Pertuzumab (also called 2C4, trade name Perjeta) is a monoclonal antibody marketed by Genentech for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer, in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel. The first of its class in a line of agents called "HER dimerization inhibitors". By binding to HER2, it inhibits the dimerization of HER2 with other HER receptors, which is hypothesized to result in slowed tumor growth.
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