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Functional Genomic Analysis of Breast Cancer Metastasis: Implications for Diagnosis and Therapy

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CANCERS
Volume 13, Issue 13, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cancers13133276

Keywords

breast cancer metastasis; genomic analysis; diagnosis; prognosis; therapy

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Funding

  1. National Cancer Institute [1R03CA230573]
  2. Department of Defense [W81XWH-21-1-0261]
  3. Emerson Collective Cancer Research Fund [ECCRF191684]
  4. Qatar National Research Fund [NPRP12S-0317-190379]

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Metastasis remains the leading cause of death in breast cancer patients worldwide, with genomic profiling methods revolutionizing our understanding of this complex process. There is a lack of accurate prognostic indicators and effective treatments for metastasis, highlighting the importance of recent advancements in functional genomic analysis for potential prognostic and therapeutic implications.
Simple Summary Metastasis remains the greatest cause of fatalities in breast cancer patients world-wide. The process of metastases is highly complex, and the current research efforts in this area are still rather fragmented. The revolution of genomic profiling methods to analyze samples from human and animal models dramatically improved our understanding of breast cancer metastasis. This article summarizes the recent breakthroughs in genomic analyses of breast cancer metastasis and discusses their implications for prognostic and therapeutic applications. Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most diagnosed cancers worldwide and is the second cause of cancer related death in women. The most frequent cause of BC-related deaths, like many cancers, is metastasis. However, metastasis is a complicated and poorly understood process for which there is a shortage of accurate prognostic indicators and effective treatments. With the rapid and ever-evolving development and application of genomic sequencing technologies, many novel molecules were identified that play previously unappreciated and important roles in the various stages of metastasis. In this review, we summarize current advancements in the functional genomic analysis of BC metastasis and discuss about the potential prognostic and therapeutic implications from the recent genomic findings.

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