Preclinical and clinical applications of specific molecular imaging for HER2-positive breast cancer

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2017-03-13
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Precisionmedicineandpersonalizedtherapyarereceivingincreasedattention,andmolecular-subtypeclassificationhasbecomecrucialinplanningtherapeuticschedulesinclinicalpracticeforpatientswithbreastcancer.Humanepidermalgrowthfactorreceptor2(HER2)isassociatedwithhigh-gradebreasttumors,highratesoflymph-nodeinvolvement,highriskofrecurrence,andhighresistancetogeneralchemotherapy.AnalysisofHER2expressionishighlyimportantfordoctorstoidentifypatientswhocanbenefitfromtrastuzumabtherapyandmonitortheresponseandefficacyoftreatment.Inrecentyears,significanteffortshavebeendevotedtoachievingspecificandnoninvasiveHER2-positivebreastcancerimaginginvivo.Inthiswork,wereviewedexistingliteratureonHER2imaginginthepastdecadeandsummarizedthestudiesfromdifferentpointsofview,suchasimagingmodalitiesandHER2-specificprobes.WeaimedtoimprovetheunderstandingonthetranslationalprocessinmolecularimagingforHER2breastcancer.