More than 9 years of continuous trastuzumab treatment in metastatic breast cancer without cardiac toxicity: a case report and literature review

Onco Targets Ther. 2014 Oct 17:7:1911-7. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S69343. eCollection 2014.

Abstract

The main concern of long-term use of trastuzumab remains its association with potential cardiac side effects. Although these side effects are real, they are probably overemphasized. We report the case of a woman with metastatic breast cancer, who is currently in complete remission, and who received trastuzumab continuously for more than 9 years, without any significant cardiac toxicity.

Keywords: long survival; metastatic breast cancer; trastuzumab.

Publication types

  • Case Reports