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van la Parra RFD, Francissen CMTP, Peer PGM, Ernst MF, de Roos WK, Van Zee KJ, Bosscha K. Assessment of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center nomogram to predict sentinel lymph node metastases in a Dutch breast cancer population. Eur J Cancer 2012; 49:564-71. [PMID: 22975214 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2011] [Revised: 03/31/2012] [Accepted: 04/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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AIM Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is an accepted alternative to axillary lymph node dissection to assess the axillary tumour status in breast cancer patients. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) developed a nomogram to predict the likelihood of SLN metastases in breast cancer patients. Nomogram performance was tested on a Dutch population. METHODS Data of 770 breast cancer patients who underwent successful SLN biopsy were collected. SLN metastases were present in 222 patients. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn and the area under the curve was calculated to assess the discriminative ability of the MSKCC nomogram. A calibration plot was drawn to compare actual versus nomogram-predicted probabilities. RESULTS The area under the ROC curve for the predictive nomogram was 0.67 (95% confidence interval 0.63-0.72) as compared to 0.75 in the original population. The nomogram was well-calibrated in the Dutch population. CONCLUSIONS In a Dutch population, the MSKCC nomogram estimated risk of sentinel node metastases in breast cancer patients well (i.e. calibration) with reasonable discrimination (area under ROC curve). Nomogram performance on core needle biopsy data has to be evaluated prospectively.
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Lyons JM, Stempel M, Van Zee KJ, Cody HS. Axillary node staging for microinvasive breast cancer: Is it justified? J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.27_suppl.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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7 Background: DCIS with microinvasion (DCISM) is a lesion for which prognosis may be intermediate between that of DCIS and invasive breast cancer, but for which the role of axillary lymph node staging remains controversial. Here we report clinical characteristics and outcome in 112 patients with DCISM, with a particular focus on the role of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy. Methods: From our prospective database we retrospectively identified 112 patients with a diagnosis of DCISM who had undergone SLN biopsy between 1996 and 2004 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Median follow up was 6 years. Results: We found positive SLN in 12% (14/112) of all patients, macrometastases in 2.7% (3/112) and micrometastases in 10% (11/112). We performed axillary dissection (ALND) in all patients with macrometastases (3/3), finding additional positive nodes in 66% (2/3), and in 27% of those with micrometastases (3/11), finding no additional positive nodes. Among patients with negative SLN (38% of whom received systemic therapy), there were 5 loco-regional recurrences (1 in the ipsilateral axilla, and 4 in the ipsilateral breast, all DCIS) and 4 contralateral second primary breast cancers. Among patients with positive SLN (86% of whom received systemic adjuvant therapy), there were no loco-regional or distant recurrences. Conclusions: Positive SLN were present in 12% of our patients with DCISM, none of whom experienced recurrence at 6 years’ follow up. SLN biopsy may be justified for DCISM, but is clearly most beneficial to identify a very small subset of DCISM patients (2.7%, with SLN macrometastases) who could benefit from systemic adjuvant therapy. Our data imply that between 125 and 250 SLN biopsy procedures would be required to avoid breast cancer mortality in 1 patient, and do not support the routine use of ALND for SLN-positive patients. We recommend a critical reappraisal of routine SLN biopsy for DCISM.
