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Unveiling the Antitumor Potential of miR-224-3p and miR-224-5p in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Rel. Valentina Alice Cauda. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Biomedica, 2025
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer type worldwide and the second cause of cancer-related death in women. Among its subtypes, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents the most aggressive form, accounting for about 15-20% of all cases. TNBC is characterized by the absence of estrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2), making it unresponsive to hormone or HER2-targeted therapies. As a result, TNBC is associated with poor prognosis and a high incidence of early metastasis. Several oncogenic drivers such as KRAS, FOXM1 and eEF2K and the immune checkpoint protein PD-L1 are frequently overexpressed in TNBC, contributing to tumor progression, therapy resistance, and immune evasion, and thus representing potential molecular targets.
To date, radio- and chemotherapy in combination with surgery remain the mainstay of systemic treatment
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