Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on June 6, 2008
Annals of Oncology 2008 19(8):1509-1510; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdn390
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Infusion of trastuzumab maintenance doses over 30 minutes
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The humanized monoclonal antibody trastuzumab is licensed for both the adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer and the palliation of metastatic breast cancer [1]. In the UK, trastuzumab is usually administered on a three weekly schedule. According to the license, it is infused over a period of 90
1 Sussex Cancer Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
2 Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne
3 Worthing Hospital, Worthing, West Sussex
4 Conquest Hospital, St Leonards on Sea, UK
* (E-mail: alistair.ring@bsuh.nhs.uk)