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- J. M. Lyons
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Choi L, Culpepper CK, Goldberg JI, Heerdt AS, King TA, Sclafani L, Reiner AS, Patil S, Brogi E, Van Zee KJ. Association of margin assessment method with reexcision rates in breast-conserving surgery (BCS). J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e11018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Culpepper CK, Goldberg JI, Choi L, Brogi E, Sclafani L, King TA, Heerdt AS, Reiner AS, Patil S, Van Zee KJ. Is the difference in reexcision rate of various margin assessment methods due solely to difference in volume excised? J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marti JL, Goldberg JI, Patil S, Barbashina VV, Giri DD, Brennan S, Lee C, Vallejo C, Morris EA, Van Zee KJ. Breast conservation (BCT) for DCIS: A prospective study of how MRI impacts management (MGMT). J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rudloff U, Brogi E, McCormick B, Brockway JP, Goldberg JI, Wynveen CA, Reiner AS, Patil S, Van Zee KJ. The influence of margin width and volume of disease near margin on benefit of radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery for DCIS: Results of long-term follow-up. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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531 Background: There remains variation in the use of radiation (RT) in women with DCIS, despite prospective randomized trials documenting its benefit in reducing the risk of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR). Methods: Patients with DCIS treated with excision alone or excision plus radiation at our institution from 1991–1995 were identified. A dedicated breast pathologist assessed margin width, number of involved ducts at closest margin, nuclear grade, and presence of necrosis and lobular neoplasia. Pathological variables, age, and presence of palpable mass were tested in uni- and multivariate analysis for association with risk of IBTR and added value of RT. Results: 294 patients with a median follow-up of 11 years had actuarial 10- and 15-year overall IBTR rates of 22 and 29%. For lesions excised with margins of <1mm, 1–9mm, and ≥10mm, the actuarial 10-year IBTR rates were 28, 21, and 19%, respectively. RT reduced adjusted IBTR rates by 62% (12 vs. 28%; p=0.002) for all patients; 83% for lesions with <1mm margins (p=0.002), 70% for 1–9mm (p=0.05), and 27% (p=0.55) for ≥10mm. Following adjustment for other variables, higher volume of disease near the margin was associated with risk of IBTR in the no RT group (HR=3.37, p=0.002) and greater benefit of RT (HR 0.14; p=0.004). Conclusions: Effect of RT on local recurrence risk is influenced by both margin width and number of involved ducts at nearest margin. Patients with higher volume of disease near the margin derive a greater benefit from the addition of RT. Despite margins of ≥10mm, the risk of local recurrence remains substantial in patients with DCIS. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- U. Rudloff
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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van la Parra RFD, Ernst MF, Bevilacqua JLB, Mol SJJ, Van Zee KJ, Broekman JM, Bosscha K. Validation of a Nomogram to Predict the Risk of Nonsentinel Lymph Node Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients with a Positive Sentinel Node Biopsy: Validation of the MSKCC Breast Nomogram. Ann Surg Oncol 2009; 16:1128-35. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-009-0359-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2008] [Revised: 09/09/2008] [Accepted: 12/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Rudloff U, Brogi E, Brockway JP, Wynveen CA, Nehhozina T, Reiner A, Patil S, Van Zee KJ. Correlation of concurrent lobular neoplasia (LN) and ipsilateral breast cancer recurrence in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) treated with breast-conserving therapy (BCT). J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bevilacqua JLB, Gucciardo G, Cody HS, MacDonald KA, Sacchini V, Borgen PI, Van Zee KJ. A selection algorithm for internal mammary sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2002; 28:603-14. [PMID: 12359195 DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Internal mammary lymph-node (IMN) metastases in breast carcinomas have a major influence on survival, comparable with the influence of axillary lymph-node metastases (ALNM). Prospective, randomized trials have demonstrated that complete IMN dissection as part of extended radical mastectomy does not improve overall or disease-free survival. In the subset of patients with tumours 1cm or less in size and no ALNM, information on IMN status would provide important information. In these cases, the presence of IMN metastases would change the staging from stage I to stage IIIB, according to the current tumour, node and metastasis classification. More importantly, it would influence these patients' adjuvant treatment. Lymphatic mapping for sentinel lymph-node (SLN) biopsy has demonstrated extra-axillary drainage in up to 35% of patients. Recent reports have demonstrated the feasibility of internal mammary sentinel lymph-node (IM-SLN) biopsy. Here we review the general prognostic and clinical significance of tumor location and lymph-node metastases in breast cancer and discuss the specific factors associated with IMN identification, metastases and treatment in the pre-SLN and SLN eras. Based on our review, we propose an algorithm for a selective approach to IM-SLN in breast cancer.
