Opinion|Videos|January 11, 2024
Update from KATHERINE on Adjuvant T-DM1 for Residual Invasive HER2+ Early Breast Cancer
Medical oncologists discuss the recent update from the KATHERINE trial investigating adjuvant T-DM1 (trastuzumab emtansine) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with residual invasive HER2+ early breast cancer.
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