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How do you decide between adjuvant TDM-1 and trastuzumab in breast cancer patients who have residual disease at time of surgery but were unable to complete the recommended neoadjuvant course?

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Medical Oncology · Washington University School of Medicine
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Since TDM1 is likely better tolerated than the standard neoadjuvant regimen, it would make sense to give adjuvant TDM1 if a patient had residual tumor following neoadjuvant chemotherapy that was discontinued early due to toxicity.

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