Article
Estrogen receptor mutations in breast cancer--new focus on an old target.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Apr 2014
Segal Corrinne V, Dowsett Mitch
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have provided strong evidence for the emergence of substantial numbers of constitutively active ESR1 mutations in estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer that are undetected in primary disease. Some of these mutants remain partially sensitive to current anti-estrogen therapies but effective therapeutics targeted at them may require new approaches.
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
