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Van Baelen K, Nguyen HL, Hamy-Petit AS, Richard F, Karsten MM, Nader Marta G, Vermeulen P, Toussaint A, Reyal F, Vincent-Salomon A, Dirix L, Dordevic AD, de Azambuja E, Larsimont D, Amato O, Maetens M, De Schepper M, Geukens T, Han SN, Baert T, Punie K, Wildiers H, Smeets A, Nevelsteen I, Floris G, Biganzoli E, Neven P, Desmedt C. Association of body mass index with clinicopathological features and survival in patients with primary invasive lobular breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2023; 191:112988. [PMID: 37573673 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.112988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) represents up to 15% of all breast carcinomas. While the proportion of women with overweight and obesity increases globally, the impact of body mass index (BMI) at primary diagnosis on clinicopathological features of ILC and the prognosis of the patients has not been investigated yet. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a multicentric retrospective study including patients diagnosed with non-metastatic pure ILC. The association of BMI at diagnosis with clinicopathological variables was assessed using linear or multinomial logistic regression. Univariable and multivariable survival analyses were performed to evaluate the association of BMI with disease-free survival (DFS), distant recurrence-free survival (DRFS), and overall survival (OS). RESULTS The data of 2856 patients with ILC and available BMI at diagnosis were collected, of which 2570/2856 (90.0%) had oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) not amplified/overexpressed (ER+/HER2-) ILC. Of these 2570 patients, 80 were underweight (3.1%), 1410 were lean (54.9%), 712 were overweight (27.7%), and 368 were obese (14.3%). Older age at diagnosis, a higher tumour grade, a larger tumour size, a nodal involvement, and multifocality were associated with a higher BMI. In univariable models, higher BMI was associated with worse outcomes for all end-points (DFS: hazard ratio (HR) 1.21, 95CI 1.12-1.31, p value<0.01; DRFS: HR 1.25, 95CI 1.12-1.40, p value<0.01; OS: HR 1.25, 95CI 1.13-1.37, p value<0.01). This association was not statistically significant in multivariable analyses (DFS: HR 1.09, 95CI 0.99-1.20, p value 0.08; DRFS: HR 1.03, 95CI 0.89-1.20, p value 0.67; OS: HR 1.11, 95CI 0.99-1.24, p value 0.08), whereas grade, tumour size, and nodal involvement were still prognostic for all end-points. CONCLUSION Worse prognostic factors such as higher grade, larger tumour size, and nodal involvement are associated with higher BMI in ER+/HER2- ILC, while there was no statistical evidence for an independent prognostic role for BMI. Therefore, we hypothesise that the effect of BMI on survival could be mediated through its association with these clinicopathological variables.
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- Karen Van Baelen
- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Gynecological Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gynecology and Breast Center, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Translational Cancer Research Unit, Center for Oncological Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp & GZA Hospital Sint-Augustinus, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Université Paris Sciences Lettres, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Translational Cancer Research Unit, Center for Oncological Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp & GZA Hospital Sint-Augustinus, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Gynecology and Breast Center, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut Jules Bordet & l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B), Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut Jules Bordet & l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B), Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut Jules Bordet & l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B), Brussels, Belgium; Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DISCOG), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of General Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of General Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of General Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Translational Cell & Tissue Research, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Unit of Medical Statistics, Biometry and Epidemiology "Giulio A. Maccacaro", Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health & DSRC, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Breast Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Höller A, Nguyen-Sträuli BD, Frauchiger-Heuer H, Ring A. "Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers of Luminal Breast Cancer: Where are We Now?". BREAST CANCER (DOVE MEDICAL PRESS) 2023; 15:525-540. [PMID: 37533589 PMCID: PMC10392911 DOI: 10.2147/bctt.s340741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Luminal breast cancers are hormone receptor (estrogen and/or progesterone) positive that are further divided into HER2-negative luminal A and HER2-positive luminal B subtypes. According to currently accepted convention, they represent the most common subtypes of breast cancer, accounting for approximately 70% of cases. Biomarkers play a critical role in the functional characterization, prognostication, and therapeutic prediction, rendering them indispensable for the clinical management of invasive breast cancer. Traditional biomarkers include clinicopathological parameters, which are increasingly extended by genetic and other molecular markers, enabling the comprehensive characterization of patients with luminal breast cancer. Liquid biopsies capturing and analyzing circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) are emerging technologies that envision personalized management through precision oncology. This article reviews key biomarkers in luminal breast cancer and ongoing developments.
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- Anna Höller
- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Fan Y, Zhong X, Wang Y, Wang Z, Luo T, Wang Y, Zheng H. A prospective cohort study of clinical characteristics and outcomes in Chinese patients with estrogen receptor-negative/progesterone receptor-positive early breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2023:10.1007/s10549-023-06964-6. [PMID: 37199804 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-023-06964-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with estrogen receptor-negative (ER-)/progesterone receptor-positive (PR+) early breast cancer. We also aimed to investigate the benefits of adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) in this patient population. METHODS Patients with early breast cancer diagnosed at West China Hospital were divided into the ER-/PR+, ER+, and ER-/PR- groups. The chi-square test was used to analyze differences in clinical and pathological features among the groups. Multivariable Cox and Fine-Gray regression models were used to compare mortality and locoregional recurrence (LRR)/distant recurrence (DR), respectively. We performed a subgroup analysis to determine which ER-/PR+ patients can benefit more from ET. RESULTS From 2008 to 2020, we enrolled 443, 7104, and 2892 patients into the ER-/PR+, ER+, and ER-/PR- groups, respectively. The ER-/PR+ group showed more unfavorable clinical features and aggressive pathological characteristics than the ER+ group. The mortality, LRR, and DR rates were higher in the ER-/PR+ than in the ER+ group. Most clinical features and pathological characteristics were similar between the ER-/PR+ and ER-/PR- group and their outcomes were comparable. In the ER-/PR+ group, patients who received ET showed significantly lower LRR and mortality rates than those who did not; however, no difference was observed in DR. Subgroup analysis suggested that ER-/PR+ patients age ≥ 55 years, and postmenopausal status can benefit from ET. CONCLUSION ER-/PR+ tumors have more aggressive pathological characteristics and more unfavorable clinical features than ER+ tumors. ET can reduce the LRR and mortality rates in ER-/PR+ patients. Postmenopausal and age ≥ 55 years ER-/PR+ patients can benefit from ET.
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- Yu Fan
- Breast Center and Multi-omics Laboratory of Breast Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Breast Center and Multi-omics Laboratory of Breast Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Breast Center and Multi-omics Laboratory of Breast Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Breast Center and Multi-omics Laboratory of Breast Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Breast Center and Multi-omics Laboratory of Breast Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Breast Center and Multi-omics Laboratory of Breast Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
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- Breast Center and Multi-omics Laboratory of Breast Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, People's Republic of China.
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Khallouki F, Hajji L, Saber S, Bouddine T, Edderkaoui M, Bourhia M, Mir N, Lim A, El Midaoui A, Giesy JP, Aboul-Soud MAM, Silvente-Poirot S, Poirot M. An Update on Tamoxifen and the Chemo-Preventive Potential of Vitamin E in Breast Cancer Management. J Pers Med 2023; 13:jpm13050754. [PMID: 37240924 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13050754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is the most common female cancer in terms of incidence and mortality worldwide. Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) is a widely prescribed, oral anti-estrogen drug for the hormonal treatment of estrogen-receptor-positive BC, which represents 70% of all BC subtypes. This review assesses the current knowledge on the molecular pharmacology of tamoxifen in terms of its anticancer and chemo-preventive actions. Due to the importance of vitamin E compounds, which are widely taken as a supplementary dietary component, the review focuses only on the potential importance of vitamin E in BC chemo-prevention. The chemo-preventive and onco-protective effects of tamoxifen combined with the potential effects of vitamin E can alter the anticancer actions of tamoxifen. Therefore, methods involving an individually designed, nutritional intervention for patients with BC warrant further consideration. These data are of great importance for tamoxifen chemo-prevention strategies in future epidemiological studies.
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- Farid Khallouki
- Biology Department, FSTE, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, BP 609, Errachidia 52000, Morocco
- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, BP. 11201 Zitoune, Meknes 50050, Morocco
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, BP. 11201 Zitoune, Meknes 50050, Morocco
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- Biology Department, FSTE, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, BP 609, Errachidia 52000, Morocco
- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, BP. 11201 Zitoune, Meknes 50050, Morocco
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, BP. 11201 Zitoune, Meknes 50050, Morocco
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- Departments of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center & University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Technical Health, Laayoune 70000, Morocco
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, BP. 11201 Zitoune, Meknes 50050, Morocco
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- Departments of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center & University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Biology Department, FSTE, Moulay Ismail University of Meknes, BP 609, Errachidia 52000, Morocco
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- Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B3, Canada
- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4, Canada
- Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706, USA
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- Medical and Molecular Genetics Research, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse, UMR 1037 INSERM, UMR 5071 CNRS, University of Toulouse III, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, 31037 Toulouse, France
- French Network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe Network), 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Cancer Research Center of Toulouse, UMR 1037 INSERM, UMR 5071 CNRS, University of Toulouse III, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, 31037 Toulouse, France
- French Network for Nutrition And Cancer Research (NACRe Network), 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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Wang B, Zhou M, Shi YY, Chen XL, Ren YX, Yang YZ, Tang LY, Ren ZF. Survival is associated with repressive histone trimethylation markers in both HR-positive HER2-negative and triple-negative breast cancer patients. Virchows Arch 2023:10.1007/s00428-023-03534-5. [PMID: 37059917 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-023-03534-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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About 30% of patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancers and up to 50% of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive patients develop progression due to treatment resistance, highlighting the need for more differentiated tumor classifications within the breast cancer molecular subtype to optimize the therapies. We aim to examine the roles of histone modification markers. The levels of common repressive histone markers, histone H3 lysine 9 trimethylation (H3K9me3), histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3), and histone H4 lysine 20 trimethylation (H4K20me3), in tumors were evaluated by immunohistochemistry for 914 breast cancer patients. The subjects were followed up until December 2021. Hazard ratios (HRs) for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were estimated using Cox regression models. For H3K27me3, patients with the high level had a longer PFS rate (81.3%) than that with the low level (73.9%) within HR-positive/HER2-negative subtype during a follow-up of 85 months only in univariate analysis (P < 0.05). For H3K9me3, the significant association between the high level of it and the longer OS [HR = 0.57, P < 0.05] was found within HR-positive/HER2-negative subtype in multivariate analysis. For H4K20me3, patients with the high level had a longer both OS [HR = 0.38] and PFS [HR = 0.46] within HR-positive/HER2-negative subtype, while had a shorter OS [HR = 3.28] in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in multivariate analysis (all P < 0.05). H3K9me3 and H3K27me3 were the potential prognostic markers for breast cancer patients with HR-positive/HER2-negative subtype. Importantly, H4K20me3 was a robust prognostic marker for both HR-positive/HER2-negative and TNBC patients.
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- Bo Wang
- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- The Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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Ray SK, Mukherjee S. Starring Role of Biomarkers and Anticancer Agents as a Major Driver in Precision Medicine of Cancer Therapy. Curr Mol Med 2023; 23:111-126. [PMID: 34939542 DOI: 10.2174/1566524022666211221152947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Precision medicine is the most modern contemporary medicine approach today, based on great amount of data on people's health, individual characteristics, and life circumstances, and employs the most effective ways to prevent and cure diseases. Precision medicine in cancer is the most precise and viable treatment for every cancer patient based on the disease's genetic profile. Precision medicine changes the standard one size fits all medication model, which focuses on average responses to care. Consolidating modern methodologies for streamlining and checking anticancer drugs can have long-term effects on understanding the results. Precision medicine can help explicit anticancer treatments using various drugs and even in discovery, thus becoming the paradigm of future cancer medicine. Cancer biomarkers are significant in precision medicine, and findings of different biomarkers make this field more promising and challenging. Naturally, genetic instability and the collection of extra changes in malignant growth cells are ways cancer cells adapt and survive in a hostile environment, for example, one made by these treatment modalities. Precision medicine centers on recognizing the best treatment for individual patients, dependent on their malignant growth and genetic characterization. This new era of genomics progressively referred to as precision medicine, has ignited a new episode in the relationship between genomics and anticancer drug development.
