Mechanisms of resistance to endocrine therapy in breast cancer: Focus on signaling pathways, miRNAs and genetically based resistance

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 108-145

  García Becerra, Rocío ^a   Santos, Nancy ^a,b   Díaz, Lorenza ^a   Camacho, Javier ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Endocrine therapy; Estrogen receptor; Hormonal resistance

Indexed keywords

1 (1 CYANO 1 METHYLETHYL) 3 METHYL 8 (3 QUINOLINYL)IMIDAZO[4,5 C]QUINOLIN 2(1H,3H) ONE; 2,3 DIHYDRO 2 OXO 3 (4,5,6,7 TETRAHYDRO 1H INDOL 2 YLMETHYLENE) 1H INDOLE 5 SULFONIC ACID DIMETHYLAMIDE; 3 BROMO 5 TERT BUTYL 4 HYDROXYBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE; 4 (3 CHLOROANILINO) 6,7 DIMETHOXYQUINAZOLINE; 4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; 5 AZA 2' DEOXYCYTIDINE; 6 (1,3 DIOXO 1H,3H BENZO[DE]ISOQUINOLIN 2 YL) N HYDROXYHEXANAMIDE; 6 [4 (4 ETHYL 1 PIPERAZINYLMETHYL)PHENYL] 4 (ALPHA METHYLBENZYLAMINO) 7H PYRROLO[2,3 D]PYRIMIDINE; AEW 541; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BGT 226; BUPARLISIB; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; EVEROLIMUS; FULVESTRANT; LAPATINIB; LETROZOLE; MICRORNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NVP AEW 541; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SOMATOMEDIN RECEPTOR; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TAMOXIFEN; TRASTUZUMAB; TRICHOSTATIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CPG ISLAND; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANIMAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84872188345     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14010108     Document Type: Review

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