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Amphiregulin confers trastuzumab resistance via AKT and ERK activation in HER2-positive breast cancer.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Jan 2016
Kim Ji-Won, Kim Debora K, Min Ahrum, Lee Kyung-Hun, Nam Hyun-Jin, Kim Jee Hyun, Kim Jin-Soo, Kim Tae-Yong, Im Seock-Ah, Park In Ae
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PURPOSE: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) heterodimerizes and shares common signaling pathways with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). In this study, we investigated the clinical implication of amphiregulin, a ligand for EGFR, on trastuzumab therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer. METHODS: Serum amphiregulin levels were quantified in 50 consecutive patients with HER2-positive metastatic...
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