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Review
. 2004 Mar;5(3):174-81.
doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(04)01413-5.

Oestrogen receptor beta: what it means for patients with breast cancer

Valerie Speirs  1 , Pauline J Carder, Sally Lane, David Dodwell, Mark R J Lansdown, Andrew M Hanby
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Oestrogen receptor beta: what it means for patients with breast cancer

Valerie Speirs et al. Lancet Oncol. 2004 Mar.

Erratum in

  • Lancet Oncol. 2004 Apr;5(4):208

Abstract

Oestrogen receptor (ER) alpha is a well established prognostic marker in breast cancer, and all patients who are ER alpha positive receive tamoxifen as adjuvant endocrine therapy. Although ER alpha predicts a favourable disease outcome, the usefulness of ER beta as a clinical prognostic marker remains to be defined. Here, we outline the history of both ERs and discuss the implications ER beta has to patients with breast cancer.

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