Review Article

An Introspective Update on the Influence of miRNAs in Breast Carcinoma and Neuroblastoma Chemoresistance

Table 1

Classification of the different breast cancer subtypes and their most commonly associated molecular features and their related prognosis.

Breast cancer subtypeMolecular featuresClinical outcomesReferences

Luminal AER+ and/or PR, HER2−Stage I[149]
Luminal BER+ and/or PR+, HER2+Stage I (III also reported)[149, 150]
HER2-enrichedER− and/or PR−, HER2+Mostly stage III[149, 150]
Basal-like subtype or triple-negativeER− and/or PR−, HER2−, BRCA1Mostly stage III[149151]

ER: estrogen receptor, PR: progesterone receptor, HER: human epidermal growth factor receptor, and BRCA: breast cancer genes; + indicates the presence of the receptor; − indicates the absence of the receptor.