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S. Stein

Researcher at GlaxoSmithKline

Publications -  42
Citations -  7727

S. Stein is an academic researcher from GlaxoSmithKline. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lapatinib & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 31 publications receiving 7296 citations. Previous affiliations of S. Stein include University of Malaya & University of Southern California.

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Lapatinib Combined With Letrozole Versus Letrozole and Placebo As First-Line Therapy for Postmenopausal Hormone Receptor–Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the effect of adding lapatinib, a dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor blocking epidermal growth factor receptor and HER2, to the aromatase inhibitor letrozole as first-line treatment of hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer.
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Phase III, Double-Blind, Randomized Study Comparing Lapatinib Plus Paclitaxel With Placebo Plus Paclitaxel As First-Line Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer

TL;DR: First-line therapy with paclitaxel-lapatinib significantly improved clinical outcomes in HER-2-positive patients, and Prospective evaluation of the efficacy and safety of this combination is ongoing in early and metastatic breast cancer patients.