Current best practices and rationalistic perspectives in causation-based prevention, early detection and multidisciplinary treatment of breast and gastric cancer

Gastric & Breast Cancer e-journal
DOI: 10.2122/gbc.2012.0241

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Everolimus added to aromatase inhibitors for improving hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer outcomes.

Eleftheria Ignatiadou, MD.

Affiliation: Dr. Eleftheria Ignatiadou, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, TK 45110, Greece.

E-mail: eliaign@yahoo.gr

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Activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) intracellular signalling pathway can be one of the causes to endocrine therapy resistance in breast cancer. Everolimus, a mTOR inhibitor, has shown antitumor activity in previous studies. Baselga and colleagues [1] report now in NEJM the results of a phase 3 randomized trial in which everolimus was added to exemestane in patients with hormone-receptor-positive advanced breast cancer. The potential to overcome resistance to aromatase inhibitor by adding everolimus in standard therapy of breast is discussed.

(Citation: Gastric & Breast Cancer 2012; 11(3): 163-165).

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