Herceptin is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Herceptin in a sentence
Herceptin meaning
A trademarked name for the anti-cancer drug trastuzumab.
Using Herceptin
- The main meaning on this page is: A trademarked name for the anti-cancer drug trastuzumab.
Context around Herceptin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Herceptin
- In this selection, "herceptin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, iressa stand out and add context to how "herceptin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include such as herceptin iressa or and therapy and herceptin are used. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "herceptin" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with herceptin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In addition, hormonal therapy and Herceptin are used in appropriate patients. (11 words)
The addition of agents such as Herceptin, Iressa, or Gleevec works to stop cells from cycling and causes apoptosis activation by blocking growth and survival signaling further upstream. (28 words)
Many women with a common and aggressive form of breast cancer that is treated with Herceptin can get by with six months of the drug instead of the usual 12, greatly reducing the risk of heart damage it sometimes can cause, a study suggests. (44 words)
Many women with a common and aggressive form of breast cancer that is treated with Herceptin can get by with six months of the drug instead of the usual 12, greatly reducing the risk of heart damage it sometimes can cause, a study suggests. (44 words)
The addition of agents such as Herceptin, Iressa, or Gleevec works to stop cells from cycling and causes apoptosis activation by blocking growth and survival signaling further upstream. (28 words)
In addition, hormonal therapy and Herceptin are used in appropriate patients. (11 words)
Example sentences (3)
In addition, hormonal therapy and Herceptin are used in appropriate patients.
Many women with a common and aggressive form of breast cancer that is treated with Herceptin can get by with six months of the drug instead of the usual 12, greatly reducing the risk of heart damage it sometimes can cause, a study suggests.
The addition of agents such as Herceptin, Iressa, or Gleevec works to stop cells from cycling and causes apoptosis activation by blocking growth and survival signaling further upstream.