Two open-label, single arm, non-randomized phase II studies of irinotecan for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in patients with increased copy number of the topoisomerase I gene

Abstract Background Treatment options in metastatic breast cancer are limited. New therapies preferable with predictive biomarkers are needed. The aim of these trials was to investigate if gene copy number of the topoisomerase 1 gene was predictive of response to the topoisomerase inhibitor irinotec...

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Main Authors: Iben Kümler, Eva Balslev, Jan Stenvang, Nils Brünner, Bent Ejlertsen, Erik Hugger Jakobsen, Dorte Lisbet Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5788-9