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- J L B Bevilacqua
- Department of Surgery and Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Bevilacqua J, Cody H, MacDonald KA, Tan LK, Borgen PI, Van Zee KJ. A prospective validated model for predicting axillary node metastases based on 2,000 sentinel node procedures: the role of tumour location [corrected]. Eur J Surg Oncol 2002; 28:490-500. [PMID: 12217300 DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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AIMS The purpose was to identify the independent predictive factors of axillary lymph-node metastases (ALNM) in infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IFDC) and to create a prospective, validated statistical model to predict the likelihood of ALNM in patients in the present era of sentinel lymph-node (SLN) biopsy and enhanced histopathology. METHODS Univariate and multivariate analyses of 13 clinicopathological variables (including tumour location) were performed to determine predictors of ALNM in 1659 eligible SLN biopsy procedures. A logistic regression model was developed and then prospectively validated on a second population of 187 subsequent consecutive procedures. RESULTS Age, pathological tumour size, palpability, lymphovascular invasion (LVI), histological grade, nuclear grade, ductal histological subtype, tumour location (quadrant) and multifocality were associated with ALNM in univariate analyses (P < 0.001). Of these, only palpability and histological grade were not statistically associated with ALNM in the multivariate analysis (P> 0.05). The frequency of ALNM in upper-inner-quadrant (UIQ) tumours was 20.6%, compared with 33.2% for all other quadrants (P<0.0005). There was no statistical difference between UIQ and other-quadrant tumours in any clinicopathological variables analysed. The logistic regression model, developed based on the population of 1659, had the same accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value when applied prospectively to the second population. CONCLUSION Tumour size, LVI, age, nuclear grade, histological subtype, multifocality and location in the breast were independent predictive factors for ALNM in IFDC. ALNM is less frequent in UIQ tumours than in other-quadrant tumours. Our prospectively validated predictive model could be valuable in pre-operative patient discussions, although staging of the axilla in the individual patient remains necessary.
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- J Bevilacqua
- Department of Surgery and Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Klauber-DeMore N, Bevilacqua JL, Van Zee KJ, Borgen P, Cody HS. Comprehensive review of the management of internal mammary lymph node metastases in breast cancer. J Am Coll Surg 2001; 193:547-55. [PMID: 11708513 DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(01)01040-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- N Klauber-DeMore
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Bisogna M, Calvano JE, Ho GH, Orlow I, Cordón-Cardó C, Borgen PI, Van Zee KJ. Molecular analysis of the INK4A and INK4B gene loci in human breast cancer cell lines and primary carcinomas. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001; 125:131-8. [PMID: 11369056 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-4608(00)00367-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The INK4A and INK4B loci are located at 9p21 and have been implicated in the tumorigenesis of various human malignancies. The INK4A gene encodes two cell cycle regulators, p16(INK4A) and ARF, while INK4B encodes p15(INK4B). Previously, we have shown that the p16(INK4) tumor suppressor was not mutated or deleted in primary breast carcinomas. However, primary and metastatic breast carcinomas exhibited a relative hypomethylation of p16(INK4A), which is associated with expression, compared to normal breast tissue. The present study was conducted to determine if inactivation of p15(INK4B) and INK4A exon 1beta (ARF) are common events in breast carcinoma. Mutational analysis was performed by PCR-SSCP, and mRNA expression was evaluated by RT-PCR. Methylation-specific PCR was used to determine the methylation status of the p15(INK4B) promoter. Our results demonstrate that the p15(INK4B) gene was altered in 3 (21%) of the 14 breast cell lines; one had a silent mutation and two had homozygous deletion of the gene. None of the cell lines showed methylation of p15(INK4B). Two (14%) cell lines had homozygous deletion of INK4A exon 1beta. All normal and malignant breast tissue samples were wild-type and non-methylated for p15(INK4B) and wild-type for exon 1beta. Our results show that these structurally and functionally related genes are not invariably affected together, and the most frequently observed alteration at the INK4A and INK4B loci in breast carcinoma appears to be p16(INK4A) hypomethylation.
