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Truncated ErbB2 Expressed in Tumor Cell Nuclei Contributes to Acquired Therapeutic Resistance to ErbB2 Kinase Inhibitors
15 Jun 2011
Abstract excerpt
ErbB2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) block tyrosine autophosphorylation and activation of the full-length transmembrane ErbB2 receptor (p185(ErbB2)). In addition to p185(ErbB2), truncated forms of ErbB2 exist in breast cancer cell lines and clinical tumors. The contribution of these truncated forms, specifically those expressed in tumor cell nuclei, to the development of therapeutic resistance to ErbB2 TKIs has...
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