Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)
This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that HER2-positive status confers therapeutic sensitivity to 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 metastatic breast cancer (MBC) whose tumours overexpress HER2.