A large international study comparing survival outcomes between patients with MBC and those with histological grade, lymph node stage, ER, and HER2 status matched conventional no specific type/invasive ductal primary breast carcinomas revealed significantly different rates of breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS—defined as the interval between primary surgery and death); however, the difference in outcomes did not remain following the exclusion of locally advanced patients [35]. The gene discussed is ESR1; the disease is breast cancer.