Patritumab (

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) is a human

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designed for the treatment of cancer. It acts as an immunomodulator.

Clinical trials

It is in a phase 2 clinical trial for squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. It is to be included in a new arm of the

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breast cancer trial.

References

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