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Use of mTOR inhibitors in the treatment of breast cancer: an evaluation of factors that influence patient outcomes.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Jerusalem G, Rorive A, Collignon J.
PMID: 24833916
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2014 Apr 17;6:43-57. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S38679. eCollection 2014.

Many systemic treatment options are available for advanced breast cancer, including endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) therapy, and other targeted agents. Recently, everolimus, a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, combined with exemestane, an...

Economic analysis of the breast cancer screening program used by the UK NHS: should the program be maintained?.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Morton R, Sayma M, Sura MS.
PMID: 28392714
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2017 Mar 24;9:217-225. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S123558. eCollection 2017.

INTRODUCTION: One key tool thought to combat the spiraling costs of late-stage breast cancer diagnosis is the use of breast cancer screening. However, over recent years, more effective treatments and questions being raised over the safety implications of using...

Effects of .

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Charoenchokthavee W, Areepium N, Panomvana D, Sriuranpong V.
PMID: 28450788
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2017 Apr 15;9:249-256. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S125745. eCollection 2017.

No abstract available.

Drug-screening and genomic analyses of HER2-positive breast cancer cell lines reveal predictors for treatment response.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Jernström S, Hongisto V, Leivonen SK, Due EU, Tadele DS, Edgren H, Kallioniemi O, Perälä M, Mælandsmo GM, Sahlberg KK.
PMID: 28356768
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2017 Mar 21;9:185-198. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S115600. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Approximately 15%-20% of all diagnosed breast cancers are characterized by amplified and overexpressed HER2 (= ErbB2). These breast cancers are aggressive and have a poor prognosis. Although improvements in treatment have been achieved after the introduction of trastuzumab...

Safety and esthetic outcomes of therapeutic mammoplasty using medial pedicle for early breast cancer.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Roshdy S, Hussein O, Khater A, Zuhdy M, El-Hadaad HA, Farouk O, Senbel A, Fathi A, Hamed E, Denewer A.
PMID: 26185469
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2015 Jul 07;7:173-8. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S83725. eCollection 2015.

BACKGROUND: Although therapeutic mammoplasty (TM) was introduced for treatment of localized ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive breast carcinoma (stages I and II) in females with large breast size, the suitability of medial pedicle TM for treatment of breast...

Critical analysis of the potential for microRNA biomarkers in breast cancer management.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Graveel CR, Calderone HM, Westerhuis JJ, Winn ME, Sempere LF.
PMID: 25759599
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2015 Feb 23;7:59-79. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S43799. eCollection 2015.

Breast cancer is a complex and heterogeneous disease. Signaling by estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and/or human EGF-like receptor 2 (HER2) is a main driver in the development and progression of a large majority of breast tumors. Molecular...

The predictors of poor quality of life in a sample of Saudi women with breast cancer.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Ahmed AE, Alharbi AG, Alsadhan MA, Almuzaini AS, Almuzaini HS, Ali YZ, Jazieh AR.
PMID: 28223845
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2017 Feb 09;9:51-58. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S125206. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: The protocols for treatment, along with many adverse effects, can strongly affect cancer patients' quality of life (QoL). As there is limited research on the QoL of Saudi Arabian women being treated for breast cancer, the purpose of...

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Wickramage I, Tennekoon KH, Ariyaratne MA, Hewage AS, Sundralingam T.
PMID: 28293118
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2017 Mar 06;9:111-120. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S126557. eCollection 2017.

No abstract available.

Factors affecting local recurrence and distant metastases of invasive breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery in Chiang Mai University Hospital.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Ditsatham C, Somwangprasert A, Watcharachan K, Wongmaneerung P, Khorana J.
PMID: 27051315
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2016 Mar 18;8:47-52. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S99184. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to collect data regarding breast cancer profiles and factors that affect local recurrence and distant metastasis after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) in Chiang Mai University Hospital.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a retrospective...

Role of natural herbs and phytochemicals to minimize tumor and economic burden in breast cancer treatment.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Shoaib M, Ahmed SA.
PMID: 27994484
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2016 Dec 07;8:241-242. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S125826. eCollection 2016.

No abstract available.

Association between telomere length and CYP19 TTTA repetition polymorphism in healthy and breast cancer-diagnosed women.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

Murillo-Ortiz B, Martínez-Garza S, Suárez García D, Castillo Valenzuela RD, García Regalado JF, Cano Velázquez G.
PMID: 28144163
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2017 Jan 13;9:21-27. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S125431. eCollection 2017.

INTRODUCTION: Several studies have reported an increase in breast cancer (BC) risk when patients are carriers of the CYP19 TTA polymorphism with ≥10 repeats; moreover, it has been reported that telomere length is associated with a higher susceptibility of...

Younger age is an independent predictor of worse prognosis among Lebanese nonmetastatic breast cancer patients: analysis of a prospective cohort.

Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press)

El Chediak A, Alameddine RS, Hakim A, Hilal L, Abdel Massih S, Hamieh L, Mukherji D, Temraz S, Charafeddine M, Shamseddine A.
PMID: 28670139
Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press). 2017 Jun 10;9:407-414. doi: 10.2147/BCTT.S130273. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Several retrospective studies have reported that younger age at presentation is associated with a worse prognosis for nonmetastatic breast cancer patients. In this study, we prospectively assessed the association between different baseline characteristics (age, tumor characteristics, mode of...

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