Therapeutic resistance to anti-oestrogen therapy in breast cancer

M Will, J Liang, C Metcalfe, S Chandarlapaty - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
The hormone receptor oestrogen receptor-α (ER) orchestrates physiological mammary
gland development, breast carcinogenesis and the progression of breast tumours into lethal …

Impact of estrogens in males and androgens in females

SR Hammes, ER Levin - The Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Androgens and estrogens are known to be critical regulators of mammalian physiology and
development. While these two classes of steroids share similar structures (in general …

The androgen receptor is a tumor suppressor in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer

TE Hickey, LA Selth, KM Chia, G Laven-Law… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
The role of the androgen receptor (AR) in estrogen receptor (ER)-α-positive breast cancer is
controversial, constraining implementation of AR-directed therapies. Using a diverse …

The androgen receptor in breast cancer

P Giovannelli, M Di Donato, G Galasso… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer (BC) is a hormone-related tumor. Despite the progress in BC therapy, this
disease still remains the most common cancer amongst women around the world. This is …

Endocrine resistance in breast cancer: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies

O Saatci, KT Huynh-Dam, O Sahin - Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer accounts for approximately 75% of
all breast cancers. Endocrine therapies, including selective ER modulators (SERMs) …

ARe we there yet? Understanding androgen receptor signaling in breast cancer

AR Michmerhuizen, DE Spratt, LJ Pierce… - NPJ breast cancer, 2020 - nature.com
The role of androgen receptor (AR) activation and expression is well understood in prostate
cancer. In breast cancer, expression and activation of AR is increasingly recognized for its …

Signaling pathways and steroid receptors modulating estrogen receptor α function in breast cancer

R Siersbæk, S Kumar, JS Carroll - Genes & development, 2018 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Estrogen receptor α (ER) is the major driver of∼ 75% of breast cancers, and multiple ER
targeting drugs are routinely used clinically to treat patients with ER+ breast cancer …

Sex steroid hormones and risk of breast cancer: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

A Nounu, SP Kar, CL Relton, RC Richmond - Breast Cancer Research, 2022 - Springer
Background Breast cancer (BC) has the highest cancer incidence and mortality in women
worldwide. Observational epidemiological studies suggest a positive association between …

Target protein degradation by protacs: A budding cancer treatment strategy

D Choudhary, A Kaur, P Singh, G Chaudhary… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death. So, its lethal effect increases with time.
Near about hundreds of cancers are known in humans. Cancer treatment is done to cure or …

The role of sex hormones and steroid receptors on female reproductive cancers

LG de Almeida Chuffa, LA Lupi-Júnior, AB Costa… - Steroids, 2017 - Elsevier
Sex steroids have been widely described to be associated with a number of human
diseases, including hormone-dependent tumors. Several studies have been concerned …