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- Department of Biochemistry. All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh-462020. India
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Clinical Features and Prognosis Analysis of Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer with Differential Expression Levels of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors: A 10-Year Retrospective Study. Breast J 2022; 2022:5469163. [PMID: 36531979 PMCID: PMC9726250 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5469163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Estrogen and progesterone receptor status can predict breast cancer patient prognosis and treatment sensitivity, but research on low ER and PR levels and expression balance remains limited. Methods From January 2010 to October 2016, 283 ER+/PR+/HER2-breast cancer patients who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled and divided into the H group (ER > 10%, N = 261) and the L group (1% ≤ ER ≤ 10%, N = 22). Groups were further divided into the HH group (ER > 10%/PR > 20%, N = 201), the HL group (ER > 10%/ER 1% ≤ PR ≤ 20% PR, N = 60), the LH group (1% ≤ ER ≤ 10%/PR > 20%, N = 5), and the LL group (1% ≤ ER ≤ 10%/1% ≤ PR ≤ 20%, N = 17). The LH group was excluded due to its small size, leaving the clinical and prognostic characteristics of 2 large groups and 3 subgroups to be analyzed. Results L group patients had significantly more stage N2 axillary lymph nodes than H group patients (31.8% vs. 9.2%, P = 0.007). Age (P = 0.011), menopause status (P = 0.001), and tumor size (P = 0.024) were significantly different in the HL vs. HH and LL groups. Five-year DFS (94.6% vs. 77.0%, P < 0.001) and 5-year OS (97.2% vs. 85.8%, P = 0.001) rates significantly differed between HH and HL. No significant differences in 5-year DFS (77.0% vs. 81.9%, P = 0.564) or 5-year OS (85.8% vs. 87.8%, P = 0.729) rates were observed between HL and LL; the OS rates of HL and LL were similar. Conclusion In the group of ER+/PR+/HER2-patients, there was no significant prognostic difference between ER-low positive and ER-high positive groups, but low PR expression was significantly associated with a worse prognosis. The role of ER and PR balance in breast cancer progression and individualized treatment requires further investigation.
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Grootes I, Keeman R, Blows FM, Milne RL, Giles GG, Swerdlow AJ, Fasching PA, Abubakar M, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Beckmann MW, Blomqvist C, Bojesen SE, Bolla MK, Bonanni B, Briceno I, Burwinkel B, Camp NJ, Castelao JE, Choi JY, Clarke CL, Couch FJ, Cox A, Cross SS, Czene K, Devilee P, Dörk T, Dunning AM, Dwek M, Easton DF, Eccles DM, Eriksson M, Ernst K, Evans DG, Figueroa JD, Fink V, Floris G, Fox S, Gabrielson M, Gago-Dominguez M, García-Sáenz JA, González-Neira A, Haeberle L, Haiman CA, Hall P, Hamann U, Harkness EF, Hartman M, Hein A, Hooning MJ, Hou MF, Howell SJ, Ito H, Jakubowska A, Janni W, John EM, Jung A, Kang D, Kristensen VN, Kwong A, Lambrechts D, Li J, Lubiński J, Manoochehri M, Margolin S, Matsuo K, Taib NAM, Mulligan AM, Nevanlinna H, Newman WG, Offit K, Osorio A, Park SK, Park-Simon TW, Patel AV, Presneau N, Pylkäs K, Rack B, Radice P, Rennert G, Romero A, Saloustros E, Sawyer EJ, Schneeweiss A, Schochter F, Schoemaker MJ, Shen CY, Shibli R, Sinn P, Tapper WJ, Tawfiq E, Teo SH, Teras LR, Torres D, Vachon CM, van Deurzen CHM, Wendt C, Williams JA, Winqvist R, Elwood M, Schmidt MK, García-Closas M, Pharoah PDP. Incorporating progesterone receptor expression into the PREDICT breast prognostic model. Eur J Cancer 2022; 173:178-193. [PMID: 35933885 PMCID: PMC10412460 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Predict Breast (www.predict.nhs.uk) is an online prognostication and treatment benefit tool for early invasive breast cancer. The aim of this study was to incorporate the prognostic effect of progesterone receptor (PR) status into a new version of PREDICT and to compare its performance to the current version (2.2). METHOD The prognostic effect of PR status was based on the analysis of data from 45,088 European patients with breast cancer from 49 studies in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate the hazard ratio for PR status. Data from a New Zealand study of 11,365 patients with early invasive breast cancer were used for external validation. Model calibration and discrimination were used to test the model performance. RESULTS Having a PR-positive tumour was associated with a 23% and 28% lower risk of dying from breast cancer for women with oestrogen receptor (ER)-negative and ER-positive breast cancer, respectively. The area under the ROC curve increased with the addition of PR status from 0.807 to 0.809 for patients with ER-negative tumours (p = 0.023) and from 0.898 to 0.902 for patients with ER-positive tumours (p = 2.3 × 10-6) in the New Zealand cohort. Model calibration was modest with 940 observed deaths compared to 1151 predicted. CONCLUSION The inclusion of the prognostic effect of PR status to PREDICT Breast has led to an improvement of model performance and more accurate absolute treatment benefit predictions for individual patients. Further studies should determine whether the baseline hazard function requires recalibration.
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- Isabelle Grootes
- University of Cambridge, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK.
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Division of Molecular Pathology, Amsterdam, 1066 CX, the Netherlands
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- University of Cambridge, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK
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- Cancer Council Victoria, Cancer Epidemiology Division, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia; Monash University, Precision Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- Cancer Council Victoria, Cancer Epidemiology Division, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia; Monash University, Precision Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, London, SM2 5NG, UK; The Institute of Cancer Research, Division of Breast Cancer Research, London, SW7 3RP, UK
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- University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD, 20850, USA
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, Fred A. Litwin Center for Cancer Genetics, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X5, Canada; University of Toronto, Department of Molecular Genetics, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- University of California Irvine, Department of Medicine, Genetic Epidemiology Research Institute, Irvine, CA, 92617, USA
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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- University of Helsinki, Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, 00290, Finland; Örebro University Hospital, Department of Oncology, Örebro, 70185, Sweden
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- Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, 2730, Denmark; Copenhagen University Hospital, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev, 2730, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Copenhagen, 2200, Denmark
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- University of Cambridge, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK
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- IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Division of Cancer Prevention and Genetics, Milan, 20141, Italy
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- Universidad de La Sabana, Medical Faculty, Bogota, 140013, Colombia
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Molecular Epidemiology Group, C080, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany; University of Heidelberg, Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer, University Womens Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- University of Utah, Department of Internal Medicine and Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur (IISGS), Xerencia de Xestion Integrada de Vigo-SERGAS, Oncology and Genetics Unit, Vigo, 36312, Spain
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- Seoul National University Graduate School, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul, 03080, South Korea; Seoul National University, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul, 03080, South Korea; Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Institute of Health Policy and Management, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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- University of Sydney, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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- Mayo Clinic, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- University of Sheffield, Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids (SInFoNiA), Department of Oncology and Metabolism, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- University of Sheffield, Academic Unit of Pathology, Department of Neuroscience, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stockholm, 171 65, Sweden
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands; Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Human Genetics, Leiden, 2333 ZA, the Netherlands
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- Hannover Medical School, Gynaecology Research Unit, Hannover, 30625, Germany
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- University of Cambridge, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK
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- University of Westminster, School of Life Sciences, London, W1B 2HW, UK
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- University of Cambridge, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK; University of Cambridge, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK
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- University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stockholm, 171 65, Sweden
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- University Hospital Ulm, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ulm, 89075, Germany
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- University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK; St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, North West Genomics Laboratory Hub, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD, 20850, USA; The University of Edinburgh, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, Edinburgh, EH16 4UX, UK; The University of Edinburgh, Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, Edinburgh, EH4 2XR, UK
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- University Hospital Ulm, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ulm, 89075, Germany
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- Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven Multidisciplinary Breast Center, Department of Oncology, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3000
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stockholm, 171 65, Sweden
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, SERGAS, Fundación Pública Galega de Medicina Xenómica, Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain; University of California San Diego, Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Centro Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Human Cancer Genetics Programme, Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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- University of Southern California, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stockholm, 171 65, Sweden; Södersjukhuset, Department of Oncology, Stockholm, 118 83, Sweden
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK; Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Nightingale & Genesis Prevention Centre, Manchester, M23 9LT, UK; Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Singapore, 119077, Singapore; National University Health System, Department of Surgery, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, the Netherlands
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- Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung, 812, Taiwan
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- University of Manchester, Division of Cancer Sciences, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Division of Cancer Information and Control, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Pomeranian Medical University, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Szczecin, 71-252, Poland; Pomeranian Medical University, Independent Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetic Diagnostics, Szczecin, 71-252, Poland
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- University Hospital Ulm, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ulm, 89075, Germany
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA; Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Stanford, CA, 94304, USA
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Seoul National University, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul, 03080, South Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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- Oslo University Hospital and University of Oslo, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo, 0379, Norway; University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, 0450, Norway
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- Hong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry, Hong Kong; The University of Hong Kong, Department of Surgery, Hong Kong; Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Department of Surgery and Cancer Genetics Center, Hong Kong
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- VIB Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, 3001, Belgium; University of Leuven, Laboratory for Translational Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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- Genome Institute of Singapore, Human Genetics Division, Singapore, 138672, Singapore
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- Pomeranian Medical University, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Szczecin, 71-252, Poland
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- Södersjukhuset, Department of Oncology, Stockholm, 118 83, Sweden; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, 118 83, Sweden
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- Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan; Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- University of Malaya, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- University of Toronto, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada; University Health Network, Laboratory Medicine Program, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
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- University of Helsinki, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, 00290, Finland
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- University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK; St Mary's Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, North West Genomics Laboratory Hub, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Clinical Genetics Research Lab, Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, New York, NY, 10065, USA; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Human Cancer Genetics Programme, Madrid, 28029, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Madrid, 28029, Spain
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- Seoul National University, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul, 03080, South Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul, 03080, South Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Integrated Major in Innovative Medical Science, Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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- American Cancer Society, Department of Population Science, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- University of Westminster, School of Life Sciences, London, W1B 2HW, UK
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- University of Oulu, Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Biocenter Oulu, Oulu, 90570, Finland; Northern Finland Laboratory Centre Oulu, Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Oulu, 90570, Finland
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- University Hospital Ulm, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ulm, 89075, Germany
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Unit of Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing, Department of Research, Milan, 20133, Italy
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- Carmel Medical Center and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Clalit National Cancer Control Center, Haifa, 35254, Israel
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- Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Medical Oncology Department, Madrid, 28222, Spain
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- King's College London, School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Guy's Campus, London, UK
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- University of Heidelberg, Molecular Biology of Breast Cancer, University Womens Clinic Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany; University Hospital and German Cancer Research Center, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- University Hospital Ulm, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ulm, 89075, Germany
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, London, SM2 5NG, UK
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- Academia Sinica, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Taipei, 115, Taiwan; China Medical University, School of Public Health, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Carmel Medical Center and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Clalit National Cancer Control Center, Haifa, 35254, Israel
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- University Hospital Heidelberg, Department of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany
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- University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- University of Malaya, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia; Cancer Research Malaysia, Breast Cancer Research Programme, Subang Jaya, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia
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- American Cancer Society, Department of Population Science, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Institute of Human Genetics, Bogota, 110231, Colombia
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- Mayo Clinic, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Division of Epidemiology, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, 118 83, Sweden
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- University of Utah, Department of Internal Medicine and Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA
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- University of Oulu, Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Cancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Biocenter Oulu, Oulu, 90570, Finland; Northern Finland Laboratory Centre Oulu, Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Oulu, 90570, Finland
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- University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Division of Molecular Pathology, Amsterdam, 1066 CX, the Netherlands; The Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, Amsterdam, 1066 CX, the Netherlands
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- National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD, 20850, USA
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- University of Cambridge, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK; University of Cambridge, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cambridge, CB1 8RN, UK
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The influence of treatment on hormone receptor subgroups and breast cancer-specific mortality within US integrated healthcare systems. Cancer Causes Control 2022; 33:1019-1023. [PMID: 35583697 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-022-01589-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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PURPOSE Estrogen receptor (ER) + /progesterone receptor (PR) - or ER-/PR + breast cancer prognosis has not been well-described outside of clinical trials. We evaluated the relationship between ER/PR (ER + /PR-, ER-/PR + , ER + /PR + , ER-/PR-) subgroups and breast cancer-specific mortality within a general community setting in the US. METHODS A Retrospective cohort of 11,737 women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1990 and 2016 within US integrated healthcare systems (median follow-up = 7 years; 1,104 breast cancer-specific deaths) were included in this analysis. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) adjusting for site, demographic and clinicopathological characteristics, and treatment (surgery/radiotherapy, chemotherapy, endocrine therapy). RESULTS Breast cancer-specific mortality was higher for those with ER + /PR- (n = 1,233) compared with ER + /PR + tumors (n = 8,439) before (HR = 1.43; 95% CI = 1.17-1.75) and after treatment adjustment (HR = 1.58; 95% CI = 1.27-1.97). ER + /PR- breast cancer-specific mortality remained higher than ER + /PR + tumors when stratified by treatment received. Breast cancer-specific mortality was similar in ER-/PR + (n = 161) compared with ER + /PR + tumors. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that ER + /PR- tumors may have worse breast cancer-specific mortality than ER + /PR + tumors in a community setting.
