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Screening for basal marker expression is necessary for decision of therapeutic strategy for triple-negative breast cancer.
Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Jan 2008
Sasa Mitsunori, Bando Yoshimi, Takahashi Masako, Hirose Toshiyuki, Nagao Taeko
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BACKGROUND: Triple-negative breast cancer (estrogen receptor-negative, progesterone receptor-negative and Her2-negative) can be classified into two subtypes: basal and non-basal phenotype. Among these subtypes the basal phenotype is associated with poor outcome. Ordinarily, clinicopathological testing involves only screening for ER, PgR and Her2, and for this reason the therapeutic approach that is decided for...
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