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Mechanism of resistance to endocrine therapy in breast cancer: the important role of PI3K/Akt/mTOR in estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.
Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jul 2018
Araki Kazuhiro, Miyoshi Yasuo
Abstract excerpt
Endocrine therapy is a crucial treatment for estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, with proven clinical benefits. However, adaptive mechanisms emerge in the tumor, causing resistance to endocrine therapy. A better understanding of resistance mechanisms is needed to overcome this problem and to develop new, precise treatment strategies. Accumulating genetic and cancer biological studies demonstrate the...
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