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The combination of the two drugs reduces the HER2-positive breast cancer in 11 days

The Scientists from the Institute of cancer research, (London) the University of Manchester and the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, has found an interesting revelation about breast cancer. Their exhaustive research on a group of women who suffer from malignant tumors of breast cancer found that a combination of two drugs on lapatinib  and trastuzumab (Herceptin) can effectively shrink tumors HER2 cancer affected women in 11 days. The result is a pretty compelling and drew attention to the world. The test was applied to EPHOS (B) 256 women suffering from HER2-positive breast cancer. Then the women were in the phase between initial diagnosis and surgery to remove the tumors. With 256 women were divided into three groups. They were being treated for 11 days before their operation. Initially, the products are administered to patients in a random manner. So while some were given lapatinib,  trastuzumab some were given, some got a combination of both, a...