Trastuzumab alters the expression of genes essential for cardiac function and induces ultrastructural changes of cardiomyocytes in mice.

Treatment with trastuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the extracellular domain of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2), very successfully improves outcomes for women with HER2-positive breast cancer. However, trastuzumab treatment was recently linked to potentially...

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Main Authors: M Khair ElZarrad, Partha Mukhopadhyay, Nishant Mohan, Enkui Hao, Milos Dokmanovic, Dianne S Hirsch, Yi Shen, Pal Pacher, Wen Jin Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3821852?pdf=render