Molecular markers for breast cancer diagnosis, prognosis and targeted therapy

Julie E. Lang, Julie S. Wecsler, Michael F. Press, Debasish Tripathy

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Abstract

Precision medicine involves understanding the molecular drivers unique to an individual patient's cancer so that specific factors may be targeted with the goal of improved patient outcomes. The purpose of this article is to review standard of care and research grade (non-standard of care) biomarkers in breast cancer that may be useful for diagnosis, prognosis and targeted therapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)81-90
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of surgical oncology
Volume111
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biomarker
  • Breast cancer
  • Molecular marker
  • Personalized medicine
  • Precision medicine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Oncology

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