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Hou Y, Peng Y, Li Z. Update on prognostic and predictive biomarkers of breast cancer. Semin Diagn Pathol 2022; 39:322-332. [PMID: 35752515 DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2022.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Breast cancer represents a heterogeneous group of human cancer at both histological and molecular levels. Estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) are the most commonly used biomarkers in clinical practice for making treatment plans for breast cancer patients by oncologists. Recently, PD-L1 testing plays an important role for immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer. With the increased understanding of the molecular characterization of breast cancer and the emergence of novel targeted therapies, more potential biomarkers are needed for the development of more personalized treatments. In this review, we summarized several main prognostic and predictive biomarkers in breast cancer at genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic levels, including hormone receptors, HER2, Ki67, multiple gene expression assays, PD-L1 testing, mismatch repair deficiency/microsatellite instability, tumor mutational burden, PIK3CA, ESR1 andNTRK and briefly introduced the roles of digital imaging analysis in breast biomarker evaluation.
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- Yanjun Hou
- Department of Pathology, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of pathology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus OH.
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Li Z, Wei H, Li S, Wu P, Mao X. The Role of Progesterone Receptors in Breast Cancer. Drug Des Devel Ther 2022; 16:305-314. [PMID: 35115765 PMCID: PMC8801368 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s336643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The progesterone receptor (PR) modulates estrogen receptors α (ERα) action in breast cancer; it is an upregulated target gene of ER, and its expression is dependent on estrogen. PR is also a valuable prognostic biomarker in breast cancer, especially in hormone-positive breast cancer. High expression of PR is more frequently observed in tumors with a better baseline prognosis (ie, luminal A) than tumors with a poor baseline prognosis (ie, luminal B). In the following review, we present the role of PR in breast cancer, including the genomic characteristics and pathways in breast cancer, PR and endocrine therapy.
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- Zhuo Li
- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China
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Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes add prognostic information for patients with low-risk DCIS: findings from the SweDCIS randomised radiotherapy trial. Eur J Cancer 2022; 168:128-137. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Kulasinghe A, Monkman J, Shah ET, Matigian N, Adams MN, O’Byrne K. Spatial Profiling Identifies Prognostic Features of Response to Adjuvant Therapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). Front Oncol 2022; 11:798296. [PMID: 35083152 PMCID: PMC8784863 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.798296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer that has few effective treatment options due to its lack of targetable hormone receptors. Whilst the degree of tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) has been shown to associate with therapy response and prognosis, deeper characterization of the molecular diversity that may mediate chemotherapeutic response is lacking. Here we applied targeted proteomic analysis of both chemotherapy sensitive and resistant TNBC tissue samples by the Nanostring GeoMx Digital Spatial Platform (DSP). By quantifying 68 targets in the tumour and tumour microenvironment (TME) compartments and performing differential expression analysis between responsive and non-responsive tumours, we show that increased ER-alpha expression and decreased 4-1BB and MART1 within the stromal compartments is associated with adjuvant chemotherapy response. Similarly, higher expression of GZMA, STING and fibronectin and lower levels of CD80 were associated with response within tumour compartments. Univariate overall-survival (OS) analysis of stromal proteins supported these findings, with ER-alpha expression (HR=0.19, p=0.0012) associated with better OS while MART1 expression (HR=2.3, p=0.035) was indicative of poorer OS. Proteins within tumour compartments consistent with longer OS included PD-L1 (HR=0.53, p=0.023), FOXP3 (HR=0.5, p=0.026), GITR (HR=0.51, p=0.036), SMA (HR=0.59, p=0.043), while EPCAM (HR=1.7, p=0.045), and CD95 (HR=4.9, p=0.046) expression were associated with shorter OS. Our data provides early insights into the levels of these markers in the TNBC tumour microenvironment, and their association with chemotherapeutic response and patient survival.
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- Arutha Kulasinghe
- University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- QFAB Bioinformatics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Xi G, Qiu L, Xu S, Guo W, Fu F, Kang D, Zheng L, He J, Zhang Q, Li L, Wang C, Chen J. Computer-assisted quantification of tumor-associated collagen signatures to improve the prognosis prediction of breast cancer. BMC Med 2021; 19:273. [PMID: 34789257 PMCID: PMC8600902 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-021-02146-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Collagen fibers play an important role in tumor initiation, progression, and invasion. Our previous research has already shown that large-scale tumor-associated collagen signatures (TACS) are powerful prognostic biomarkers independent of clinicopathological factors in invasive breast cancer. However, they are observed on a macroscale and are more suitable for identifying high-risk patients. It is necessary to investigate the effect of the corresponding microscopic features of TACS so as to more accurately and comprehensively predict the prognosis of breast cancer patients. METHODS In this retrospective and multicenter study, we included 942 invasive breast cancer patients in both a training cohort (n = 355) and an internal validation cohort (n = 334) from one clinical center and in an external validation cohort (n = 253) from a different clinical center. TACS corresponding microscopic features (TCMFs) were firstly extracted from multiphoton images for each patient, and then least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was applied to select the most robust features to build a TCMF-score. Finally, the Cox proportional hazard regression analysis was used to evaluate the association of TCMF-score with disease-free survival (DFS). RESULTS TCMF-score is significantly associated with DFS in univariate Cox proportional hazard regression analysis. After adjusting for clinical variables by multivariate Cox regression analysis, the TCMF-score remains an independent prognostic indicator. Remarkably, the TCMF model performs better than the clinical (CLI) model in the three cohorts and is particularly outstanding in the ER-positive and lower-risk subgroups. By contrast, the TACS model is more suitable for the ER-negative and higher-risk subgroups. When the TACS and TCMF are combined, they could complement each other and perform well in all patients. As expected, the full model (CLI+TCMF+TACS) achieves the best performance (AUC 0.905, [0.873-0.938]; 0.896, [0.860-0.931]; 0.882, [0.840-0.925] in the three cohorts). CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that the TCMF-score is an independent prognostic factor for breast cancer, and the increased prognostic performance (TCMF+TACS-score) may help us develop more appropriate treatment protocols.
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- Gangqin Xi
- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology, College of Photonic and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology, College of Photonic and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China.,College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Breast Surgery Ward, Department of Breast Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China
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- Breast Surgery Ward, Department of Breast Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China
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- Department of Pathology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology, College of Photonic and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology, College of Photonic and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology, College of Photonic and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China.
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- Breast Surgery Ward, Department of Breast Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of OptoElectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology, College of Photonic and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350007, China.
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Murchan P, Ó’Brien C, O’Connell S, McNevin CS, Baird AM, Sheils O, Ó Broin P, Finn SP. Deep Learning of Histopathological Features for the Prediction of Tumour Molecular Genetics. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:1406. [PMID: 34441338 PMCID: PMC8393642 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11081406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Advanced diagnostics are enabling cancer treatments to become increasingly tailored to the individual through developments in immunotherapies and targeted therapies. However, long turnaround times and high costs of molecular testing hinder the widespread implementation of targeted cancer treatments. Meanwhile, gold-standard histopathological assessment carried out by a trained pathologist is widely regarded as routine and mandatory in most cancers. Recently, methods have been developed to mine hidden information from histopathological slides using deep learning applied to scanned and digitized slides; deep learning comprises a collection of computational methods which learn patterns in data in order to make predictions. Such methods have been reported to be successful in a variety of cancers for predicting the presence of biomarkers such as driver mutations, tumour mutational burden, and microsatellite instability. This information could prove valuable to pathologists and oncologists in clinical decision making for cancer treatment and triage for in-depth sequencing. In addition to identifying molecular features, deep learning has been applied to predict prognosis and treatment response in certain cancers. Despite reported successes, many challenges remain before the clinical implementation of such diagnostic strategies in the clinical setting is possible. This review aims to outline recent developments in the field of deep learning for predicting molecular genetics from histopathological slides, as well as to highlight limitations and pitfalls of working with histopathology slides in deep learning.
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- Pierre Murchan
- Department of Histopathology and Morbid Anatomy, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D08 W9RT Dublin, Ireland; (P.M.); (C.Ó.); (C.S.M.)
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- Department of Histopathology and Morbid Anatomy, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D08 W9RT Dublin, Ireland; (P.M.); (C.Ó.); (C.S.M.)
- Department of Histopathology, St James’s Hospital, P.O. Box 580, James’s Street, D08 X4RX Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland; (S.O.); (P.Ó.B.)
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- Department of Histopathology and Morbid Anatomy, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D08 W9RT Dublin, Ireland; (P.M.); (C.Ó.); (C.S.M.)
- Department of Medical Oncology, St James’s Hospital, D08 NHY1 Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 A440 Dublin, Ireland; (A.-M.B.); (O.S.)
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- School of Medicine, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D02 A440 Dublin, Ireland; (A.-M.B.); (O.S.)
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- School of Mathematics, Statistics, and Applied Mathematics, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland; (S.O.); (P.Ó.B.)
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- Department of Histopathology and Morbid Anatomy, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity College Dublin, D08 W9RT Dublin, Ireland; (P.M.); (C.Ó.); (C.S.M.)
