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Breast Cancer
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This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-arm study will assess the safety and efficacy of pertuzumab in addition to chemotherapy plus trastuzumab as adjuvant therapy in participants with operable HER2-positive primary breast cancer. This study will be carried out in collaboration with the Breast International Group (BIG).
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The study is sponsored by Hoffmann-La Roche and is in collaboration with Genentech, Inc.; Breast International Group.
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