Effect of Lapatinib on the Outgrowth of Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells to the Brain (2008)
Gril, Brunilde, Palmieri, Diane, Bronder, Julie L., Herring, Jeanne M., Vega-Valle, Eleazar, Feigenbaum, Lionel, ...
Background The brain is increasingly being recognized as a sanctuary site for metastatic tumor cells in women with HER2-overexpressing breast cancer who receive trastuzumab therapy. There are no...
Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Central Nervous System
Weil, Robert J., Palmieri, Diane C., Bronder, Julie L., Stark, Andreas M., Steeg, Patricia S.
Clinically symptomatic metastases to the central nervous system (CNS) occur in ∼10 to 15% of patients with metastatic beast cancer. CNS metastases are traditionally viewed as a late complication of...