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Evaluation of endocrine resistance using ESR1 genotyping of circulating tumor cells and plasma DNA.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jul 2021
Sundaresan Tilak K, Dubash Taronish D, Zheng Zongli, Bardia Aditya, Wittner Ben S, Aceto Nicola, Silva Erin J, Fox Douglas B, Liebers Matthew, Kapur Ravi, Iafrate John, Toner Mehmet, Maheswaran Shyamala, Haber Daniel A
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Therapeutic efficacy of hormonal therapies to target estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer is limited by the acquisition of ligand-independent ESR1 mutations, which confer treatment resistance to aromatase inhibitors (AIs). Monitoring for the emergence of such mutations may enable individualized therapy. We thus assessed CTC- and ctDNA-based detection of ESR1 mutations with the aim of evaluating...
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