Adding lapatinib to adjuvant trastuzumab does not improve outcomes in early- stage HER2-positive breast cancer
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Dr Perez talks to ecancertv at ASCO 2014 about the findings from a large phase III study, ALTTO (Adjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimisation) which suggest that post-surgery (adjuvant) treatment using a combination of two HER2-targeted drugs – trastuzumab and lapatinib – is no more effective than standard treatment with trastuzumab alone for women with early HER2-positive breast cancer.