Abstract:

The overexpression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) is generally considered as an significant predictor of poor prognosis, but the outcome has been rewritten with the appearance and application of the HER-2 targeted monoclonal antibody trastuzumab and chemotherapy plus targeted therapy. For the superiority of acting as "in vivo susceptibility” test, neoadjuvant chemotherapy has become a new comprehensive treatment mode for operable breast cancer. And it has also provided an important approach to investigate the effectiveness of newly appeared targeted therapy. We focused more on reviewing and analyzing the results of clinical trials related to preoperation chemotherapy and the latest studies in HER-2 positive breast cancer in this article.

Key words: HER-2 overexpression, Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, Targeted therapy, pCR