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ArticleRadiology and oncology2014

Long-term remission of a Her2/neu positive primary breast cancer under double monoclonal antibody therapy with trastuzumab and bevacizumab.

Robert Königsberg, Julia Maierhofer, Tanja Steininger, Gabriele Kienzer, Christian Dittrich

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Article in Radiology and oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Robert KönigsbergLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Cancer Research (LBI-ACR VIEnna) - LB Cluster Translational Oncology, 3 Medical Department - Centre for Oncology and Haematology, Kaiser Franz Josef-Spital, Vienna, Austria ; Applied Cancer Research - Institution for Translational Research Vienna (ACR -ITR VIEnna), Vienna, Austria.
Julia MaierhoferLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Cancer Research (LBI-ACR VIEnna) - LB Cluster Translational Oncology, 3 Medical Department - Centre for Oncology and Haematology, Kaiser Franz Josef-Spital, Vienna, Austria.
Tanja SteiningerLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Cancer Research (LBI-ACR VIEnna) - LB Cluster Translational Oncology, 3 Medical Department - Centre for Oncology and Haematology, Kaiser Franz Josef-Spital, Vienna, Austria ; Applied Cancer Research - Institution for Translational Research Vienna (ACR -ITR VIEnna), Vienna, Austria.
Gabriele KienzerLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Cancer Research (LBI-ACR VIEnna) - LB Cluster Translational Oncology, 3 Medical Department - Centre for Oncology and Haematology, Kaiser Franz Josef-Spital, Vienna, Austria ; Institute for Radiodiagnostics, Kaiser Franz Josef-Spital, Vienna.
Christian DittrichLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Applied Cancer Research (LBI-ACR VIEnna) - LB Cluster Translational Oncology, 3 Medical Department - Centre for Oncology and Haematology, Kaiser Franz Josef-Spital, Vienna, Austria ; Applied Cancer Research - Institution for Translational Research Vienna (ACR -ITR VIEnna), Vienna, Austria.
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Cancer Research · ATKaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital · ATLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe attempt to act on several signalling pathways involved in tumour development simultaneously appears to be more attractive than attacking a single target structure alone. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) over-expression is frequently observed in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2/neu) positive patients with breast cancer and over-expression of the proto-oncogene Her2/neu is associated with an up-regulation of VEGF. CASE REPORT: The case of a Her2/neu positive patient with breast cancer who refused cytotoxic chemotherapy with its potential side effects as well as mastectomy is presented. Our patient has been receiving the combined double administration of bevacizumab and trastuzumab for more than 4 years.

conclusionsThis case report shows that (a) the combined double administration of bevacizumab and trastuzumab was be clinically effective. (b) The combination of bevacizumab and trastuzumab is safe and non-toxic. (c) Bevacizumab and trastuzumab can be used as a long-term application.

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bevacizumabbreast cancerHer2/neutrastuzumabVEGF

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PMID24991208
PMCPMC4078037
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