“Targeting” Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: The Lessons Learned From BRCA1-Associated Breast Cancers

Semin Oncol. 2011 Apr;38(2):254-262, Rita Nanda

Abstract

Breast cancer has long been recognized as a heterogeneous entity, with distinct subsets characterized by differences in tumor biology and response to therapy. With the advent of molecular profiling, we have gained a further appreciation of the heterogeneity of this complex disease. While the last decade has seen advances in the treatment of hormone receptor (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2/erb-B2 (HER2)-positive breast cancers, outcomes for women with estrogen receptor (ER)-, progesterone...

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