Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Aug 15;16(16):4071-3. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-1501. Epub 2010 Aug 3.
HER2 is a tyrosine kinase receptor whose overexpression in breast cancers correlates with poor prognosis. A subset of HER2-positive tumors also expresses a series of HER2 fragments, collectively known as p95HER2. These fragments are emerging as a valuable biomarker for this subset of patients, who have a particularly poor prognosis.
HER2 是一种酪氨酸激酶受体,其在乳腺癌中的过度表达与预后不良相关。HER2 阳性肿瘤的亚组还表达一系列 HER2 片段,统称为 p95HER2。这些片段正成为这部分患者的一个有价值的生物标志物,这些患者的预后特别差。