- Department of Histopathology, St James’s Hospital, P.O. Box 580, James’s Street, D08 X4RX Dublin, Ireland
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Lüftner D, Tesch H, Schmidt M, Hartkopf AD, Streicher S, Resch A, Genovese L, Rosé C, Valenti R, Harbeck N. Neratinib as extended adjuvant therapy in patients with copositive early breast cancer: German health technology assessment-driven analyses from the ExteNET study. Eur J Cancer 2021; 150:268-277. [PMID: 33971386 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neratinib is approved in the European Union for extended adjuvant treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive/hormone receptor-positive (copositive) early breast cancer ≤1 year of completion of prior trastuzumab-based therapy. Here, we report analyses of the hormone receptor-positive subgroup (N = 1631) from the ExteNET trial performed for the German health technology assessment (HTA). RESULTS With 2 years of median follow-up, HTA analyses revealed a significant advantage in disease-free survival (DFS) for neratinib vs. placebo (absolute/relative risk reduction: 4.1/48.2%; hazard ratio [HR] [95% confidence interval {CI}]: 0.45 [0.29; 0.69]; p = 0.0002), consistent with distant DFS (absolute/relative risk reduction: 3.1/46.3%; HR [95% CI]: 0.52 [0.32; 0.84]; p = 0.0082). The 5-year follow-up confirmed this outcome.Quality of life analyses did not show clinically relevant differences over all time points. Only at month 1, the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General total score revealed a statistically relevant difference to the disadvantage of neratinib classified as clinically relevant. The tolerability profile of neratinib was dominated by gastrointestinal events, mainly diarrhoea (all grades: 94.4%; grade III: 39.4%; no systematic antidiarrhoeal prophylaxis), nausea (all grades/grade III: 43.9/1.6%), vomiting (26.6/3.2%), abdominal pain (23.8/1.9%), fatigue (28.1/1.9%) and rash (14.3/0.4%). No cumulative or irreversible toxicities were observed. As shown in the CONTROL study and instituted via a risk management plan, diarrhoea management can reduce frequency, cumulative duration and severity of diarrhoea. CONCLUSION Extended adjuvant neratinib provides a clinically relevant benefit with further incremental reduction of relapse risk in the curative setting. Accordingly, the German HTA authority has granted an added benefit for this new treatment option.
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- Diana Lüftner
- University Hospital Charité, Dept. Hematology, Oncology, Tumor Immunology, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany.
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- Center for Hematology and Oncology Bethanien, Im Prüfling 17-19, Frankfurt/Main, 60389, Germany.
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- University Medical Center Mainz, Dept. Gynecology, Langenbeckstr. 1, Mainz, 55131, Germany.
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- University Hospital Tübingen, Dept. Women's Health, Calwerstr. 7, Tübingen, 72076, Germany.
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- AMS Advanced Medical Services GmbH, Rosa-Bavarese-Str. 5, München, 80639, Germany.
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- Pierre Fabre Pharma GmbH, Jechtinger Str. 13, Freiburg, 79111, Germany.
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- Pierre Fabre Pharma GmbH, Jechtinger Str. 13, Freiburg, 79111, Germany.
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- Pierre Fabre Pharma GmbH, Jechtinger Str. 13, Freiburg, 79111, Germany.
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- Pierre Fabre Médicament, 45 Place Abel Gance, Boulogne-Billancourt, 92100, France.
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- LMU University Hospital, Breast Center, Dept. OB&GYN, Marchioninistr. 15, Munich, 81377, Germany.
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Lau R, Du L, Chen E, Fu C, Gould R, Marczyk M, Sinn BV, Layman R, Bedrosian I, Valero V, Symmans WF. Technical Validity of a Customized Assay of Sensitivity to Endocrine Therapy Using Sections from Fixed Breast Cancer Tissue. Clin Chem 2021; 66:934-945. [PMID: 32613237 DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/hvaa105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND We translated a multigene expression index to predict sensitivity to endocrine therapy for Stage II-III breast cancer (SET2,3) to hybridization-based expression assays of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue sections. Here we report the technical validity with FFPE samples, including preanalytical and analytical performance. METHODS We calibrated SET2,3 from microarrays (Affymetrix U133A) of frozen samples to hybridization-based assays of FFPE tissue, using bead-based QuantiGene Plex (QGP) and slide-based NanoString (NS). The following preanalytical and analytical conditions were tested in controlled studies: replicates within and between frozen and fixed samples, age of paraffin blocks, homogenization of fixed sections versus extracted RNA, core biopsy versus surgically resected tumor, technical replicates, precision over 20 weeks, limiting dilution, linear range, and analytical sensitivity. Lin's concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) was used to measure concordance between measurements. RESULTS SET2,3 index was calibrated to use with QGP (CCC 0.94) and NS (CCC 0.93) technical platforms, and was validated in two cohorts of older fixed samples using QGP (CCC 0.72, 0.85) and NS (CCC 0.78, 0.78). QGP assay was concordant using direct homogenization of fixed sections versus purified RNA (CCC 0.97) and between core and surgical sample types (CCC 0.90), with 100% accuracy in technical replicates, 1-9% coefficient of variation over 20 weekly tests, linear range 3.0-11.5 (log2 counts), and analytical sensitivity ≥2.0 (log2 counts). CONCLUSIONS Measurement of the novel SET2,3 assay was technically valid from fixed tumor sections of biopsy or resection samples using simple, inexpensive, hybridization methods, without the need for RNA purification.
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- Rosanna Lau
- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.,Data Mining Division, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institut of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.,Department of Pathology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Evaluating human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 roles in the efficacy of Tamoxifen treatment in breast cancer, a systematic review. Pharmacol Rep 2021; 73:435-442. [PMID: 33682068 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-021-00237-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Hormone therapy with Tamoxifen is an effective treatment that can decrease recurrence rate and mortality. Numerous molecular mechanisms can modify the response to Tamoxifen. The objective of this study was to determine Tamoxifen efficacy on patients' recurrence and mortality rates, according to the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status. METHODS In this meta-analysis of published studies, relapse and death rates were measured in both HER2 negative and positive patients treated with Tamoxifen. Besides, the relative risk of treatment with Tamoxifen compared to no Tamoxifen treatment was evaluated in both HER2 positive and negative patients. RESULTS There was an increased risk of recurrence in HER2 positive patients who received Tamoxifen compared with HER2 negative ones (RR = 1.63, p value < 0.001). Tamoxifen treatment is associated with decreased relapse rate (RR = 0.70, p value < 0.001); however, it did not effect on HER2 positive ones (RR = 1, p value = 0.99). CONCLUSION According to the analysis result, the relapse rate in breast cancer patients who were treated with Tamoxifen depends on the HER2 situation. Despite the limited sample size, it is revealed that Tamoxifen can decrease the relapse rate only in HER2 negative patients.
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Zubair M, Wang S, Ali N. Advanced Approaches to Breast Cancer Classification and Diagnosis. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:632079. [PMID: 33716731 PMCID: PMC7952319 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.632079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has recently reported a 66% increase in the global number of cancer deaths since 1960. In the US alone, about one in eight women is expected to develop invasive breast cancer(s) (breast cancer) at some point in their lifetime. Traditionally, a BC diagnosis includes mammography, ultrasound, and some high-end molecular bioimaging. Unfortunately, these techniques detect BC at a later stage. So early and advanced molecular diagnostic tools are still in demand. In the past decade, various histological and immuno-molecular studies have demonstrated that BC is highly heterogeneous in nature. Its growth pattern, cytological features, and expression of key biomarkers in BC cells including hormonal receptor markers can be utilized to develop advanced diagnostic and therapeutic tools. A cancer cell's progression to malignancy exhibits various vital biomarkers, many of which are still underrepresented in BC diagnosis and treatment. Advances in genetics have also enabled the development of multigene assays to detect genetic heterogeneity in BC. However, thus far, the FDA has approved only four such biomarkers-cancer antigens (CA); CA 15-3, CA 27-29, Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and circulating tumor cells (CTC) in assessing BC in body fluids. An adequately structured portable-biosensor with its non-invasive and inexpensive point-of-care analysis can quickly detect such biomarkers without significantly compromising its specificity and selectivity. Such advanced techniques are likely to discriminate between BC and a healthy patient by accurately measuring the cell shape, structure, depth, intracellular and extracellular environment, and lipid membrane compositions. Presently, BC treatments include surgery and systemic chemo- and targeted radiation therapy. A biopsied sample is then subjected to various multigene assays to predict the heterogeneity and recurrence score, thus guiding a specific treatment by providing complete information on the BC subtype involved. Thus far, we have seven prognostic multigene signature tests for BC providing a risk profile that can avoid unnecessary treatments in low-risk patients. Many comparative studies on multigene analysis projected the importance of integrating clinicopathological information with genomic-imprint analysis. Current cohort studies such as MINDACT, TAILORx, Trans-aTTOM, and many more, are likely to provide positive impact on long-term patient outcome. This review offers consolidated information on currently available BC diagnosis and treatment options. It further describes advanced biomarkers for the development of state-of-the-art early screening and diagnostic technologies.
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- M. Zubair
- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, United States
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Molecular Biomarkers for Contemporary Therapies in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12020285. [PMID: 33671468 PMCID: PMC7922594 DOI: 10.3390/genes12020285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Systemic treatment of hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer is undergoing a renaissance, with a number of targeted therapies including CDK4/6, mTOR, and PI3K inhibitors now approved for use in combination with endocrine therapies. The increased use of targeted therapies has changed the natural history of HR+ breast cancers, with the emergence of new escape mechanisms leading to the inevitable progression of disease in patients with advanced cancers. The identification of new predictive and pharmacodynamic biomarkers to current standard-of-care therapies and discovery of new therapies is an evolving and urgent clinical challenge in this setting. While traditional, routinely measured biomarkers such as estrogen receptors (ERs), progesterone receptors (PRs), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) still represent the best prognostic and predictive biomarkers for HR+ breast cancer, a significant proportion of patients either do not respond to endocrine therapy or develop endocrine resistant disease. Genomic tests have emerged as a useful adjunct prognostication tool and guide the addition of chemotherapy to endocrine therapy. In the treatment-resistant setting, mutational profiling has been used to identify ESR1, PIK3CA, and AKT mutations as predictive molecular biomarkers to newer therapies. Additionally, pharmacodynamic biomarkers are being increasingly used and considered in the metastatic setting. In this review, we summarise the current state-of-the-art therapies; prognostic, predictive, and pharmacodynamic molecular biomarkers; and how these are impacted by emerging therapies for HR+ breast cancer.
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Balic M, Rinnerthaler G, Bartsch R. Position Paper on the Value of Extended Adjuvant Therapy with Neratinib for Early HER2+/HR+ Breast Cancer. Breast Care (Basel) 2021; 16:664-676. [DOI: 10.1159/000518696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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<b><i>Background:</i></b> In August 2018, neratinib – an oral, irreversible pan-HER-tyrosine-kinase inhibitor – was approved by the European Commission for the extended adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive (HR+), HER2 overexpressed/amplified (HER2+) breast cancer who completed trastuzumab-based adjuvant therapy within the last year. Despite recent improvements in long-term outcome, there is still an unmet need to further reduce the risk of recurrence, especially in patients with poor response to neoadjuvant treatment. <b><i>Summary:</i></b> National and international guidelines included recommendations for using neratinib. Based on the health technology assessment for neratinib, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) in Germany has granted an added benefit for neratinib compared with the standard “watch and wait” strategies. Inclusion in the Reimbursement Code, however, was rejected by the Austrian social insurance companies in July 2020, and neratinib is now in the “No Box” for individual head physician reimbursement. <b><i>Key Messages:</i></b> We analysed the value of extended adjuvant therapy with neratinib in early HER2+/HR+ breast cancer based on current data and made recommendations for the evidence-based and economical use of neratinib in Austria. In particular, prognostic factors associated with an increased risk of recurrence following standard therapy are considered. Extended adjuvant therapy should be offered primarily to nodal-positive patients at surgery. For nodal-negative patients, neratinib therapy may be considered in case of large and/or inflammatory primary tumours (T3–4) without pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy. For all other patients, neratinib may be considered depending on additional risk factors on an individual basis that should be evaluated by interdisciplinary tumour conferences.
