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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Finding - CISMeF
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer FindingNCIt concept
Preferred Label : Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Finding;
NCIt synonyms : Triple Negative Breast Cancer Result; Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Result; ER-Negative PR-Negative ERBB2-Negative; Triple Negative Breast Cancer Finding; ER/PR/HER2 Negative; ESR1/PGR/ERBB2 Negative Finding;
NCIt related terms : ER-PR-HER2/neu-; ER-negative PR-negative HER2/neu-negative; triple-negative breast cancer; TNBC;
NCIt definition : Triple-negative breast cancer finding is a negative test result that occurs when the
cells in the tumor of a breast cancer patient lack the receptors for both estrogen
and progesterone and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Triple-negative breast cancer is defined by a lack of expression of estrogen
receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor
2 (HER2/neu).;
NCIt note : Patients with triple-negative breast cancer are difficult to treat because most existing
drug therapies target the action of one or more of the three hormone receptors.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000639918; CDR0000639916; CDR0000639917;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)