Extending trastuzumab for 2 years does not improve outcomes versus 1-year treatment

One year of adjuvant treatment with the targeted drug trastuzumab is as good as two years of treatment, for women with HER2-positive early breast cancer who have already received initial treatment with surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy as needed, HERA study researchers have found. The updated results of the study are reported at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna. Read more here.