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- Provides a timely and informative overview of the role of HER2 in breast cancer and the implications for treatment
- Includes evidence-based discussion of major clinical trials and the most recent guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer
- Written by leading experts in the field of breast oncology and histopathology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Javier Cortes is Deputy Director of the Breast Cancer Program, Head of the Breast Cancer and Melanoma Group in the Oncology Department of Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain.
Mary Falzon is Consultant histo/cytopathologist and Divisional Clinical Director for University College London Hospitals in London, UK.
Michael Gandy is lead biomedical scientist and clinical services manager at University College London- Advanced Diagnostics in London, UK.
Luca Gianni is the Director of the Department of Medical Oncology at the Hospital San Raffaele in Milan, Italy.
Nadia Harbeck is Head of the Breast Center at the University of Munich and heads the Oncological Therapy and Clinical Trials Unit in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Munich,Germany.
Martine Piccart is Professor of Oncology at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and Director of Medicine at the Jules Bordet Institute, in Brussels, Belgium.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of HER2-Targeted Agents in Breast Cancer
Authors: Ricardo H Alvarez, Javier Cortés, Mary Falzon, Michael Gandy, Luca Gianni, Nadia Harbeck, Martine Piccart
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28216-9
Publisher: Adis Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-28214-5Published: 27 May 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-28216-9Published: 14 May 2016
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XI, 110
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Primary Care Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology