplatin, Docetaxel, Trastuzumab in patients with Invasive Breast Carcinoma.
This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:
HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab for injection) is indicated for the treatment of patients with early stage breast cancer with ECOG 0-1 status, whose tumours overexpress HER2, in combination with adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of docetaxel and carboplatin.