Tamoxifen resistance mechanism uncovered

Women with estrogen positve breast cancer will ultimately develop resistance to tamoxifen. Mechanisms uncovered was due to the action of TNF-B and IL1-alpha changes the estrogen receptors’ structure. Furthermore, it was found out the change in receptor also make the cancer cells more invasive.

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