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ReviewBreast cancer research : BCR2015

Molecular characterization and targeted therapeutic approaches in breast cancer.

Angela Toss, Massimo Cristofanilli

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Review in Breast cancer research : BCR, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers.

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82citing papers in PubMed
9.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

82 citing papers in PubMed, 167 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Angela TossDepartment of Oncology, Haematology and Respiratory Diseases, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, Modena, 41125, Italy. angela.toss@tin.it.
Massimo CristofanilliDepartment of Medical Oncology, Jefferson University Hospital, 1100 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA. massimo.cristofanilli@jefferson.edu.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital · USUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the wide improvements in breast cancer (BC) detection and adjuvant treatment, BC is still responsible for approximately 40,000 deaths annually in the United States. Novel biomarkers are fundamental to assist clinicians in BC detection, risk stratification, disease subtyping, prediction of treatment response, and surveillance, allowing a more tailored approach to therapy in both primary and metastatic settings. In primary BC, the development of molecular profiling techniques has added prognostic and predictive information to conventional biomarkers--estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. Moreover, the application of next-generation sequencing and reverse-phase protein microarray methods in the metastatic setting holds the promise to further advance toward a personalized management of cancer. The improvement in our understanding on BC biology associated with the study of the genomic aberrations characterizing the most common molecular subtypes allows us to explore new targets for drug development. Finally, the integration of cancer stem cell-targeted therapies and immune therapies in future combination regimens increases our chances to successfully treat a larger proportion of women with more aggressive and resistant metastatic disease. This article reviews the current state of novel biological markers for BC, the evidence to demonstrate their clinical validity and utility, and the implication for therapeutic targeting.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell Transformation, NeoplasticChromosome AberrationsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryMolecular Targeted TherapySignal TransductionTranscriptomeBiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID25902832
PMCPMC4407294
OpenAlexW2080633639

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