Hormone receptors in defining breast cancer prognosis--time for a rethink?

Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2007 Apr;4(4):204-5. doi: 10.1038/ncponc0771.

Authors

Valerie Speirs¹, Abeer M Shaaban

Affiliation

¹ Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Wellcome Trust Brenner Building, St James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TK, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 17392711
DOI: 10.1038/ncponc0771

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Breast Neoplasms / chemistry*
Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
Breast Neoplasms / therapy
Estrogen Receptor alpha / analysis*
Estrogen Receptor alpha / metabolism
Estrogen Receptor beta / analysis*
Estrogen Receptor beta / metabolism
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Patient Selection
Prognosis
Receptors, Progesterone / analysis*
Receptors, Progesterone / metabolism

Substances

Estrogen Receptor alpha
Estrogen Receptor beta
Receptors, Progesterone