The Need to Examine Metastatic Tissue at the Time of Progression of Breast Cancer: Is Re-biopsy a Necessity or a Luxury?
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Mustafa Khasraw & Edi Brogi & Andrew D. Seidman
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Knowledge of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PgR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) status is necessary for determining the optimal treatment of breast cancer patients. At the same time, the discordance between marker profiles (ER/PR and HER2) of primary and metastatic breast cancer is well documented. Whether discordant cases are secondary to “clonal selection” in the face of targeted anti-estrogen or anti-HER2 therapy or whether they are a laboratory artifact is still debated; both scenarios are likely. This article outlines current modalities for ER, PR, and HER2 testing in primary breast carcinoma and its metastases and reviews prospective and retrospective studies that have addressed these issues, as well as recent advances in the field.
Curr Oncol Rep (2011) 13:17–25 DOI 10.1007/s11912-010-0137-9 Published online: 30 October 2010
