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Increased risk of brain metastases in patients with HER‐2/ neu ‐positive breast carcinoma
Author(s) -
Altaha Ramin,
Crowell Edward,
Hobbs Gerry,
Higa Gerry,
Abraham Jame
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.20813
Subject(s) - medicine , breast carcinoma , oncology , carcinoma , mammary carcinoma , disease , breast cancer , cancer
Data from previous studies have indicated that overexpression of HER‐2/ neu appears to be correlated with more aggressive disease, increased metastatic potential, and poorer prognosis in patients with breast carcinoma.