Hsp90 molecular chaperone inhibitors: are we there yet?

L Neckers, P Workman - Clinical cancer research, 2012 - AACR
Heat shock protein (Hsp) 90 is an ATP-dependent molecular chaperone that is exploited by
malignant cells to support activated oncoproteins, including many cancer-associated …

Resistance and overcoming resistance in breast cancer

A Luque-Bolivar, E Pérez-Mora… - … Cancer: Targets and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The incidence and mortality of breast cancer (BC) have increased in recent years, and BC is
the main cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. One of the most significant …

HER2 in breast cancer: a review and update

U Krishnamurti, JF Silverman - Advances in anatomic pathology, 2014 - journals.lww.com
HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) receptor is a membrane tyrosine kinase
and when activated affects cell proliferation and survival. The HER2 oncogene is located on …

Antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer

MK Najjar, SG Manore, AT Regua, HW Lo - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) receptor tyrosine kinase is
overexpressed in 20–30% of breast cancers and is associated with poor prognosis and …

Increased signalling of EGFR and IGF1R, and deregulation of PTEN/PI3K/Akt pathway are related with trastuzumab resistance in HER2 breast carcinomas

A Gallardo, E Lerma, D Escuin, A Tibau… - British journal of …, 2012 - nature.com
Background: Trastuzumab resistance hampers its well-known efficacy to control HER2-
positive breast cancer. The involvement of PI3K/Akt pathway in this mechanism is still not …

Molecular imaging of HER2-expressing malignant tumors in breast cancer patients using synthetic 111In-or 68Ga-labeled affibody molecules

RP Baum, V Prasad, D Müller… - Journal of nuclear …, 2010 - Soc Nuclear Med
The clinical utility of a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–targeting Affibody
molecule for detection and characterization of HER2-positive lesions was investigated in …

Cationic Polymer Modified Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Targeted siRNA Delivery to HER2+ Breast Cancer

W Ngamcherdtrakul, J Morry, S Gu… - Advanced functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In vivo delivery of siRNAs designed to inhibit genes important in cancer and other diseases
continues to be an important biomedical goal. A new nanoparticle construct that is …

Nanomedicine: application areas and development prospects

H Boulaiz, PJ Alvarez, A Ramirez, JA Marchal… - International journal of …, 2011 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology, along with related concepts such as nanomaterials, nanostructures and
nanoparticles, has become a priority area for scientific research and technological …

MicroRNA-mediated drug resistance in breast cancer

KR Kutanzi, OV Yurchenko, FA Beland… - Clinical …, 2011 - Springer
Chemoresistance is one of the major hurdles to overcome for the successful treatment of
breast cancer. At present, there are several mechanisms proposed to explain drug …

Understanding breast cancer: From conventional therapies to repurposed drugs

B Costa, I Amorim, F Gärtner, N Vale - European Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and is considered a developed
country disease. Moreover, is a heterogenous disease, existing different types and stages of …