The Effects of Pertuzumab and Its Combination with Trastuzumab on HER2 Homodimerization and Phosphorylation

Pertuzumab (Perjeta) is an anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody that is used for treatment of HER2-positive breast cancers in combination with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and docetaxel and showed promising clinical outcomes. Pertuzumab is suggested to block heterodimerization of HER2 with EGFR and HER3 that ab...

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Main Authors: Babak Nami, Hamid Maadi, Zhixiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/3/375