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The impact of ERBB-family germline single nucleotide polymorphisms on survival response to adjuvant trastuzumab treatment in HER2-positive breast cancer.
Oncotarget - 15 Nov 2016
Toomey Sinead, Madden Stephen F, Furney Simon J, Fan Yue, McCormack Mark, Stapleton Carragh, Cremona Mattia, Cavalleri Gianpiero L, Milewska Malgorzata, Elster Naomi, Carr Aoife, Fay Joanna, Kay Elaine W, Kennedy Susan, Crown John, Gallagher William M, Hennessy Bryan T, Eustace Alex J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Trastuzumab treatment for women with HER2-positive breast cancer (BC) resulted in the significant improvement of both relapse free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS). However, many women who are classified as HER2-positive do not respond. Many studies have focused on the role of somatic mutations rather than germline polymorphisms in trastuzumab resistance. RESULTS: We completed an Agena...
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