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Implications of ESR1 Mutations in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer.
Current treatment options in oncology - 17 Apr 2018
Reinert Tomás, Gonçalves Rodrigo, Bines José
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OPINION STATEMENT: Endocrine treatment resistance eventually develops during adjuvant and even more often during hormonal treatment for advanced breast cancer (ABC). An ESR1 gene mutation, which encodes for the estrogen receptor (ER) protein, is one of the potential mechanisms of therapy resistance. The ESR1 mutations result in conformational changes in the ER leading to subsequent estrogen-independent...
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