References
- Hoehn J L, Plotka E D, Dickson K B. Comparison of estrogen receptor levels in primary and regional metastatic carcinoma of the breast. Ann Surg 1979; 190: 69–71
- Coradini D, Cappelletti V, Miodini P, Ronchi E, Scavone G, Di Fronzo G. Distribution of estrogen and progesterone receptors in primary tumor and lymph nodes in individual patients with breast cancer. Tumori 1984; 70: 165–8
- Castagnetta L, Traina A, Di Carlo A, Latteri A M, Carry G, Leake R E. Heterogeneity of soluble and nuclear oestrogen receptor status of involved nodes in relation to primary breast cancer. Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol 1987; 23: 31–5
- Holdaway I M, Bowditch J W. Variation in receptor status between primary and metastatic breast cancer. Cancer 1983; 52: 479–85
- EORTC Breast Cancer Cooperative Group. Revision of the standards for the assessment of hormone receptors in human breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 1980; 16: 1513–5
- Lowry O H, Rosenbrough N J, Farr A L, Randall R J. Protein measurements with Folin-Phenol reagent. J Biol Chem 1951; 193: 265–75
- Scatchard G. Attraction of proteins for small molecules and ions. Ann NY Acad Sci 1949; 51: 660–72
- Osborne C K, Yochomowitz M G, Knight W A, McGuire W L. The value of estrogen and progesterone receptors in the treatment of breast cancer. Cancer 1980; 46: 2884–8
- Thorpe S M. Estrogen and progesterone receptor determinations in breast cancer—Technology. biology and clinical significance. Acta Oncol 1988; 27: 1–19
- Nomura Y, Tashiro H, Shinozuka K. Changes of Steroid hormone receptor content by chemotherapy and/or endocrine therapy in advanced breast cancer. Cancer 1985; 55: 546–51
- Crawford D J, Cowan S, Fitch R, Smith D C, Leake R E. Stability of oestrogen receptor status in sequential biopsies from patients with breast cancer. Br J Cancer 1987; 56: 137–40
- Hahnel R, Twaddle E. The relationship between estrogen receptors in primaries and secondary breast carcinomas and in sequential primary breast carcinomas. Breast Cancer Res Treat 1985; 5: 155–63
- Holdaway I M, Mason B H, Bennett R C, Alexander A L, Hahnel R, Kiang D T. Estrogen receptors in bilateral breast cancer. Cancer 1988; 62: 109–13
- Jakesz R, Dittrich C H, Hanusch J, et al. Simultaneous and sequential determinations of steroid hormone receptors in human breast cancer. Ann Surg 1985; 201: 305–10
- Bennett R C, Mercer R J, Lie T H. Multiple or sequential oestrogen receptor assays in breast cancer. Aust NZ J Surg 1983; 53: 231–6
- Toma S, Leonessa F, Paridaens R. The effect of therapy on estrogen receptors in breast cancer. J Steroid Biochem 1985; 23: 1105–9
- Rosner D, Lane W, Nemoto T. Differential response to chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer in relation to estrogen receptor level. Cancer 1989; 64: 6–15
- Hawkins R A, Tesdale A L, Anderson E DA, Levack P A, Chetty U, Forrest A MP. Does the oestrogen receptor concentration of a breast cancer change during systemic therapy?. Br J Cancer 1990; 61: 877–81
- Allegra J C, Barlock A, Huff K K, Lippman M E. Changes in multiple or sequential estrogen receptor determinations in breast cancer. Cancer 1980; 45: 792–4