Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)

Jan 11, 2019

Breast cancer develops when breast tissue cells grow abnormally and multiply. In essence, the hormones-- estrogen and progesterone-- and excess levels of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) protein are the known drivers of breast cancer. By testing samples of breast cancer tissue for hormone receptors a...

Dec 18, 2018

HER2 Vaccine Candidate Meet Phase 1b Study An Australian biotech company stated its Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) vaccine candidate, HER-Vaxx, successfully finished its phase 1b clinical trial and head to a phase 2 study. The first tranche of data from the 14-patient trial comes...