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BRCAness as a Biomarker for Predicting Prognosis and Response to Anthracycline-Based Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Mori Hitomi, Kubo Makoto, Nishimura Reiki, Osako Tomofumi, Arima Nobuyuki, Okumura Yasuhiro, Okido Masayuki, Yamada Mai, Kai Masaya, Kishimoto Junji, Miyazaki Tetsuyuki, Oda Yoshinao, Otsuka Takao, Nakamura Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous tumor that encompasses many different subclasses of the disease. In this study, we assessed BRCAness, defined as the shared characteristics between sporadic and BRCA1-mutated tumors, in a large cohort of TNBC cases. METHODS: The BRCAness of 262 patients with primary TNBCs resected between January 2004 and December 2014 was determined through the...
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