Dr. ERIC WEINER (Dana Farber Cancer Institute): And I think it really speaks to the underlying nature and behavior of hormone receptor positive breast cancer.

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Sometimes it is a normal gene that directs the production of a hormone, such as insulin, or of the cell machinery which that hormone stimulates, such as the insulin receptor.

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The issues relate to an oestrogen receptor test, which detects whether patients would benefit from hormone treatment.

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