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ReviewNature reviews. Endocrinology2010

Molecular therapy of breast cancer: progress and future directions.

Sheng-Xiang Lin, Jiong Chen, Mausumi Mazumdar, Donald Poirier, Cheng Wang, Arezki Azzi, Ming Zhou

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Review in Nature reviews. Endocrinology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 117 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Sheng-Xiang LinLaboratory of Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology, CHUL (CHUQ) Research Center and Laval University, 2705 Boulevard Laurier, QC G1V 4G2, Canada. sheng-xiang.lin@crchul.ulaval.ca
Jiong Chen
Mausumi Mazumdar
Donald Poirier
Cheng Wang
Arezki Azzi
Ming Zhou
Université Laval · CAEndocrinology Research Center · RUShanghai Huangpu District Central Hospital · CNShanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences · CNWilfrid Laurier University · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is a major cause of death in Western women, with a 10% lifetime risk of the disease. Most breast cancers are estrogen-dependent. Molecular therapies for breast cancer have developed rapidly in the past few decades and future treatment strategies are being investigated. The selective estrogen receptor (ER) modulator tamoxifen, which until now has served as a standard therapy, functions not only as an estrogen antagonist but also as an estrogen agonist in terms of bone maintenance. Aromatase inhibitors have performed well in international trials and have become a new standard therapy for estrogen-dependent breast cancer. The systematic study of estrogen activation pathways suggests that the enzymes steroid sulfatase and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1, which both have pivotal roles in estrogen biosynthesis, are promising targets; the results of a phase I trial of steroid sulfatase inhibitors are encouraging. The activity of the human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) pathway correlates negatively with that of the ER. HER2 is overexpressed in 22% of all breast cancers. In the decade since HER2 began being targeted, the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab has been used as well as pertuzumab and HER2 vaccines. Among the estrogen-independent breast cancers, the basal-like subtype has low survival, and therapeutic improvement is a priority. Crosstalk between ER and HER2 signaling pathways means that combinatory therapies may hold the key to enhancement of treatment responses. Other molecular therapies involving functional genomics and RNA interference studies also hold promise.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Agents, HormonalBreast NeoplasmsCarcinomaErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesEstrogen AntagonistsFemaleHumansModels, BiologicalMolecular Targeted TherapyRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesEstrogen AntagonistsRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID20644568
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