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* Date of FDA Approval (Expiration): 2007 (2017) | * Date of FDA Approval (Expiration): 2007 (2017) | ||
* 2009 Sales (Projected Peak): $150 Million ($4.5 Billion)<ref>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/03/news/companies/glaxo_breastcancer/index.htm</ref> | * 2009 Sales (Projected Peak): $150 Million ($4.5 Billion)<ref>http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/03/news/companies/glaxo_breastcancer/index.htm</ref> | ||
* Importance: It is one of the newest treatments for cancer. Complaints over the high cost ($22,000) for a treatment course which only prolongs survival in breast cancer patients by less than 2 months. It is particularly effective against HER2-positive breast cancer. | * Importance: It is one of the newest treatments for cancer. Complaints over the high cost ($22,000) for a treatment course which only prolongs survival in breast cancer patients by less than 2 months. It is particularly effective against HER2-positive breast [[cancer]]. | ||
* See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information about other drugs and disorders | * See [[Pharmaceutical Drugs]] for more information about other drugs and disorders | ||
