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ESR1 mutations: Moving towards guiding treatment decision-making in metastatic breast cancer patients.
Cancer treatment reviews - 1 Jan 2017
Angus Lindsay, Beije Nick, Jager Agnes, Martens John W M, Sleijfer Stefan
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Mutations in the gene coding for the estrogen receptor (ER), ESR1, have been associated with acquired endocrine resistance in patients with ER-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Functional studies revealed that these ESR1 mutations lead to constitutive activity of the ER, meaning that the receptor is active in absence of its ligand estrogen, conferring resistance against several endocrine agents. While...
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