title: Estrogen receptor pathway: resistance to endocrine therapy and new therapeutic approaches.
abstract: Endocrine therapy is widely accepted as the most important treatment for all patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. However, despite the positive effect of endocrine therapy on clinical outcome, resistance to these drugs inevitably develops. This article reviews the problem of resistance to hormonal therapy and addresses potential approaches to overcome intrinsic or acquired mechanisms of resistance.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. bmoy@partners.org
authors.forename: Beverly
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moy
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Goss
mesh_terms: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D006801:Humans; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone