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From The Labs

Gene signature may give an upper hand in metastatic breast cancer

November 18, 2021 ER chimeric protein,  ER gene translocations,  estrogen receptor,  Metastatic breast cancer,  MOTERA,  Research

A new strategy to refine breast cancer diagnosis could help guide a more precise selection of tumor-specific treatments.

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From The Labs

Interferon linked to ER+/HER- metastatic breast cancer resistance to therapy

March 12, 2021 CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy,  endocrine therapy,  ER+/HER2- breast cancer,  Interferon,  Metastatic breast cancer,  Research,  resistance to cancr treatment

Both preclinical models and tumor samples from patients with ER+/HER2- breast cancer link high IFN signaling to resistance to treatment.

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From The Labs

Becoming metastatic: how FOXA1 triggers metastatic behavior in breast cancer

January 16, 2020 endocrine resistant breast cancer,  ER positive breast cancer,  FOXA1,  HIF-2a,  Metastatic breast cancer,  Research

About 75 percent of breast cancers have estrogen receptors, hence they are called estrogen receptor positive (ER+). Original ER+ breast cancer cells depend on estrogen

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Understanding the importance of metastatic breast cancer research

October 17, 2018 Allison Mickey,  Breast Cancer,  Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center,  Metastatic breast cancer,  Research

You’ve likely seen a lot of information about the importance of breast cancer screenings and prevention this month. However, until recently, little was known about

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From The Labs

A new HER2 mutation leads to a clinical trial and to a promising diagnostic tool for metastatic breast cancer

July 27, 2017 circulating tumor DNA,  clinical trial,  HER2 gene,  Metastatic breast cancer,  neratinib

There is a group of metastatic breast cancers that has the HER2 gene amplified – the cells have many copies of it – which leads

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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