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Breast cancers arising in subjects with germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations: Different biological and clinical entities with potentially diverse therapeutic opportunities.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology - 1 Oct 2023
Zattarin Emma, Taglialatela Ida, Lobefaro Riccardo, Leporati Rita, Fucà Giovanni, Ligorio Francesca, Sposetti Caterina, Provenzano Leonardo, Azzollini Jacopo, Vingiani Andrea, Ferraris Cristina, Martelli Gabriele, Manoukian Siranoush, Pruneri Giancarlo, de Braud Filippo, Vernieri Claudio
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Breast cancers (BCs) arising in carriers of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants (PVs) have long been considered as indistinguishable biological and clinical entities. However, the loss of function of BRCA1 or BRCA2 proteins has different consequences in terms of tumor cell reliance on estrogen receptor signaling and tumor microenvironment composition. Here, we review accumulating preclinical and clinical...
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