NCOA3 and neoplasm: In this study, we examined the mRNA levels of the ER co-regulators SRC-1, SRC-3/AIB1, PGC-1α, NCoR, the nuclear receptor LRH-1 as well as the HER-2/neu growth factor receptor, together with other potential markers of endocrine response (pS2 and Ki67) and tissue oestrogen levels from the same tumours before and during treatment with the third-generation AIs anastrozole and letrozole.