abstract |
The present invention provides method of treating uterine serous papillary carcinoma in an individual in need of such treatment, comprising the step of administering to said individual a therapeutically effective dose of a HER-2/neu antibody. Also provided is a method of differentiating primary uterine serous papillary carcinoma from serous papillary ovarian tumors in an individual, comprising the step of measuring the expression of HER-2/neu in said tissue, wherein the presence of an increased and constitutive expression pattern in said tissue indicates that said tumor is a uterine serous papillary carcinoma. Further provided is a method of treating uterine serous papillary carcinoma in an individual in need of such treatment, comprising the step of administering to said individual a therapeutically effective dose of a HER-2/neu antibody and a therapeutically effective dose of interleukin-2. |