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EU approves Herzuma for HER2 early breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer.- Celltrion.

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Last updated:15th Feb 2018

Published:15th Feb 2018

Source: Pharmawand

Celltrion announced that the European Commission (EC) approved Herzuma (trastuzumab biosimilar) for the treatment of patients with early breast cancer and metastatic breast cancer whose tumors have either HER2 overexpression or HER2 gene amplification.

Herzuma is a biosimilar medicinal product. It is highly similar to the reference product Herceptin (trastuzumab), which was authorised in the EU on 28 August 2000. Data show that Herzuma has comparable quality, safety and efficacy to Herceptin.

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