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SUBMITTER: Weil RJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1603675 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weil Robert J RJ Palmieri Diane C DC Bronder Julie L JL Stark Andreas M AM Steeg Patricia S PS
The American journal of pathology 20051001 4
Clinically symptomatic metastases to the central nervous system (CNS) occur in approximately 10 to 15% of patients with metastatic beast cancer. CNS metastases are traditionally viewed as a late complication of systemic disease, for which few effective treatment options exist. Recently, patients with Her-2-positive breast tumors who were treated with trastuzumab have been reported to develop CNS metastases at higher rates, often while responding favorably to treatment. The blood:brain barrier an ...[more]