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MESH Headings
- Blotting, Southern
- Breast/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Carcinoma/genetics
- Carcinoma/pathology
- Carrier Proteins/biosynthesis
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Cell Cycle Proteins
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9/genetics
- CpG Islands
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p15
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16/biosynthesis
- DNA Methylation
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Exons/genetics
- Female
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Gene Silencing
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Genes, p16
- Humans
- Neoplasm Proteins/biosynthesis
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Neoplasm/biosynthesis
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Deletion
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Tumor Suppressor Proteins
- Viral Proteins/biosynthesis
- Viral Proteins/genetics
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- M Bisogna
- Department of Surgery, The Breast Cancer Research Laboratory, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 10021, New York, NY, USA
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The E2F family of transcription factors can induce both cell proliferation and apoptosis. Whether they function as oncogenes or tumor suppressors appears to be tissue specific. Their role in breast carcinogenesis remains unclear. We found a decreased expression of E2F-1 and E2F-4 in 70% (7/10) of primary breast carcinomas and in all (10/10) metastatic nodal tissues when compared with the corresponding normal breast tissue. No tumor-specific mutation was detected, but polymorphisms were identified in E2F-1 exon 5 and in the polyserine tract of E2F-4. The presence of polymorphisms did not correlate with E2F expression. Among the 12 human breast cancer cell lines, one contained a missense mutation in E2F-1 exon 2. Five (42%) cell lines overexpressed E2F-1, while three (25%) expressed low levels of the protein. Our results suggest that not only are the E2Fs likely to function as tumor suppressors in breast cancer, but also that their down-regulation may be important in the development of metastases.
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- G H Ho
- Department of Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Liberman L, Kaplan J, Van Zee KJ, Morris EA, LaTrenta LR, Abramson AF, Dershaw DD. Bracketing wires for preoperative breast needle localization. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2001; 177:565-72. [PMID: 11517048 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.3.1770565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of bracketing wire placement during preoperative breast needle localization. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We prospectively examined mammograms of 1057 consecutive lesions that had preoperative needle localization and surgical excision and classified the lesions according to Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) final assessment categories. Bracketing wires, defined as multiple wires placed to delineate the boundaries of a single lesion, were used in 103 (9.7%) of 1057 lesions. Medical records, imaging studies, and histologic findings in these 103 lesions were reviewed. RESULTS Of 103 bracketed lesions, median lesion size was 3.5 cm (range, 1.5-9.5 cm). Ninety-three lesions (90.3%) contained calcifications; 65 lesions (63.1%) were BI-RADS category 5 (highly suggestive of malignancy); and 33 lesions (32.0%) were percutaneously proven cancers. The median number of wires placed was two (range, 2-5). Surgical histologic findings were carcinoma in 75 lesions (72.8%), atypical hyperplasia in eight lesions (7.8%), and benign in 20 lesions (19.4%). Of 42 calcific lesions that were bracketed and had postoperative mammograms available for review, complete removal of suspicious calcifications was accomplished in 34 (81.0%). Of 75 cancers that were bracketed, clear histologic margins of resection were obtained in 33 (44.0%). CONCLUSION Bracketing wires were used during preoperative needle localization primarily for larger calcific lesions that were proven cancers or were highly suggestive of malignancy (BI-RADS category 5). Bracketing wires may assist the surgeon in achieving complete excision of calcifications, but bracketing wires do not ensure clear histologic margins of resection.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Biopsy/instrumentation
- Breast/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/surgery
- Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging
- Calcinosis/pathology
- Calcinosis/surgery
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/surgery
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/surgery
- Carcinoma, Lobular/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Lobular/pathology
- Carcinoma, Lobular/surgery
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease/diagnostic imaging
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease/pathology
- Fibrocystic Breast Disease/surgery
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
- Mammography/instrumentation
- Mastectomy, Segmental/instrumentation
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
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- L Liberman
- Department of Radiology, Breast Imaging Section, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021, USA
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Klauber-DeMore N, Van Zee KJ, Linkov I, Borgen PI, Gerald WL. Biological behavior of human breast cancer micrometastases. Clin Cancer Res 2001; 7:2434-9. [PMID: 11489823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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PURPOSE Clinically undetectable micrometastases may account for disease recurrence in breast cancer patients after variable disease-free intervals. However, little is known about the cellular mechanisms controlling human breast cancer micrometastases. We compared tumor proliferation rate, apoptotic index, and angiogenesis in human breast cancer micrometastases with those of macroscopic axillary lymph node metastases. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Seven breast cancer micrometastases (<2 mm) obtained from the sentinel nodes of seven patients were compared with 13 macrometastases (lymph node replaced with tumor) obtained from 13 patients. The tissue was fixed in formalin, embedded in paraffin, serially sectioned, and evaluated by H&E and immunohistochemistry for cytokeratin. Tumor proliferation rate was assessed as the number of Ki-67-positive nuclei/total number of tumor nuclei. Tumor vascularity was quantified using antibody to factor VIII to identify microvessels per high-power field (at x400). Apoptosis was quantified using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (Tdt)-mediated nick end labeling method. Results were analyzed with the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. RESULTS Median size of micrometastases was 0.5 mm (range, 0.4-1.0), and the median number of tumor nuclei/section was 143 (range, 90-312). Median proliferation rate for macrometastases was greater than for micrometastases (35% versus 12%; P = 0.003). Median microvessel density/high-power field for macrometastases was greater than for micrometastases (17 versus 1; P < 0.001). There was no difference in apoptotic index between macrometastases and micrometastases (1.1% versus 0.7%; P = not significant). CONCLUSIONS Human breast cancer micrometastases have lower tumor proliferation rates and angiogenesis than breast cancer macrometastases. These characteristics may explain their differential growth patterns.
