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Histological, molecular and functional subtypes of breast cancers
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Malhotra, Gautam K. Zhao, Xiangshan Band, Hamid Band, Vimla |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | Increased understanding of the molecular heterogeneity that is intrinsic to the various subtypes of breast cancer will likely shape the future of breast cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Advances in the field over the last several decades have been remarkable and have clearly translated into better patient care as evidenced by the earlier detection, better prognosis, and new targeted therapies. There have been two recent advances in the breast cancer research field that have lead to paradigm shifts: first, the identification of intrinsic breast tumor subtypes, which has changed the way we think about breast cancer and second, the recent characterization of cancer stem cells (CSCs), which are suspected to be responsible for tumor initiation, recurrence and resistance to therapy, have opened new exciting avenues to think about breast cancer therapeutic strategies. While these advances constitute major paradigm shifts within the research realm, the clinical arena has yet to adopt and apply our understanding of the molecular basis of the disease to early diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of breast cancers. Here, we will review the current clinical approach to classification of breast cancers, newer molecular-based classification schemes, and potential future of biomarkers representing a functional classification of breast cancer. |
| Related Links | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.4161/cbt.10.10.13879?needAccess=true https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047091/pdf https://www.landesbioscience.com/journals/cbt/01MalhotraCBT10-10.pdf |
| Ending Page | 960 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 955 |
| ISSN | 15384047 |
| e-ISSN | 15558576 |
| DOI | 10.4161/cbt.10.10.13879 |
| Journal | Cancer Biology & Therapy |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2010-11-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Cancer Biology & Therapy Breast Cancer Tumor Heterogeneity Cancer Subtypes Stem Cells |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Cancer Research Pharmacology Molecular Medicine Oncology |
