Dr. Janni on the Benefits of Targeted Therapies for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

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Wolfgang Janni, MD, PhD, University of Ulm, discusses the benefits of HER2-targeted therapies for patients with all stages of HER2-positive breast cancer.

Wolfgang Janni, MD, PhD, University of Ulm, discusses the benefits of HER2-targeted therapies for patients with all stages of HER2-positive breast cancer.

According to Janni, the benefits of HER2-targeted therapies in breast cancer outweigh the adverse events that patients experience.

The most common adverse events that are associated with HER2-targeted treatments include cardiotoxicity and diarrhea, states Janni.

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