HER2 and Response to Paclitaxel in Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Hayes DF, Thor AD, Dressler LG, Weaver D, Edgerton S, Cowan D, Broadwater G, Goldstein LJ, Martino S, Ingle JN, Henderson IC, Norton L, Winer EP, Hudis CA, Ellis MJ, Berry DA. HER2 and Response to Paclitaxel in Node-Positive Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2007, 357: 1496-1506. PMID: 17928597, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa071167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor type 2Node-positive breast cancerAddition of paclitaxelEstrogen receptor statusHER2 positivityBreast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyDoxorubicin dosesAdjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapyEpidermal growth factor receptor type 2HER2-positive breast cancerFactor receptor type 2CB11 monoclonal antibodyCycles of paclitaxelAnthracycline-based chemotherapyAdministration of paclitaxelReceptor type 2Breast cancer cellsAdjuvant treatmentHazard ratioClinical outcomesPositive cancersHER2 amplificationImmunohistochemical analysisCyclophosphamide