Taxotere® (docetaxel) receives 2 new European approvals for treatment of breast cancer
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Sanofi-aventis announced that the European Commission has approved 2 new indications for Taxotere® (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate for treatment of breast cancer.
The first granted Taxotere®, in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, for the adjuvant treatment of patients with operable node-positive breast cancer.
A second granted Taxotere®, in combination with Herceptin® (trastuzumab), for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumors over-express the Her2 gene.
The Commission approval is based on the results of two separate large randomized international trials.