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Therapy Name | Cisplatin + Fluorouracil + Trastuzumab |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Cisplatin | Platinol | CDDP | Chemotherapy - Platinum 7 | Platinol (cisplatin) is a platinum based chemotherapeutic, which is FDA approved for bladder, ovarian, and testicular cancers (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Fluorouracil | Adrucil | 5-FU|5-Fluorouracil | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 14 | Adrucil (fluorouracil) is an antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agent, which interferes with DNA and RNA synthesis thereby preventing cancer cell growth and is FDA approved for colorectal, breast, stomach, and pancreatic cancer (FDA.gov). |
Trastuzumab | Herceptin | Anti HER2 | HER2 (ERBB2) Antibody 76 | Herceptin (trastuzumab) is a monoclonal antibody, which binds ERBB2 (HER2) to induce tumor cellular cytotoxicity (PMID: 17611206). Herceptin (trastuzumab) is FDA approved for HER2-overexpressing (or amplification) breast cancer, gastric adenocarcinoma, and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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RAD51C R237* | gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma | predicted - sensitive | Cisplatin + Fluorouracil + Trastuzumab | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a retrospective analysis, treatment with the combination of Herceptin (trastuzumab), Platinol (cisplatin), and Adrucil (fluorouracil) resulted in a partial response and a progression-free survival of 13.0 months in a patient with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma harboring RAD51C R237* (PMID: 37129948). | 37129948 |