MPG.eBooks - Table of Contents: Gene profiling in breast cancer

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Romerales, Enrique
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London Henry Stewart Talks 2009, 2009
Series:	Cancer therapy : latest thinking in efficacy and toxicity
Subjects:	Neoplasms / Therapy Breast Neoplasms / Genetics Neoplasms / Complications Breast Neoplasms / Diagnosis Breast Neoplasms / Drug Therapy
Online Access:	https://hstalks.com/bs/p/385 https://hstalks.com/bs/1120
Collection:	Henry Stewart Talks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa

Table of Contents:

DNA microarrays and PCR can provide information about the biology of breast cancer, prediction of response and prognosis
A molecular taxonomy of breast cancer has been proposed based on gene profiling
Prediction of response is still inaccurate and further studies should be performed
Several prognostic profiles have proved advantage over classical prognostic factors
They could be used in the near future to select patients for adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer