Roche released an announcement today in regards to its phase three trial called EMILIA. The program compared performance of its new drug Trastuzumab Emtansine against standard treatments for HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer that use lapatinib plus Xeloda® (capecitabine). Patients were enrolled in the study having previously received Herceptin® and ataxane (chemotherapy). The trial the compared the patients on each treatment looking at progression-free survival, (PFS) ie. how long the patients lived without their disease becoming worse...
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