STAT3 BLOCKADE IN COMBINATION WITH CHEMOTHERAPY: TOWARDS A RATIONAL TREATMENT IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER

MERCOGLIANO, MARÍA FLORENCIA; DE MARTINO, MARA; TKACH, MERCEDES; SCHILLACI, ROXANA

Congreso; XXIII JORNADA ANUAL DE LA SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE BIOLOGÍA; 2021

Sociedad Argentina de Biología (SAB)

Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent tumor in women (2.250.000 cases/year) and the leading cause in mortality worldwide (685.000 cases/year) and in our country. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 15-20% of the cases and shows the worst survival. TNBC is associated with young Hispanic or African American women (