Estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer molecular signatures and therapeutic potentials (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Mei Hong Zhang
    • Hong Tao Man
    • Xiao Dan Zhao
    • Ni Dong
    • Shi Liang Ma
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  • Published online on: October 25, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2013.187
  • Pages: 41-52
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Abstract

In this review, the advances in the study of breast cancer molecular classifications and the molecular signatures of the luminal subtypes A and B of breast cancer were summarized. Effective clinical outcomes depend mainly on successful preclinical diagnosis and therapeutic decisions. Over the last few years, the ever‑expanding investigations focusing on breast cancer diagnosis and the clinical trials have provided accumulating information on the molecular characteristics of breast cancer. Specifically, among the estrogen receptor (ER)‑positive types of breast cancer, the luminal subtype A breast cancer has been shown to exhibit good clinical outcomes with endocrine therapy, whereas the luminal subtype B breast cancer represents the more complicated type, diagnostically as well as therapeutically. Furthermore, even in luminal subtype A breast cancer, the resistance to treatment has become the major limitation for endocrine‑based therapy. Accumulating molecular data and further clinical trials may enable more accurate diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The molecular signatures have emerged as a powerful tool for future diagnosis and therapeutic decisions, although currently available data are limited.
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Zhang MH, Man HT, Zhao XD, Dong N and Ma SL: Estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer molecular signatures and therapeutic potentials (Review). Biomed Rep 2: 41-52, 2014
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Zhang, M.H., Man, H.T., Zhao, X.D., Dong, N., & Ma, S.L. (2014). Estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer molecular signatures and therapeutic potentials (Review). Biomedical Reports, 2, 41-52. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2013.187
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Zhang, M. H., Man, H. T., Zhao, X. D., Dong, N., Ma, S. L."Estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer molecular signatures and therapeutic potentials (Review)". Biomedical Reports 2.1 (2014): 41-52.
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Zhang, M. H., Man, H. T., Zhao, X. D., Dong, N., Ma, S. L."Estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer molecular signatures and therapeutic potentials (Review)". Biomedical Reports 2, no. 1 (2014): 41-52. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2013.187