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Molecular Profiling of the Metaplastic Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the Breast Reveals Potentially Targetable Biomarkers.
Clinical breast cancer - 1 Aug 2020
Vranic Semir, Stafford Phillip, Palazzo Juan, Skenderi Faruk, Swensen Jeffrey, Xiu Joanne, Spetzler David, Gatalica Zoran
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INTRODUCTION: Spindle cell carcinoma is a rare subtype of metaplastic breast cancer, with triple-negative (TNBC: estrogen receptor-negative/progesterone receptor-negative/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative) phenotype. It is associated with a marked resistance to conventional chemotherapy and has an overall poor outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-three pure spindle cell carcinomas of the breast...
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