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Old 11-15-2011, 11:21 AM   #3
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Re: primary driver of rapid metastasis in IBC may have been identified

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They discovered ALK amplification in 13 of 15 tumor samples taken from patients with this lethal variant of breast cancer.

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"Our results demonstrate that, had we only been using genomic platforms, the likelihood of identifying ALK as a therapeutic target would have been significantly diminished," she said.
Another indication that genomics may be more hubris than help at this point. Go to the source.
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