The nurse is assessing a client at the clinic who has metastatic breast cancer and has a new prescription for trastuzumab. Which of the following findings is a reason for the administration of this medication?

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For clients who are HER-2 positive, trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody to HER-2. After the antibody attaches to the antigen, it is taken into the cancer cells and eventually kills them.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Client at the Clinic Who