Tumor heterogeneity of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has been the main barrier in conquering breast cancer. To dissect the molecular diversity of TNBC and discover therapeutic targets for TNBC, the molecular classification of TNBC is a prioritized issue in research area. Accordingly, recent studies have been successful in classifying TNBC into several distinct subtypes with specific biol...

triple negative breast cancers (tnbcs) are associated with aggressive course, higher rates of visceral and central nervous system metastases and lower survival rate than hormone receptor positive. once metastasis has occurred, a median survival was approximately one year. currently, chemotherapy in tnbc is similar to other her2- negative breast cancers but in the near future, it will revolution...

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive type of breast cancer with high heterogeneity. To date, there is no efficient therapy for TNBC patients and the prognosis is poor. It is urgent to find new biomarkers for the diagnosis of TNBC or efficient therapy targets. As an area of focus in the post-genome period, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found to play critical roles in ...

We have proposed that safe and effective protection against the development of adult onset cancers may be achieved by vaccination against tissue-specific self-proteins that are "retired" from expression at immunogenic levels in normal tissues as we age, but are overexpressed in emerging tumors. α-Lactalbumin is an example of a "retired" self-protein because its expression in normal tissues is c...

JKSMRM 14:95-102(2010) Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea Clinical Research Coordinating Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic Medical Center Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea Received; September 27, 2010, revised; November 17, 2010, accepted; December 1, 2010 Corresponding author : Sung Hun Kim, M.D., De...

Comparative studies on the clinical features and outcomes of triple-negative subgroups to human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) overexpression, and luminal A and B subgroups in lymph node-negative breast cancer patients, are important to correctly evaluate clinical prognosis. A total of 1132 Chinese breast cancer patients were enrolled in a retrospective analysis. We characterized an...

Patients with triple-negative breast cancer are characterized by a poor prognosis compared with patients with other breast cancer subtypes. The angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab is effective in the palliative treatment of patients with triple-negative breast cancer as well as in other breast cancer subtypes. PARP inhibitors represent the first group of targeted agents to be developed under the...

Background Breast cancer is the most common female cancer seen globally. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a special subtype without any obvious target and optimum treatment remains challenging. The aim was to study the clinical, pathological profile and treatment outcome of TNBC patients. Methods This was a retrospective observational study of TNBC patients diagnosed from January 2010 ...

The incidence of breast cancer in Malaysia and other Asian countries is on the increase, reflecting lifestyle changes some of which are known risk factors for the development of breast cancer. Most breast cancers are amenable to adjuvant therapies that target hormone receptors or HER2 receptors on the surface of the cancer cells and bring about significant improvement in survival. However, appr...