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PIK3CA mutations in endocrine-resistant breast cancer.
Scientific reports - 31 May 2024
Schagerholm Caroline, Robertson Stephanie, Toosi Hosein, Sifakis Emmanouil G, Hartman Johan
Abstract excerpt
Around 75% of breast cancer (BC) patients have tumors expressing the predictive biomarker estrogen receptor α (ER) and are offered endocrine therapy. One-third eventually develop endocrine resistance, a majority with retained ER expression. Mutations in the phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate 3-kinase (PI3K) catalytic subunit encoded by PIK3CA is a proposed resistance mechanism and a pharmacological target in the...
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