Neoadjuvant HER2 inhibition induces ESR1 DNA methylation alterations resulting in clinically relevant ER expression changes in breast cancers

Gavin P. Dowling, Gordon R. Daly, Aisling Hegarty, Michael Flanagan, Mihaela Ola, Ramón Fallon, Sinéad Cocchiglia, Vikrant Singh, Katherine M. Sheehan, Fiona Bane, Jason McGrath, Louise Watson, Sandra Hembrecht, Bryan Hennessy, Patrick G. Morris, Arnold D. K. Hill, Damir Varešlija, Leonie S. Young

Cancer Communications ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (02) : 198-202.

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Cancer Communications ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (02) : 198-202. DOI: 10.1002/cac2.12640
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Neoadjuvant HER2 inhibition induces ESR1 DNA methylation alterations resulting in clinically relevant ER expression changes in breast cancers

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Gavin P. Dowling, Gordon R. Daly, Aisling Hegarty, Michael Flanagan, Mihaela Ola, Ramón Fallon, Sinéad Cocchiglia, Vikrant Singh, Katherine M. Sheehan, Fiona Bane, Jason McGrath, Louise Watson, Sandra Hembrecht, Bryan Hennessy, Patrick G. Morris, Arnold D. K. Hill, Damir Varešlija, Leonie S. Young. Neoadjuvant HER2 inhibition induces ESR1 DNA methylation alterations resulting in clinically relevant ER expression changes in breast cancers. Cancer Communications, 2025, 45(02): 198‒202 https://doi.org/10.1002/cac2.12640

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