Mechanisms of aromatase inhibitor resistance

CX Ma, T Reinert, I Chmielewska, MJ Ellis - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Oestrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is a major cause of cancer death
in women. Although aromatase inhibitors suppress the function of ER and reduce the risk of …

[HTML][HTML] PI3K/Akt/mTOR inhibitors in breast cancer

JJX Lee, K Loh, YS Yap - Cancer biology & medicine, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Activation of the phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin
(mTOR) pathway is common in breast cancer. There is preclinical data to support inhibition …

[HTML][HTML] Current medical treatment of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

F Lumachi, DA Santeufemia… - World journal of biological …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Approximately 80% of breast cancers (BC) are estrogen receptor (ER)-positive and thus
endocrine therapy (ET) should be considered complementary to surgery in the majority of …

[HTML][HTML] Melatonin: an inhibitor of breast cancer

SM Hill, VP Belancio, RT Dauchy… - Endocrine-related …, 2015 - erc.bioscientifica.com
The present review discusses recent work on melatonin-mediated circadian regulation, the
metabolic and molecular signaling mechanisms that are involved in human breast cancer …

Challenges in the management of advanced, ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

CD Hart, I Migliaccio, L Malorni, C Guarducci… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2015 - nature.com
Hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer accounts for the majority—up to 80%—of all breast
cancers. The evolution of breast cancer from early stage to the metastatic setting leads to …

Optimal management of hormone receptor positive metastatic breast cancer in 2016

T Reinert, CH Barrios - Therapeutic advances in medical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Hormone receptor positive tumors represent the most common form of breast cancer and
account for most of the deaths from the disease. Endocrine therapy represents the main …

Novel agents and associated toxicities of inhibitors of the pi3k/Akt/mtor pathway for the treatment of breast cancer

S Chia, S Gandhi, AA Joy, S Edwards, M Gorr… - Current oncology, 2015 - mdpi.com
Abstract The PI3K/Akt/mTOR (phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/Akt/mammalian target of
rapamycin) signalling pathway is an established driver of oncogenic activity in human …

Targeting the androgen receptor in breast cancer

KM Chia, M O'Brien, M Brown, E Lim - Current oncology reports, 2015 - Springer
The androgen receptor (AR) is expressed in the majority of breast cancer and across the
three main breast cancer subtypes. Historically, the oncogenic role of AR has best been …

The changing role of ER in endocrine resistance

A Nardone, C De Angelis, MV Trivedi, CK Osborne… - The Breast, 2015 - Elsevier
Estrogen receptor (ER) is expressed in approximately 70% of newly diagnosed breast
tumors. Although endocrine therapy targeting ER is highly effective, intrinsic or acquired …

Everolimus in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer

ME Royce, D Osman - Breast cancer: basic and clinical …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
The discovery of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) molecular pathway has
brought insight into its vital role in breast cancer pathogenesis. Several clinical trials have …