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VIDEO: Beta-blocker prevented trastuzumab-related drop in LVEF


 

AT SABCS 2015

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SAN ANTONIO – Prophylactic beta-blockade with bisoprolol during adjuvant trastuzumab therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer prevented trastuzumab-induced decline in left ventricular ejection fraction in a randomized trial.

In an interview at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dr. Edie Pituskin of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, explained why the double-blind, placebo-controlled MANTICORE trial may change clinical practice.

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