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Role of HER2 mutations in refractory metastatic breast cancers: targeted sequencing results in patients with refractory breast cancer.
Oncotarget - 13 Oct 2015
Park Yeon Hee, Shin Hyun-Tae, Jung Hae Hyun, Choi Yoon-La, Ahn TaeJin, Park Kyunghee, Lee Aeri, Do In-Gu, Kim Ji-Yeon, Ahn Jin Seok, Park Woong-Yang, Im Young-Hyuck
Abstract excerpt
In women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), introduction of the anti-HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) directed therapies including trastuzumab, pertuzumab, lapatinib, and/or trastuzumab-DM1 has markedly improved overall survival. However, not all cases of HER2-positive breast tumours derive similar benefit from HER2-directed therapy, and a significant number of patients experience disease...
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