ARe we there yet? Understanding androgen receptor signaling in breast cancer

AR Michmerhuizen, DE Spratt, LJ Pierce… - NPJ breast cancer, 2020 - nature.com
The role of androgen receptor (AR) activation and expression is well understood in prostate
cancer. In breast cancer, expression and activation of AR is increasingly recognized for its …

Androgen receptor as an emerging feasible biomarker for breast cancer

CP You, MH Leung, WC Tsang, US Khoo, H Tsoi - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biomarkers can be used for diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction in targeted therapy. The
estrogen receptor α (ERα) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) are …

[HTML][HTML] Consideration of breast cancer subtype in targeting the androgen receptor

CM Venema, RD Bense, TG Steenbruggen… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The androgen receptor (AR) is a drug target in breast cancer, and AR-targeted therapies
have induced tumor responses in breast cancer patients. In this review, we summarized the …

Targeting the androgen receptor in breast cancer

KM Chia, M O'Brien, M Brown, E Lim - Current oncology reports, 2015 - Springer
The androgen receptor (AR) is expressed in the majority of breast cancer and across the
three main breast cancer subtypes. Historically, the oncogenic role of AR has best been …

Androgen receptor in breast cancer: The “5W” questions

S Ravaioli, R Maltoni, B Pasculli, P Parrella… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Androgen receptor (AR) is expressed in 60-70% of breast cancers (BCs) and the availability
of anti-AR compounds, currently used for treating prostate cancer, paves the way to tackle …

[HTML][HTML] Potential novel therapy targets in neuroendocrine carcinomas of the breast

S Vranic, J Palazzo, S Sanati, E Florento… - Clinical breast …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the breast is a rare, special type of breast
cancer, reportedly constituting 2% to 5% of all breast cancers. Although breast NEC does …

Phase II trial of fulvestrant plus enzalutamide in ER+/HER2− advanced breast cancer

AD Elias, NS Spoelstra, AW Staley, S Sams… - NPJ Breast …, 2023 - nature.com
This clinical trial combined fulvestrant with the anti-androgen enzalutamide in women with
metastatic ER+/HER2− breast cancer (BC). Eligible patients were women with ECOG 0–2 …

Modulating the activity of androgen receptor for treating breast cancer

CP You, H Tsoi, EPS Man, MH Leung… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The androgen receptor (AR) is a steroid hormone receptor widely detected in breast cancer.
Evidence suggests that the AR might be a tumor suppressor in estrogen receptor alpha …

Hormonal modulation of ESR1 mutant metastasis

G Gu, L Tian, SK Herzog, Y Rechoum, L Gelsomino… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Estrogen receptor alpha gene (ESR1) mutations occur frequently in ER-positive metastatic
breast cancer, and confer clinical resistance to aromatase inhibitors. Expression of the ESR1 …

Revisiting androgen receptor signaling in breast cancer

C Dai, LW Ellisen - The Oncologist, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aberrant estrogen receptor (ER) signaling is central to the pathogenesis of many breast
cancers. Like ER, the androgen receptor (AR) is a steroid nuclear receptor that is frequently …