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Delvallée J, Etienne C, Arbion F, Vildé A, Body G, Ouldamer L. Negative estrogen receptors and positive progesterone receptors breast cancers. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2020; 50:101928. [PMID: 33022450 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2020.101928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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CONTEXT Hormone receptors (estrogen receptor ER and progesterone receptor PR) are prognostic and predictive factors of outcome for invasive breast cancer. Some tumors only express one of these hormone receptors (ER or PR). ER negative/PR positive breast cancer is a rare subtype (1-4 %) and its existence still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate characteristics of this group of tumors. METHODS We collected data of all consecutive patients managed in our institution for invasive breast cancer between the 1st January 2007 and 31 December 2013. The aim of the study was to compare data of patients with ER-/PR+tumors with the three other subgroups. RESULTS Of the 2071 patients included during the study period, 1.2 % were ER-/PR+. These patients were younger than those with the two ER+groups (p<0.0001). The ER-/PR+tumors differed from the ER+groups for several histological prognostic factors: greater histological size (p=0.0004), higher histological grade, more HER2 overexpression/amplification, more association with ductal carcinoma in situ, more lymphovascular invasion, more nodal metastasis (p<0.0001). Chemotherapy was more often used as an adjuvant treatment in addition of endocrine therapy. Survival was equivalent for patients with ER-/PR+tumors and ER+tumors and significantly higher than patients with ER-/PR- tumors (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION Women with ER-/PR+breast cancer have worse prognostic factors than women with ER+cancers but have better overall survival than women with ER-/PR- tumors. We may think that the more frequent association of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy is responsible for this better outcome.
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- Julie Delvallée
- Department of Gynecology, CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau. 2 boulevard Tonnellé. 37044 Tours. France; François Rabelais University, Tours. France
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- Department of Gynecology, CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau. 2 boulevard Tonnellé. 37044 Tours. France; François Rabelais University, Tours. France
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- Department of Pathology, CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau. 2 boulevard Tonnellé. 37044 Tours. France
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- Department of Radiology, CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau. 2 boulevard Tonnellé. 37044 Tours. France
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- Department of Gynecology, CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau. 2 boulevard Tonnellé. 37044 Tours. France; François Rabelais University, Tours. France; INSERM Unit 1069, Tours. France
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- Department of Gynecology, CHRU de Tours, Hôpital Bretonneau. 2 boulevard Tonnellé. 37044 Tours. France; François Rabelais University, Tours. France; INSERM Unit 1069, Tours. France.
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A review of clinical and emerging biomarkers for breast cancers: towards precision medicine for patients. JOURNAL OF RADIOTHERAPY IN PRACTICE 2020. [DOI: 10.1017/s1460396920000746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractBackground:Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy among women and accounts for about 25% of all new cancer cases and 13% of all cancer deaths in Canadian women. It is a highly heterogeneous disease, encompassing multiple tumour entities, each characterised by distinct morphology, behaviour and clinical implications. Moreover, different breast tumour subtypes have different risk factors, clinical presentation, histopathological features, outcome and response to systemic therapies. Therefore, any strategies capable of the stratification of breast cancer by clinically relevant subtypes are an important requirement for personalised and targeted treatment. Therefore, in the advancement towards the concept of precision medicine that takes individual patient variability into account, several investigators have focused on the identification of effective clinical breast cancer biomarkers that interrogate key aberrant pathways potentially targetable with molecular targeted or immunological therapies.Methods and materials:This paper reports on a review of 11 current clinical and emerging biomarkers used in screening for early detection and diagnosis, to stratify patients by disease subtype, to identify patients’ risk for metastatic disease and subsequent relapse, to monitor patient response to specific treatment and to provide clinicians the possibility of prospectively identifying groups of patients who will benefit from a particular treatment.Conclusion:The future holds promising for the use of effective clinical breast cancer biomarkers for early detection and personalised patient-specific targeted treatment and increased patient survival. Breast cancer biomarkers can potentially assist in early-staged, non-invasive, sensitive and specific breast cancer detection and screening, provide clinically useful information for identification of patients with a greater likelihood of benefiting from the specific treatment, offer a better understanding of the metastatic process in cancer patients, predict disease and for patients with the established disease can assist define the nature of the disease, monitor the success of treatment and guide the clinical management of the disease.
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Hasan S. An Overview of Promising Biomarkers in Cancer Screening and Detection. Curr Cancer Drug Targets 2020; 20:831-852. [PMID: 32838718 DOI: 10.2174/1568009620666200824102418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Applications of biomarkers have been proved in oncology screening, diagnosis, predicting response to treatment as well as monitoring the progress of the disease. Considering the crucial role played by them during different disease stages, it is extremely important to evaluate, validate, and assess them to incorporate them into routine clinical care. In this review, the role of few most promising and successfully used biomarkers in cancer detection, i.e. PD-L1, E-Cadherin, TP53, Exosomes, cfDNA, EGFR, mTOR with regard to their structure, mode of action, and reports signifying their pathological significance, are addressed. Also, an overview of some successfully used biomarkers for cancer medicine has been presented. The study also summarizes biomarker-driven personalized cancer therapy i.e., approved targets and indications, as per the US FDA. The review also highlights the increasingly prominent role of biomarkers in drug development at all stages, with particular reference to clinical trials. The increasing utility of biomarkers in clinical trials is clearly evident from the trend shown, wherein ~55 percent of all oncology clinical trials in 2019 were seen to involve biomarkers, as opposed to ~ 15 percent in 2001, which clearly proves the essence and applicability of biomarkers for synergizing clinical information with tumor progression. Still, there are significant challenges in the implementation of these possibilities with strong evidence in cost-- effective manner.
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- Saba Hasan
- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India
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Zhao X, Yang X, Gao R, Zhai L, Yang L, Yu K. HER2-positive pure mucinous breast carcinoma: A case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e20996. [PMID: 32871976 PMCID: PMC7437824 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pure mucinous carcinoma is a rare type of breast carcinoma, but it usually has a favorable prognosis. Tumors of pure mucinous carcinoma are typically positive for both estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR), and they do not commonly overexpress human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). However, when tumors have HER2 overexpression and are progesterone receptor negative, the prognosis is worse. PATIENT CONCERNS A 59-year-old female reported a slow growth mass of 3 years, which was radiologically diagnosed as fibroadenoma at another institution. The patient came to our institution for treatment and follow-up. She had no salient past history. DIAGNOSIS Excisional biopsy revealed a pure mucinous breast carcinoma that was ER (100%, moderate-strong intensity), PR(-), 5% Ki-67 (+), and HER2(3+) by immunohistochemistry. The HER2 gene was found to be amplified by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The clinical staging was T2N0M0, with pathological grade I, subtype luminal B. INTERVENTIONS After a modified radical mastectomy, she received four 21-day cycles of intravenous docetaxel (75 mg/m), intravenous cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m), and intravenous trastuzumab (8 mg/kg) (loading dose) on day 1 followed by 6 mg/kg every 3 weeks to complete a full year of treatment. She then received 2.5 mg of letrozole daily for 5 years. OUTCOMES After following up for 2 years, the patient's outcome was survival without recurrence. Cardiac ultrasounds were performed every 3 months and there was no change in the left ventricular ejection fraction (LEVF). CONCLUSION It is essential to correctly diagnose the ER(+), PR(-) HER2(+) subtype in mucinous carcinoma. This type should be treated with chemotherapy and anti-HER2 therapy, as well as aromatase inhibitor endocrine therapy.
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- Department of Pathology, Shanxi People's Hospital, Taiyuan
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- Department of Pathology, Shanxi People's Hospital, Taiyuan
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- Department of Mammary Gland, Fudan University Cancer Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Concordance of breast cancer biomarker status between routine immunohistochemistry/in situ hybridization and Oncotype DX qRT-PCR with investigation of discordance, a study of 591 cases. Hum Pathol 2020; 104:54-65. [PMID: 32758491 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2020.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Patients with estrogen receptor (ER)+/human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)2-, lymph node- breast cancer with high recurrence risk benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy in addition to hormonal therapy. This study compares ER, progesterone receptor (PR), and HER2 status between routine immunohistochemistry (IHC)/in situ hybridization (ISH) and Oncotype DX (ODX) in 591 cases. ODX recurrence score (RS) and clinicopathologic features were compared between ER/PR-concordant and discordant cases. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) slides from ER discordant cases were reexamined. Concordance was high between ODX and IHC for ER status (580/591, 98.1%) and moderate for PR status (512/591, 86.6%). All 11 ER discordant cases were ER+ by IHC but ER- by ODX and high risk by ODX. Histologically, all of these cases were grade III invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), except one case diagnosed as IDC with apocrine features. Although this case was grade I and ER/PR+ by IHC, this patient received chemotherapy because of high RS. Of 79 PR discordant cases, 60 were PR+ by IHC but PR- by ODX. Five hundred eighty-four cases had available HER2 data, with high negative agreement (580/582, 99.7%). However, both HER2+ cases by ISH were HER2- by ODX. Mean RS was higher for ER discordant than concordant cases (48.0 versus 17.1, P < 0.0001) and for PR discordant (IHC+/ODX-) than concordant cases (27.2 versus 16.7, P < 0.0001) with no significant differences in recurrence or metastasis. Overall, detection was more sensitive by IHC, and high RS of discordant cases suggests possible risk overestimation. Therapeutic decisions for discordant cases should continue to be based on clinicopathologic correlation and not oncotype alone.
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Dembinski R, Prasath V, Bohnak C, Siotos C, Sebai ME, Psoter K, Gani F, Canner J, Camp MS, Azizi A, Jacobs L, Habibi M. Estrogen Receptor Positive and Progesterone Receptor Negative Breast Cancer: the Role of Hormone Therapy. Discov Oncol 2020; 11:148-154. [PMID: 32519274 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-020-00387-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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ER+/PR- (estrogen receptor positive and progesterone receptor negative) tumors constitute only a small portion of the breast cancer population. Patients with ER+/PR- tumors, however, are characterized by worse survival compared to patients with ER+/PR+ (estrogen receptor positive and progesterone receptor positive) tumors. Controversy exists regarding the efficacy of hormone blocking therapy for patients with ER+/PR- tumors. The NCDB was queried between 2004 and 2015, and patients with invasive ER+/PR- tumors were identified. We employed univariate Cox proportional hazards to compare outcomes among patients that did or did not receive hormone blocking therapy. We identified 138,398 patients with invasive ER+/PR- tumors, 32,044 (23%) of whom did not receive hormone blocking therapy. The reasons for not receiving hormone blocking therapy included contraindications to treatment, death, patient refusal, and unknown. There were no significant differences in race, income quartile, or education quartile between patients who did and did not receive hormone blocking therapy. Patients who did not receive hormone blocking therapy underwent surgical assessment of the axilla more frequently than those who did receive hormone therapy. Our analysis demonstrated that hormone blocking therapy administration was associated with increased overall survival for up to 10 years of follow up (HR: 0.58; 95% CI: 0.56-0.59, p < 0.001). Hormone blocking therapy may be associated with increased survival for breast cancer patients with ER+/PR- tumors. Although this benefit may last for years after completion of the course, up to 25% of patients do not receive this treatment. Strategies to increase the utilization and adherence to hormone blocking therapy regimens may improve patient survival outcomes.
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- Robert Dembinski
- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Campus, Building A, 5th Floor, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA.
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Fohlin H, Bekkhus T, Sandström J, Fornander T, Nordenskjöld B, Carstensen J, Stål O. Low RAB6C expression is a predictor of tamoxifen benefit in estrogen receptor-positive/progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer. Mol Clin Oncol 2020; 12:415-420. [PMID: 32257197 PMCID: PMC7087479 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2020.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Over the last few decades, improved and more individualized treatment has contributed to the increased survival rate of patients with breast cancer. However, certain patients may receive excessive treatment resulting in undesired side effects. In a previous study, it was demonstrated that systemically untreated patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/progesterone receptor (PR)-negative tumors with high Ras-related protein Rab-6C (RAB6C) expression levels (RAB6C+) had prolonged distant recurrence-free survival compared with that of patients exhibiting low RAB6C (RAB6C-)-expressing tumors. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether RAB6C predicts the effectiveness of tamoxifen treatment. The present study used a dataset comprising 486 female patients with ER+ tumors from a randomized study conducted by the Stockholm Breast Cancer Study Group between November 1976 and August 1990. The patients were considered as low-risk if their tumor size was ≤30 mm and their lymph node status was negative. Patients were followed up until distant recurrence, mortality or when 25 years after randomization was achieved, whichever occurred first. For patients with ER+/PR-/RAB6C+ tumors, prolonged distant recurrence-free survival could not be observed if the patients were treated with tamoxifen [hazard ratio (HR), 1.82; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.69-4.79; P=0.23], whereas patients with ER+/PR-/RAB6C- tumors had 75% reduced distant recurrence risk (HR, 0.25; 95% CI, 0.09-0.70; P=0.008). In the ER+/PR+ subgroup, patients with RAB6C- and RAB6C+ tumors benefited from tamoxifen treatment, though it was most evident in the RAB6C+ group (HR, 0.27; 95% CI, 0.13-0.58; P=0.001). The results of the present study indicated that, for patients with ER+/PR- tumors, those with low RAB6C expression benefited from tamoxifen treatment, whereas no benefit was observed in patients with high RAB6C levels.
