FDA approves new treatment for advanced breast cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine) for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread from where it started (metastasized). HER2 is a protein involved in normal cell growth. It is found in increased amounts on some types of cancer cells. In HER2-positive breast cancers, the increased amount of the HER2 protein makes the cancer more aggressive. Read more here.