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Serum TIMP-1 Adds to HER2 in Predicting Response in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Serum TIMP-1 plus HER2 Predicts Response in MBC
B. Jancin
20080008
2008 Jan 8
Elsevier Global Medical News
Serum TIMP-1 Adds to HER2 in Predicting Response in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2008 Jan 8, B. Jancin
SAN ANTONIO (EGMN) - Measurement of pretreatment serum tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 in combination with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing provides added prognostic value over HER2 alone in metastatic breast cancer patients, study data suggest.The study, presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, was conducted in conjunction with a phase III double-blind trial of first-line hormonal therapy with letrozole versus tamoxifen in 522 postmenopausal women with advanced...