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The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Pathway as a Selective Molecular-Targeted Treatment in Human Breast Cancer

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The regulation of normal breast development is dependent on several hormones. Among these hormones, estrogens play an essential role in the control of normal mammary development and in the etiology and progression of breast cancer.

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Ciardiello, F., Troiani, T., Tortora, G. (2006). The Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Pathway as a Selective Molecular-Targeted Treatment in Human Breast Cancer. In: Gasparini, G., Hayes, D.F. (eds) Biomarkers in Breast Cancer. Cancer Drug Discovery and Development. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-915-X:177

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