Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancer: does estrogen receptor status define two distinct subtypes?
Vaz-Luis I, Winer EP, Lin NU. Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-positive breast cancer: does estrogen receptor status define two distinct subtypes? Annals Of Oncology 2012, 24: 283-291. PMID: 23022997, PMCID: PMC3551479, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive diseaseEstrogen receptor statusBreast cancerReceptor statusClinical outcomesEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 overexpressionHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpressionDistinct subtypesFuture clinical trialsEfficacy of therapyMetastatic settingNeoadjuvant therapyMetastatic diseaseER statusSurvival outcomesClinical trialsPatterns of disseminationTherapyCancerDiseaseSubstantial minorityOutcomesSubtypesHeterogeneous entity