The origins of estrogen receptor alpha-positive and estrogen receptor alpha-negative human breast cancer

Current hormonal therapies have benefited millions of patients with breast cancer. Their success, however, is often temporary and limited to a subset of patients whose tumors express estrogen receptor alpha (ER). The therapies are entirely ineffective in ER-negative disease. Recent studies suggest t...

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Main Authors: Allred, D Craig, Brown, Powel, Medina, Daniel
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1064085/