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Triple-negative breast cancer: a threshold-defined diagnostic category within a biological continuum.
Journal of clinical pathology - 17 Jul 2026
Rakha Emad A
Abstract excerpt
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is defined in routine practice by the absence of oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression using fixed immunohistochemical and in situ hybridisation cut-offs. Although this framework ensures reproducibility and regulatory consistency, it does not equate to biological uniformity. TNBC is an operational...
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