作者: Yutaka Yamamoto , Mutsuko Ibusuki , Masahiro Nakano , Teru Kawasoe , Ryousuke Hiki
DOI: 10.1007/S12282-009-0150-8
关键词: Cancer 、 Progesterone receptor 、 Breast cancer 、 Estrogen receptor 、 Medicine 、 Triple-negative breast cancer 、 Oncology 、 Clinical significance 、 Surgical oncology 、 Basal (phylogenetics) 、 Internal medicine
摘要: Background No clinically useful target molecule has been identified for triple-negative (TN) breast cancer, i.e., estrogen receptor (ER)-negative, progesterone (PgR)-negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-negative phenotype, and its prognosis is poor. Triple-negative cancer consists of two subtypes: basal-like non-basal-like. The aim this study to clarify the clinical biological characteristics these subtypes TN cancer.