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PTP1B supports survival and regulates CFL1 and HSP90a abundance in trastuzumab-resistant HER2-positive breast cancer.

Trastuzumab resistance limits the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Here, we identify protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) as a survival dependency in models of intrinsic and acquired trastuzumab resistance, including cells with endogenous ERBB2 kinase domain mutations (L755S and V777L), a patient-derived tumor organoid model, and orthotopic xenografts. PTP1B expression was elevated in…

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Every person affected deserves timely assessment, and appropriate treatment, write CHIMEZIE ANYAKORA and UJUNWA PRINCESS ONYEKABA Every October, breast cancer awareness campaigns bring the disease…

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