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Triple-negative breast cancer: unique biology and its management.
Cancer investigation - 1 Oct 2010
Maegawa Rodrigo O B, Tang Shou-Ching
Abstract excerpt
Triple-negative breast cancer is defined by the lack of expression of estrogen-receptor, progesterone-receptor, and HER-2/neu. It primarily, but not exclusively, carries the basal-like molecular profile on gene expression arrays and is associated with BRCA-1 and p53 mutations. It has an aggressive behavior and predilection for visceral metastasis, therefore accounting for its poor prognosis. Despite lacking...
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