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Measurement of steroid hormone receptors in breast cancer patients on tamoxifen.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 1993
Encarnación C A, Ciocca D R, McGuire W L, Clark G M, Fuqua S A, Osborne C K
Abstract excerpt
Estrogen (ER) and progesterone receptor (PgR) positive breast tumors often respond to tamoxifen, but ultimately progress as they become tamoxifen resistant. An accurate assessment of receptor status in specimens from tamoxifen-resistant patients could help to understand potential mechanisms of resistance and to predict response to second line hormonal therapies. However, since tamoxifen itself can affect ER and...
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