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Lani · 05-28-2010, 12:14 AM

Midwest Alice--EGFR is not routinely looked for (in fact it almost never is in breast cancer, except for in clinical trials)--they are starting to look for it in Triple negatives as it may be a marker for basal breast cancer (a subtype of TN with worse prognosis) and may even being started to be targeted in TN breast cancer.
What I couldn't tell in this article is whether EGFR was positive mainly in the her2-IBCs or also in her2+ IBCs.

05-28-2010, 12:14 AM	#8
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,778	Re: hot off the press--targeted therapy in IBC review article Midwest Alice--EGFR is not routinely looked for (in fact it almost never is in breast cancer, except for in clinical trials)--they are starting to look for it in Triple negatives as it may be a marker for basal breast cancer (a subtype of TN with worse prognosis) and may even being started to be targeted in TN breast cancer. What I couldn't tell in this article is whether EGFR was positive mainly in the her2-IBCs or also in her2+ IBCs.