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- Helena Fohlin
- Regional Cancer Center Southeast Sweden, SE-581 85 Linköping, Sweden.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Oncology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Oncology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Oncology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Oncology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Health and Society, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Oncology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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Gray M, Meehan J, Martínez-Pérez C, Kay C, Turnbull AK, Morrison LR, Pang LY, Argyle D. Naturally-Occurring Canine Mammary Tumors as a Translational Model for Human Breast Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:617. [PMID: 32411603 PMCID: PMC7198768 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Despite extensive research over many decades, human breast cancer remains a major worldwide health concern. Advances in pre-clinical and clinical research has led to significant improvements in recent years in how we manage breast cancer patients. Although survival rates of patients suffering from localized disease has improved significantly, the prognosis for patients diagnosed with metastatic disease remains poor with 5-year survival rates at only 25%. In vitro studies using immortalized cell lines and in vivo mouse models, typically using xenografted cell lines or patient derived material, are commonly used to study breast cancer. Although these techniques have undoubtedly increased our molecular understanding of breast cancer, these research models have significant limitations and have contributed to the high attrition rates seen in cancer drug discovery. It is estimated that only 3-6% of drugs that show promise in these pre-clinical models will reach clinical use. Models that can reproduce human breast cancer more accurately are needed if significant advances are to be achieved in improving cancer drug research, treatment outcomes, and prognosis. Canine mammary tumors are a naturally-occurring heterogenous group of cancers that have several features in common with human breast cancer. These similarities include etiology, signaling pathway activation and histological classification. In this review article we discuss the use of naturally-occurring canine mammary tumors as a translational animal model for human breast cancer research.
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- Mark Gray
- The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Translational Oncology Research Group, Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Center, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Translational Oncology Research Group, Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Center, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Translational Oncology Research Group, Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Center, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Translational Oncology Research Group, Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Center, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Gattelli A, Hynes NE, Schor IE, Vallone SA. Ret Receptor Has Distinct Alterations and Functions in Breast Cancer. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2020; 25:13-26. [PMID: 32080788 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-020-09445-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ret receptor tyrosine kinase is a proto-oncogene that participates in development of various cancers. Several independent studies have recently identified Ret as a key player in breast cancer. Although Ret overexpression and function have been under investigation, mainly in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, a more comprehensive analysis of the impact of recurring Ret alterations in breast cancer is needed. This review consolidates the current knowledge of Ret alterations and their potential effects in breast cancer. We discuss and integrate data on Ret changes in different breast cancer subtypes and potential function in progression, as well as the participation of distinct Ret network signaling partners in these processes. We propose that it will be essential to define a shared molecular feature of tumors with alteration in Ret receptor, be this at the genetic level or via overexpression in order to design effective therapies to target the Ret pathway. Here we review experimental evidence from basic research and pre-clinical studies concentrating on Ret alterations as potential biomarkers for recurrence, and we discuss the possibility that targeting the Ret pathway might in the future become a treatment for breast cancer.
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- Albana Gattelli
- CONICET-UBA, Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EGA CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Ciudad Universitaria C1428EGA CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), Maulbeerstrasse 66, CH-4058, Basel, Switzerland
- University of Basel, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland
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- CONICET-UBA, Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EGA CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEN), Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EGA, CABA, Argentina
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- CONICET-UBA, Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EGA CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Ciudad Universitaria C1428EGA CABA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Li Y, Yang D, Yin X, Zhang X, Huang J, Wu Y, Wang M, Yi Z, Li H, Li H, Ren G. Clinicopathological Characteristics and Breast Cancer-Specific Survival of Patients With Single Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA Netw Open 2020; 3:e1918160. [PMID: 31899528 PMCID: PMC6991239 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Steroid hormone receptors, including estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR), are crucial biomarkers in breast cancer (BC). However, limited data are available regarding single hormone receptor-positive (ER-positive/PR-negative and ER-negative/PR-positive) subtypes, rendering treatment decision and survival forecast difficult in patients with these BC subtypes. OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and BC-specific survival (BCSS) of patients with single hormone receptor-positive BC. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In this cohort study, data on patients diagnosed with BC between 1990 and 2015 were retrieved from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (N = 1 158 032). Patients lacking information on ER status, PR status, or BCSS were excluded (n = 334 633). Comparisons were performed between single hormone receptor-positive BC and double hormone receptor-positive/double hormone receptor-negative BC. The dates of analysis were September 1, 2018, to June 31, 2019. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The BCSS of patients with single hormone receptor-positive BC. RESULTS This cohort study included 823 399 patients with BC (818 002 women and 5397 men). The median (range) age at diagnosis was 60 (8-108) years, and the median (range) follow-up duration was 71 (0-311) months. The percentages of ER-positive/PR-positive, ER-positive/PR-negative, ER-negative/PR-positive, and ER-negative/PR-negative cases were 67.2%, 12.2%, 1.6%, and 19.0%, respectively. Single hormone receptor-positive subtypes showed distinct clinical characteristics compared with double hormone receptor-positive/double hormone receptor-negative subtypes. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis showed that patients with ER-positive/PR-negative (hazard ratio [HR], 1.36; 95% CI, 1.34-1.38) and ER-negative/PR-positive (HR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.55-1.67) tumors had worse BCSS than patients with the ER-positive/PR-positive subtype. In contrast, patients with ER-positive/PR-negative (HR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.24-1.29) and ER-negative/PR-positive (HR, 1.07; 95% CI, 1.03-1.11) tumors had better BCSS than patients with the ER-negative/PR-negative subtype. The BCSS was statistically significantly worse in patients with ER-negative/PR-positive tumors than in patients with ER-positive/PR-negative tumors (HR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.14-1.23). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this cohort study, statistically significant distinctions between survival rates of patients with single hormone receptor-positive BC vs double hormone receptor-positive/double hormone receptor-negative BC were observed. Different strategies may be required for patients with single hormone receptor-positive tumors to ensure optimal treatment and maximum benefits from therapies.
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- Yunhai Li
- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Epigenetics, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Epigenetics, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Epigenetics, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Epigenetics, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Epigenetics, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology and Epigenetics, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Vasily Giannakeas
- Women's College Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Zati zehni A, Jacob SN, Mumm JN, Heidegger HH, Ditsch N, Mahner S, Jeschke U, Vilsmaier T. Hormone Receptor Expression in Multicentric/Multifocal versus Unifocal Breast Cancer: Especially the VDR Determines the Outcome Related to Focality. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20225740. [PMID: 31731733 PMCID: PMC6888644 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact that hormone receptor (HR) expressions have on the two different breast cancer (BC) entities—multifocal versus unifocal BC. As the prognosis determining aspects, we investigated the overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) by univariate and multivariate analysis. To underline the study’s conclusions, we additionally considered the histopathological grading and the tumor node metastasis (TNM) staging. A retrospective analysis was performed on survival-related events in a series of 320 breast cancer patients treated at the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Ludwig Maximillian University in Munich between 2000 and 2002. All three steroid receptors analyzed by immunohistochemistry, namely, the estrogen receptor (ER), the progesterone receptor (PR), and the vitamin D receptor (VDR), showed a significantly positive influence on the course of the disease, but only for the unifocal breast tumor patients. The prognosis of patients with multifocal breast cancer was either not affected by estrogen and/or progesterone receptor expression or even involved a worse etiopathology for the vitamin D receptor-positive patients. The estrogen receptor in unifocal breast cancer and the vitamin D receptor in multifocal breast cancer were especially identified as an independent prognostic marker for overall survival, when adjusted for age, grading, and staging. Altogether, our results strengthen the need to further investigate the behavior of the hormone receptors in breast cancer and understand why they have different effects on each focality type. Moreover, the studies for an adopted vitamin D supplementation due to breast cancer focality type must be enlarged to fully comprehend the remarkable and interesting role played by the vitamin D receptor.
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- Alaleh Zati zehni
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Maistraße 11, 80337 Munich, Germany (H.H.H.); (S.M.); (T.V.)
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- Department of General, Visceral, Transplant, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, LMU, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany;
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- Department of Urology, LMU Munich, University Hospital, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Maistraße 11, 80337 Munich, Germany (H.H.H.); (S.M.); (T.V.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstr. 2, 86156 Augsburg, Germany;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Maistraße 11, 80337 Munich, Germany (H.H.H.); (S.M.); (T.V.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Maistraße 11, 80337 Munich, Germany (H.H.H.); (S.M.); (T.V.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Augsburg, Stenglinstr. 2, 86156 Augsburg, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-8214-0016-5505
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), Maistraße 11, 80337 Munich, Germany (H.H.H.); (S.M.); (T.V.)
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Li Z, Tu Y, Wu Q, Wang Z, Li J, Zhang Y, Sun S. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Single Versus Double Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer in 2 Large Databases. Clin Breast Cancer 2019; 20:e151-e163. [PMID: 31551181 DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2019.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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PURPOSE To identify biologic and outcome differences between double hormone receptor (HR)-positive (dHR+, estrogen receptor (ER)+/progesterone receptor [PgR+]) and single HR-positive (sHR+, either ER+/PgR- or ER-/PgR+) breast cancer; and to explore whether hormone therapy (HT) response in HER2-negative breast cancer correlates with HR status. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective study was conducted by using 2 large breast cancer databases: the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database and the Molecular Taxonomy of Breast Cancer International Consortium (METABRIC) clinical data set. Cox regression analysis was used to estimate overall survival (OS) and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) among sHR+ and dHR+ patients. RESULTS In the SEER database, dHR+ patients had significantly longer OS and BCSS than ER+/PgR- patients in short-term follow-up (OS: hazard ratio = 0.620; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.590, 0.652; P < .001; BCSS: hazard ratio = 0.493; 95% CI, 0.462, 0.526; P < .001). Meanwhile, ER-/PgR+ patients had younger age, larger tumor size, and higher disease grade than dHR+ and ER+/PgR- patients. In patients who received HT, dHR+ patients had a more favorable OS than ER+/PgR- patients (hazard ratio = 0.789; 95% CI, 0.635, 0.982; P = .034), and ER-/PgR+ patients had a worse OS than ER+/PgR- patients at 10 years' follow-up (hazard ratio = 7.991; 95% CI, 1.053, 60.644; P = .044). However, these groups had similar outcomes over longer periods. CONCLUSION In HER2-negative breast cancer, sHR+ patients are associated with relatively worse characteristics and worse short-term outcomes than dHR+ patients. Additionally, the outcome of patients receiving HT may differ according to the HR status. However, further studies are needed to confirm these conclusions.
