FDA Expands Use of Approved Breast Cancer Drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tykerb (lapatinib) in combination with Femara (letrozole) to treat hormone positive and HER2-positive advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women for whom hormonal therapy is indicated.
HER2 is a protein involved in normal cell growth. It is found on some types of cancer cells, including breast cancer cells. In [...]