Heterogeneity and clinical significance of ESR1 mutations in ER-positive metastatic breast cancer patients receiving fulvestrant
oleh: Jill M. Spoerke, Steven Gendreau, Kimberly Walter, Jiaheng Qiu, Timothy R. Wilson, Heidi Savage, Junko Aimi, Mika K. Derynck, Meng Chen, Iris T. Chan, Lukas C. Amler, Garret M. Hampton, Stephen Johnston, Ian Krop, Peter Schmid, Mark R. Lackner
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2016-05-01 |
Deskripsi
Fulvestrant degrades the oestrogen receptor. Here, the authors report on a clinical trial using fulvestrant and show that mutations in the oestrogen receptor alpha gene are prevalent in circulating tumour DNA and do not influence the clinical outcome of patients to fulvestrant.