%0 Journal Article
%T Molecular Classification, Treatment, and Genetic Biomarkers in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Review.
%A Lu B
%A Natarajan E
%A Balaji Raghavendran HR
%A Markandan UD
%J Technol Cancer Res Treat
%V 22
%N 0
%D Jan-Dec 2023
%M 36601658
%F 2.876
%R 10.1177/15330338221145246
%X Breast cancer is the most common malignancy and the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality in women. Triple-negative breast cancers do not express estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 and have a higher recurrence rate, greater metastatic potential, and lower overall survival rate than those of other breast cancers. Treatment of triple-negative breast cancer is challenging; molecular-targeted therapies are largely ineffective and there is no standard treatment. In this review, we evaluate current attempts to classify triple-negative breast cancers based on their molecular features. We also describe promising treatment methods with different advantages and discuss genetic biomarkers and other prediction tools. Accurate molecular classification of triple-negative breast cancers is critical for patient risk categorization, treatment decisions, and surveillance. This review offers new ideas for more effective treatment of triple-negative breast cancer and identifies novel targets for drug development.