作者: Katherine E. Reeder-Hayes , Lisa A. Carey , William M. Sikov
DOI: 10.3233/BD-2010-0310
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摘要: Abstract Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of the disease against which targeted therapies that significantly improve prognosis for hormone receptor-positive and HER2-overexpressing cancers are ineffective. This article summarizes our current understanding biology TNBC as it relates to efficacy standard investigational therapies. It reviews promising preliminary results have been achieved with chemotherapeutic agents including platinum analogs inhibit DNA repair by targeting poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), while anti-angiogenic those target epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) had more limited success. Agents a number other pathways appear influence biologic aggressiveness TNBC, src PI3K, in early stage clinical trials. As we learn about its characteristics determine treatment response resistance, should become better able select appropriate biologically defined patient subgroups, reduce burden this disease.