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- Zhiyu Li
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
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Schroeder R, Sfondouris M, Goyal N, Komati R, Weerathunga A, Gettridge C, Stevens CLK, Jones FE, Sridhar J. Identification of New Mono/Dihydroxynaphthoquinone as Lead Agents That Inhibit the Growth of Refractive and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:10610-10619. [PMID: 31460159 PMCID: PMC6648266 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in nearly 20-30% of breast cancers and is associated with metastasis resulting in poor patient survival and high recurrence. The dual EGFR/HER2 kinase inhibitor lapatinib has shown promising clinical results, but its limitations have also led to the resistance and activation of tumor survival pathways. Following our previous investigation of quinones as HER2 kinase inhibitors, we synthesized several naphthoquinone derivatives that significantly inhibited breast tumor cells expressing HER2 and trastuzumab-resistant HER2 oncogenic isoform, HER2Δ16. Two of these compounds were shown to be more effective than lapatinib at the inhibition of HER2 autophosphorylation of Y1248. Compounds 7 (5,8-dihydroxy-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dione) and 9 (2-(bromomethyl)-5,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione) inhibited HER2-expressing MCF-7 cells (IC50 0.29 and 1.76 μM, respectively) and HER2Δ16-expressing MCF-7 cells (IC50 0.51 and 1.76 μM, respectively). Compound 7 was also shown to promote cell death in multiple refractory breast cancer cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 0.12 to 2.92 μM. These compounds can function as lead compounds for the design of a new series of nonquinonoid structural compounds that can maintain a similar inhibition profile.
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- Richard Schroeder
- Department
of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1, Drexel Dr., New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, United States
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- Department
of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, 6400 Freret Street, 2000 Percival
Stern Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1, Drexel Dr., New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Nicholls State University, 129 Beauregard Hall, 906 E. 1st
Street, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70301, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1, Drexel Dr., New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1, Drexel Dr., New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, United States
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- Ogden
College of Science and Engineering, Western
Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Boulevard #11075, Bowling
Green, Kentucky 42101-1075, United States
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- Department
of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, 6400 Freret Street, 2000 Percival
Stern Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1, Drexel Dr., New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, United States
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Mechera R, Soysal SD, Piscuoglio S, Ng CKY, Zeindler J, Mujagic E, Däster S, Glauser P, Hoffmann H, Kilic E, Droeser RA, Weber WP, Muenst S. Expression of RET is associated with Oestrogen receptor expression but lacks prognostic significance in breast cancer. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:41. [PMID: 30621641 PMCID: PMC6325785 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-5262-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Rearranged during Transfection (RET) protein is overexpressed in a subset of Estrogen Receptor (ER) positive breast cancer, with both signalling pathways functionally interacting. This cross-talk plays a pivotal role in the resistance of breast cancer cells to anti-endocrine therapies, and RET expression is assumed to correlate with poor prognosis based on findings in small patient cohorts. The aim of our study was to investigate the impact of RET expression on patient outcome in human breast cancer. METHODS We performed an immunohistochemical analysis of RET protein expression on a tissue microarray encompassing 990 breast cancer patients and correlated its expression with clinicopathological parameters and survival data. RESULTS Expression of RET was detected in 409 out of 990 cases (41.3%). RET and ER expression significantly correlated (p < 0.0001). The Luminal B HER2-positive subtype showed the highest expression rate (48.9%). In univariate and multivariate survival analyses, RET expression had no impact on overall survival. CONCLUSION We confirmed the co-expression of RET and ER, but we did not find RET expression to be an independent prognostic factor in human breast cancer. Clinical trials with newly developed RET inhibitors are needed to evaluate if RET inhibition has a beneficial impact on patient survival in ER positive breast cancer.
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- Robert Mechera
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Schoenbeinstrasse 40, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Schoenbeinstrasse 40, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, Klinikum Leverkusen, Am Gesundheitspark 11, 51375, Leverkusen, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Schoenbeinstrasse 40, 4031, Basel, Switzerland
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Martínez-Pérez C, Turnbull AK, Dixon JM. The evolving role of receptors as predictive biomarkers for metastatic breast cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2018; 19:121-138. [PMID: 30501540 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2019.1552138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In breast cancer, estrogen receptor (ER) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) are essential biomarkers to predict response to endocrine and anti-HER2 therapies, respectively. In metastatic breast cancer, the use of these receptors and targeted therapies present additional challenges: temporal heterogeneity, together with limited sampling methodologies, hinders receptor status assessment, and the constant evolution of the disease invariably leads to resistance to treatment. Areas covered: This review summarizes the genomic abnormalities in ER and HER2, such as mutations, amplifications, translocations, and alternative splicing, emerging as novel biomarkers that provide an insight into underlying mechanisms of resistance and hold potential predictive value to inform treatment selection. We also describe how liquid biopsies for sampling of circulating markers and ultrasensitive detection technologies have emerged which complement ongoing efforts for biomarker discovery and analysis. Expert commentary: While evidence suggests that genomic aberrations in ER and HER2 could contribute to meeting the pressing need for better predictive biomarkers, efforts need to be made to standardize assessment methods and better understand the resistance mechanisms these markers denote. Taking advantage of emerging technologies, research in upcoming years should include prospective trials incorporating these predictors into the study design to validate their potential clinical value.
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- Carlos Martínez-Pérez
- a Breast Cancer Now Edinburgh Team, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine , University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , UK
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- a Breast Cancer Now Edinburgh Team, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine , University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , UK
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- a Breast Cancer Now Edinburgh Team, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine , University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , UK.,b Edinburgh Breast Unit , Western General Hospital , Edinburgh , UK
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van Maaren MC, de Munck L, Strobbe LJ, Sonke GS, Westenend PJ, Smidt ML, Poortmans PM, Siesling S. Ten-year recurrence rates for breast cancer subtypes in the Netherlands: A large population-based study. Int J Cancer 2018; 144:263-272. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Marissa C. van Maaren
- Department of Research; Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation; Utrecht the Netherlands
- Department of Health Technology and Services Research; MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente; Enschede the Netherlands
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- Department of Research; Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation; Utrecht the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology; University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen; Groningen the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology; Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital; Nijmegen the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology; Netherlands Cancer Institute; Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology; Maastricht University Medical Centre; Maastricht the Netherlands
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- Department of Research; Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation; Utrecht the Netherlands
- Department of Health Technology and Services Research; MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente; Enschede the Netherlands
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Li Q, Li L, Jiang X, Du Q, Li Y, Li T, Gong H, Cao B. Characteristics and prognostic values of traditional pathological parameters and advanced molecular subtypes in women in Beijing with operable breast cancer: a retrospective analysis. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e021819. [PMID: 30413499 PMCID: PMC6231570 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated the characteristics and prognostic values of traditional pathological parameters and advanced molecular subtypes in women with operable breast cancer in Beijing. DESIGN A retrospective study through case information enquiry or telephonic follow-up. SETTING Beijing Friendship Hospital. PARTICIPANTS 1042 patients with primary operable breast cancer between 2008 and 2012 were enrolled in the study. MEASURES The characteristics and 5-year relapse rates according to the Nottingham Prognosis Index (NPI) and molecular subtypes were analysed. RESULTS In 1042 patients, the percentages of high histological grade, N1+N2, T2+T4 were 7.3%, 24.2%, 46.9%, respectively. In patients with invasive breast cancer, the percentages of auxiliary staging, positive margins, vascular invasion and nerve infiltration were 65.0%, 2.8%, 10.5% and 1.1%, respectively. The missing percentages of auxiliary staging, margins, vascular tumour invasion and nerve infiltration were 14.2%, 31.4%, 46.5% and 97.4%, respectively. The percentages of ER-positive, PR-positive, HER2-positive and Ki-67 high expression were 64.3%, 43.8%, 18.8% and 62.7%, respectively. The percentages of luminal A, luminal B, HER2-overexpression and basal-like breast cancers were 10.5%, 54.2%, 8.2% and 11.2%, respectively. Luminal A, luminal B and basal-like breast cancer subtypes were more common in the >60 years group, the 41-60 years group and the 20-40 years group, respectively. The 5-year relapse rates according to NPI were as follows: 6.2% in the low recurrence risk group, 10.4% in the moderate recurrence risk group and 12.9% in the high recurrence risk group. The 5-year relapse rates according to molecular subtypes were as follows: luminal A 4.0%, luminal B 7.0%, HER2-overexpression14.2%, basal-like 15.6%. CONCLUSIONS Reasonable analysis of traditional pathological parameters and advanced molecular subtypes in women with operable breast cancer in Beijing may be useful to guide precise treatment and predict prognosis.
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- Qin Li
- Department of Cancer center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, Basic Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Cancer center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Beijing Changping Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Kaszak I, Ruszczak A, Kanafa S, Kacprzak K, Król M, Jurka P. Current biomarkers of canine mammary tumors. Acta Vet Scand 2018; 60:66. [PMID: 30373614 PMCID: PMC6206704 DOI: 10.1186/s13028-018-0417-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Mammary tumors are the second most common neoplasia in dogs. Due to the high similarity of canine mammary tumors (CMT) to human breast cancers (HBC), human biomarkers of HBC are also detectable in cases of CMT. The evaluation of biomarkers enables clinical diagnoses, treatment options and prognosis for bitches suffering from this disease. The aim of this article is to give a short summary of the biomarkers of CMT based on current literature. Very promising biomarkers are miRNAs, cancer stem cells, and circulating tumor cells, as well as mutations of the breast cancer 1 gene (BRCA1) and breast cancer 2 gene (BRCA2). Until now, the most studied and reliable biomarkers of CMT have remained antigen Ki-67 (Ki-67), endothelial growth factor receptor, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2), estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and cyclooxygenase 1 (COX-2), which can be detected in both serum and tissue samples using different molecular methods. However, carcinoembryonic antigen and cancer antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3), while poorly studied, seem to be good biomarkers, especially for the early detection and prognosis of CMT. We will also mention the following: proliferative cell nuclear antigen, tumor protein p53 (p53), E-cadherin, vascular endothelial growth factor, microRNAs, cancer stem cells and circulating tumor cells, which can also be useful biomarkers. Although many studies have been conducted so far, the estimation of biomarkers in cases of CMT is still not a common practice, and more detailed research should be done.
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Nicolini A, Ferrari P, Duffy MJ. Prognostic and predictive biomarkers in breast cancer: Past, present and future. Semin Cancer Biol 2018; 52:56-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2017.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Neely C, You S, Mendoza PM, Aneja R, Sahin AA, Li X. Comparing breast biomarker status between routine immunohistochemistry and FISH studies and Oncotype DX testing, a study of 610 cases. Breast J 2018; 24:889-893. [DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Cameron Neely
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Department of Biology; Georgia State University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Department of Pathology; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston Texas
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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Estrogen receptor-negative progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer – “Nobody's land“ or just an artifact? Cancer Treat Rev 2018; 67:78-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2018.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Maimaiti Y, Dong L, Aili A, Maimaitiaili M, Huang T, Abudureyimu K. Bim may be a poor prognostic biomarker in breast cancer patients especially in those with luminal A tumors. Cancer Biomark 2018; 19:411-418. [PMID: 28582840 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-160377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bcl-2 interacting mediator of cell death (Bim) appears to have contradictory roles in cancer. It is uncertain whether Bim show prognostic significance in patients with breast cancer. OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlation between Bim expression and clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancer and to evaluate Bim's effect on overall survival (OS). METHODS We used immunohistochemistry (IHC) technique to detect the expression of Bim via tissue microarray in 275 breast cancer samples, Kaplan-Meier analysis to perform survival analysis, and Cox proportional hazards regression model to explore the risk factors of breast cancer. RESULTS The results revealed that Bim expression was significantly correlated with age, estrogen receptor (ER) and/or progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) and Ki67 expression (P< 0.05). Bim expression was significantly different in the four molecular subtypes (P= 0.000). Survival analysis showed that Bim positive expression contributed to a shorter OS (P= 0.034), especially in patients with luminal A tumors (P= 0.039). Univariate and multivariate regression analysis showed that Bim was an independent prognostic factor for breast cancer (P< 0.05). CONCLUSION Bim may serve as an effective predictive factor for lower OS in breast cancer patients, especially in those with luminal A tumors.
