Trastuzumab

2014-11-25T10:28:41Z

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Trastuzumab, known more commonly as Herceptin, is a medicine used to treat some [[Breast Cancer|breast]] and stomach [[Cancer|cancers]]. The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 is a [[Protein|protein]] present in ordinary human cells. The levels of this protein are abnormally high in [[Cancer|cancer]] patients; therefore they are known as HEF2 positive. <ref>NHS choices,2014,Herceptin.[online]Available at:http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/herceptin/Pages/Introduction.aspx[Accessed 25 November 2014]</ref> Herceptin attaches itself to the HER2 receptors on the surface of cancer cells; therefore blocking these [[Cell|cells]] from any growth signals they may have otherwise received. After this attachment, herceptin causes the [[Immune system|immune system]] to kill the cancer cells that it is attached to. <ref>Breast Cancer Care,2014,Herceptin[online]Available at:https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/breast-cancer-information/treating-breast-cancer/targeted-therapy/trastuzumab-herceptin[Accessed 25 November 2014]</ref>

 

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