Estrogen for the Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Biology and Oncology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 163
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Estrogen exerts a significant influence on the development of breast cancer, primarily by binding to cellular estrogen receptors (ERs). Breast cancer can be categorized into two subtypes on the basis of the presence of ERs: ER-positive and ER-negative. In hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer, ERs serve as the principal transcription factors driving oncogenesis and play dual roles as both predictor and target of antiestrogen therapy response. Currently, available anti-estrogen therapies and HER-2 targeted therapies exhibit limited efficacy in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). In the case of ERα-negative breast cancer, a combination of chemotherapy and molecular-targeted drugs is commonly employed, with potential effectiveness anticipated through immune checkpoint inhibitors. Additionally, hormone therapies may prove efficacious in instances where other hormone receptors such as androgen and glucocorticoid receptors are expressed in ERα-negative breast cancer. The involvement of germline BRCA1/2 mutations in both ER-negative and ER-positive breast cancer pathogenesis is well established; however, numerous unknown factors persist regarding the pathological characteristics, genetic background, and immunological features associated with ERα-negative breast cancer.
Prof. Dr. Virgil Craig Jordan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- estrogen
- estrogen receptor alpha
- ERα
- breast cancer
