Dr. Hope S. Rugo on the SOPHIA Trial in HER2+ Breast Cancer

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Conference|American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO)

Cancer Network spoke with Hope S. Rugo, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco, about the results of the phase III SOPHIA trial in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Cancer Network spoke with Hope S. Rugo, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco, about the results of the phase III SOPHIA trial in HER2-positive breast cancer.

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