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Will HER2 Inhibitor Drugs Help Lung Cancer Patients?
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HER2 inhibitors have been successfully used to combat breast cancer, but research has shown that a small percentage of lung cancer patients have a HER2 mutation as well. Dr. Leena Gandhi talks about the role that HER2 drugs may play to fight lung cancer.

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Abraxane
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Dr. Leena Gandhi
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Lung Cancer
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