HER2 Abnormalities Found In Many Advanced Cancers

We already know that an over-active HER2 growth factor gene features in breast and gastric cancers. Now a new study reports finding mutations and other abnormalities of the gene in 14 different advanced cancers. Massimo Cristofanilli, Director of the Jefferson Breast Center at the Kimmel Cancer Center and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, announced the study results at an oral presentation during the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), which is taking place in Chicago until Tuesday...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news