title: The microenvironment in breast cancer progression: biology and implications for treatment.
abstract: Breast cancer comprises a heterogeneous group of malignancies derived from the ductal epithelium. The microenvironment of these cancers is now recognized as a critical participant in tumor progression and therapeutic responses. Recent data demonstrate significant gene expression and epigenetic alterations in cells composing the microenvironment during disease progression, which can be explored as biomarkers and targets for therapy. Indeed, gene expression signatures derived from tumor stroma have been linked to clinical outcomes. There is increasing interest in translating our current understanding of the tumor microenvironment to the development of novel therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, D740C, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Place
authors.forename: Sung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jin Huh
authors.forename: Kornelia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Polyak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D059016:Tumor Microenvironment / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases
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