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- Yusufu Maimaiti
- Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China.,Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.,Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
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Rastelli F, Crispino S. Factors Predictive of Response to Hormone Therapy in Breast Cancer. TUMORI JOURNAL 2018; 94:370-83. [DOI: 10.1177/030089160809400314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Aims and Background Approximately half of metastatic breast cancers expressing estrogen and/or progesterone receptors responds to endocrine therapy, and postoperative adjuvant endocrine therapy provides about a 50% reduction in the development of recurrent disease. A number of publications have focused on the correlation of biomarkers, in particular estrogen and progesterone receptors and HER-2/neu status as well as different gene profiles, multigene assays and genetic polymorphisms with response to hormone therapy. The purpose of this article is to review the literature to identify biological markers predictive of response to tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors. Methods A computerized literature search through Medline and ASCO abstract databases was performed, applying the words “endocrine therapy” and “predictive markers” and each of the following: early and metastatic breast cancer, estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, HER2/neu, multigene assays, polymorphisms. The last search was updated in June 2007. In the examined literature, biological markers were retrospectively assayed to establish whether such variables were predictive for endocrine therapy efficacy. Results The role of estrogen receptor content as a predictor of response to endocrine treatment was confirmed: benefit from endocrine treatment was directly proportional to estrogen receptor levels. Progesterone receptor status was only a strong time-dependent prognostic value, and it has not yet been validated as a predictive factor of tamoxifen efficacy. Retrospective clinical data from upfront and sequential studies of aromatase inhibitors were discordant regarding the degree of benefit of these drugs over tamoxifen according to progesterone receptor status. HER-2 positivity was associated with a significantly greater risk of endocrine therapy failure in metastatic and neoadjuvant settings. The current generation of genomic assays for tamoxifen sensitivity all contain a combination of prognostic information that it is difficult to integrate into clinical practice. Conclusions Available clinical data are inconclusive to support preferential use of aromatase inhibitors over tamoxifen in progesterone-receptor-negative and HER-2-positive tumors, but it was also clear that lower estrogen receptors, lower progesterone receptors, and positive HER-2 are associated with lower responsiveness to any type of endocrine therapy. Tumors overexpressing HER-2 are endocrine resistant and they require the blockage of the HER-2 pathway in addition to estrogen deprivation. Recent molecular studies have shown that endocrine responsiveness is to a large extent influenced by estrogen-receptor-related pathways. In the future, the key to the correct tailoring of hormone therapy will probably be the ability to subtype estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer.
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- Istituto Toscano Tumori, Dipartimento Oncologico USL7, Siena, Italy
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Agrawal AK, Pielka E, Lipinski A, Jelen M, Kielan W, Agrawal S. Clinical validation of nuclear factor kappa B expression in invasive breast cancer. Tumour Biol 2018; 40:1010428317750929. [PMID: 29345201 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317750929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Polish women. The expression of transcription nuclear factor kappa B, a key inducer of inflammatory response promoting carcinogenesis and cancer progression in breast cancer, is not well-established. We assessed the nuclear factor kappa B expression in a total of 119 invasive breast carcinomas and 25 healthy control samples and correlated this expression pattern with several clinical and pathologic parameters including histologic type and grade, tumor size, lymph node status, estrogen receptor status, and progesterone receptor status. The data used for the analysis were derived from medical records. An immunohistochemical analysis of nuclear factor kappa B, estrogen receptor, and progesterone receptor was carried out and evaluation of stainings was performed. The expression of nuclear factor kappa B was significantly higher than that in the corresponding healthy control samples. No statistical difference was demonstrated in nuclear factor kappa B expression in relation to age, menopausal status, lymph node status, tumor size and location, grade and histologic type of tumor, and hormonal status (estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor). Nuclear factor kappa B is significantly overexpressed in invasive breast cancer tissues. Although nuclear factor kappa B status does not correlate with clinicopathological findings, it might provide important additional information on prognosis and become a promising object for targeted therapy.
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- Anil Kumar Agrawal
- 1 2nd Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- 2 Department of Pathology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- 3 Department of Pathomorphology and Oncological Cytology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- 3 Department of Pathomorphology and Oncological Cytology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- 1 2nd Department of General and Oncological Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- 2 Department of Pathology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Reinhardt F, Franken A, Fehm T, Neubauer H. Navigation through inter- and intratumoral heterogeneity of endocrine resistance mechanisms in breast cancer: A potential role for Liquid Biopsies? Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317731511. [DOI: 10.1177/1010428317731511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The majority of breast cancers are hormone receptor positive due to the expression of the estrogen and/or progesterone receptors. Endocrine therapy is a major treatment option for all disease stages of hormone receptor–positive breast cancer and improves overall survival. However, endocrine therapy is limited by de novo and acquired resistance. Several factors have been proposed for endocrine therapy failures, which include molecular alterations in the estrogen receptor pathway, altered expression of cell-cycle regulators, autophagy, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition as a consequence of tumor progression and selection pressure. It is essential to reveal and monitor intra- and intertumoral alterations in breast cancer to allow optimal therapy outcome. Endocrine therapy navigation by molecular profiling of tissue biopsies is the current gold standard but limited in many reasons. “Liquid biopsies” such as circulating-tumor cells and circulating-tumor DNA offer hope to fill that gap in allowing non-invasive serial assessment of biomarkers predicting success of endocrine therapy regimen. In this context, this review will provide an overview on inter- and intratumoral heterogeneity of endocrine resistance mechanisms and discuss the potential role of “liquid biopsies” as navigators to personalize treatment methods and prevent endocrine treatment resistance in breast cancer.
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- Florian Reinhardt
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Jiang S, Hong YJ, Zhang F, Li YK. Computer-aided evaluation of the correlation between MRI morphology and immunohistochemical biomarkers or molecular subtypes in breast cancer. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13818. [PMID: 29062076 PMCID: PMC5653801 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14274-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Studies using tumor circularity (TC), a quantitative MRI morphologic index, to evaluate breast cancer are scarce. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation between TC and immunohistochemical biomarkers or molecular subtypes in breast cancer. 146 patients with 150 breast cancers were selected. All tumors were confirmed by histopathology and examined by 3.0T MRI. TC was calculated by computer-aided software. The associations between TC and patient age, tumor size, histological grade, molecular subtypes, and immunohistochemical biomarkers including estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and Ki67 were analyzed. TC correlated inversely with tumor size (r = -0.224, P < 0.001), ER (r = -0.490, P < 0.001) and PR (r = -0.484, P < 0.001). However, TC correlated positively with Ki67 (r = 0.332, P < 0.001) and histological grade (r = 0.309, P < 0.001). In multiple linear regression analysis, tumor size, ER, PR and Ki67 were independent influential factors of TC. Compared with HER2-overexpressed (61.6%), luminal A (54.7%) and luminal B (52.3%) subtypes, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) showed the highest score of TC (70.8%, P < 0.001). Our study suggests that TC can be used as an imaging biomarker to predict the aggressiveness of newly diagnosed breast cancers. TNBC seems to present as an orbicular appearance when comparing with other subtypes.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/classification
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Lobular/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Lobular/pathology
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods
- Middle Aged
- Prognosis
- Prospective Studies
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Receptors, Progesterone/metabolism
- Retrospective Studies
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Affiliation(s)
- Sen Jiang
- Department of Radiology, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China
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- Oncology Research Laboratory, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiology, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Guangdong, China.
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Hyeon J, Cho SY, Hong ME, Kang SY, Do I, Im YH, Cho EY. NanoString nCounter® Approach in Breast Cancer: A Comparative Analysis with Quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, In Situ Hybridization, and Immunohistochemistry. J Breast Cancer 2017; 20:286-296. [PMID: 28970855 PMCID: PMC5620444 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2017.20.3.286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Purpose Accurate testing for estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is essential for breast cancer treatment. At present, immunohistochemistry (IHC)/florescence in situ hybridization (FISH) are widely accepted as the standard testing methods. To investigate the value of NanoString nCounter®, we performed its comparative analysis with IHC/FISH and real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) for the assessment of ER, PR, and HER2. Methods Data on IHC/FISH results for ER, PR, and HER2 in 240 patients from a single tertiary hospital in Korea were collected and compared with NanoString nCounter® and qRT-PCR results at a single institution. Results Expression levels for each gene using NanoString nCounter® showed good correlation with the corresponding data for protein expression by IHC (p<0.001) and gene amplification status for HER2 (p<0.001). Comparisons between gene expression and IHC data showed good overall agreement with a high area under the curve (AUC) for ESR1/ER (AUC=0.939), PgR/PR (AUC=0.796), and HER2/HER2 (AUC=0.989) (p<0.001). Conclusion The quantification of ER, PgR, and HER2 mRNA expression with NanoString nCounter® may be a viable alternative to conventional IHC/FISH methods.
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- Jiyeon Hyeon
- Department of Pathology and Translational Genomics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Translational Genomics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Translational Genomics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Translational Genomics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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van Mackelenbergh MT, Denkert C, Nekljudova V, Karn T, Schem C, Marmé F, Stickeler E, Jackisch C, Hanusch C, Huober J, Fasching PA, Blohmer JU, Kümmel S, Müller V, Schneeweiss A, Untch M, von Minckwitz G, Weber KE, Loibl S. Outcome after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in estrogen receptor-positive and progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer patients: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from ten prospectively randomized controlled neoadjuvant trials. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2017; 167:59-71. [PMID: 28875243 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4480-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE The estrogen receptor (ER) is involved in control of progesterone receptor (PgR) expression and lack of PgR may be also a surrogate of altered growth factor signaling. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate PgR expression as predictive factor for response to neoadjuvant therapy and long-term outcome. METHODS Five thousand and six hundred and thirteen patients with primary breast cancer and positive ER expression from ten German neoadjuvant trials of anthracycline and taxane-based chemotherapy were included. Pathologic complete response (pCR), disease-free survival (DFS), distant disease-free survival (DDFS), overall survival (OS), and local recurrence-free survival (LRFS) were compared according to PgR expression. RESULTS The lack of PgR expression (1172 patients) was associated with grade 3 (38.4 vs. 26.3%; p < 0.001), nodal involvement (>cN2) (6.8% vs. 4.7%; p = 0.004), and HER2 positivity (36.2 vs. 22.3%; p < 0.001). pCR rates of PgR-negative tumors were higher in the entire cohort (13.8 vs. 7.5%; p < 0.001) and in the HER2-negative subgroup (11.2 vs. 5.8%; p < 0.001). In multivariable logistic regression, PgR negativity was an independent predictive factor for pCR overall (OR 1.76; p < 0.001) and in the HER2-negative patients (OR 1.99; p < 0.001). Patients with PgR-negative disease had significantly worse outcome (p < 0.001, respectively). Multivariable Cox regression analysis revealed that PgR was an independent prognostic factor for DFS, OS, DDFS, and LRFS. CONCLUSION ER-positive/PgR-negative breast carcinomas are associated with higher response but also worse long-term outcome after neoadjuvant therapy. PgR negativity is an independent predictive factor for pCR after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in ER-positive HER2-negative breast cancer.
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- Marion T van Mackelenbergh
- German Breast Group, c/o GBG Forschungs GmbH, Martin-Behaim-Straße 12, 63263, Neu-Isenburg, Germany. .,Universitätsklinikums Schleswig-Holstein Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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- Charite Berlin, Institute of Pathology and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany
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- German Breast Group, c/o GBG Forschungs GmbH, Martin-Behaim-Straße 12, 63263, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikums Schleswig-Holstein Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Charite Berlin, Institute of Pathology and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site, Berlin, Germany
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- German Breast Group, c/o GBG Forschungs GmbH, Martin-Behaim-Straße 12, 63263, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- German Breast Group, c/o GBG Forschungs GmbH, Martin-Behaim-Straße 12, 63263, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- German Breast Group, c/o GBG Forschungs GmbH, Martin-Behaim-Straße 12, 63263, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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