Her 2 for the second time
Hi there, I have just been diagnosed with my second Her 2 cancer after 6 years NED, however this time it was hormone negative DCIS. Does anyone know if you can have Herceptin for DCIS?
Forum Discussion
Antibody-drug conjugates or ADCs are a class of biopharmaceutical drugs designed as a targeted therapy for treating cancer. Unlike chemotherapy, ADCs are intended to target and kill tumor cells while sparing healthy cells. As of 2019, some 56 pharmaceutical companies were developing ADCs.
According to one recent article, 12 ADCs are now at trial stages, which means one or more may be used for patients in a few years (or sooner). While some may be more effective against specific cancers, the whole idea of targeted treatment would seem clearly better for the general health of patients and may be more effective in killing off cancer cells.