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- N Klauber-DeMore
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Boolbol SK, Fey JV, Borgen PI, Heerdt AS, Montgomery LL, Paglia M, Petrek JA, Cody HS, Van Zee KJ. Intradermal isotope injection: a highly accurate method of lymphatic mapping in breast carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2001; 8:20-4. [PMID: 11206219 DOI: 10.1007/s10434-001-0020-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The combined approach of radioactive tracer and blue-dye mapping of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) has evolved into a safe and effective alternative to routine axillary node dissection in specific patient populations with breast carcinoma. The optimal route of injection for the isotope has not been clearly defined. To assess the intradermal route of isotope injection, we prospectively evaluated 100 patients with biopsy-proven invasive breast carcinoma with SLN biopsy followed by planned axillary node dissection. METHODS All patients were given an intradermal injection of Tc-99m sulfur colloid and an intraparenchymal injection of blue dye. All patients underwent a complete axillary node dissection. Each sentinel node was serially sectioned and examined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Sentinel nodes were successfully identified in 99% of cases. Forty-six patients had axillary metastases; of these, four had falsely negative sentinel nodes (false-negative rate, 9%). The false-negative rate was 0 of 24 (0%) for T1 tumors, 2 of 18 (11%) for T2 tumors, and 2 of 4 (50%) for T3 tumors. Three of four patients with false negatives had palpable, clinically suspicious axillary nodes found intraoperatively. If these cases are excluded, the accuracy of the procedure was 100% for T1 and T2 tumors. Of the 42 positive axillae identified by SLNB (true positives), 40 were localized using the intradermal injection of radioisotope; in 13 of these cases, this was the only method that identified the true-positive node. CONCLUSION These data demonstrate that intradermal injection of radioactive tracer is an effective method of localizing the SLN in cases involving small breast cancers. Further investigation is warranted before this technique is adopted for use in larger breast cancers. Intraoperative examination and biopsy of any suspicious nonsentinel nodes are critical.
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- S K Boolbol
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Olson JA, Fey J, Winawer J, Borgen PI, Cody HS, Van Zee KJ, Petrek J, Heerdt AS. Sentinel lymphadenectomy accurately predicts nodal status in T2 breast cancer. J Am Coll Surg 2000; 191:593-9. [PMID: 11129806 DOI: 10.1016/s1072-7515(00)00732-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) has emerged as a reliable, accurate method of staging the axilla for early breast cancer. Although widely accepted for T1 lesions, its use in larger tumors remains controversial. This study was undertaken to define the role of SLNB for T2 breast cancer. STUDY DESIGN From a prospective breast sentinel lymph node database of 1,627 patients accrued between September 1996 and November 1999, we identified 223 patients with clinical T1-2N0 breast cancer who underwent 224 lymphatic mapping procedures and SLNB followed by a standard axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Preoperative lymphatic mapping was performed by injection of unfiltered technetium 99 sulfur colloid and isosulfan blue dye. Data about patient and tumor characteristics and the status of the sentinel lymph nodes and the axillary nodes were analyzed. Statistics were performed using Fisher's exact test. RESULTS Two hundred four of 224 sentinel lymph node mapping procedures (91%) were successful. Median tumor size was 2.0 cm (range 0.2 to 4.8 cm). One hundred forty-five of the 204 patients had T1 lesions and 59 patients had T2 lesions. There were 92 pathologically positive axillae, 5 (5%) of which were not evident either by SLNB or by intraoperative clinical examination. The false-negative rate and accuracy were not significantly different between the two groups, but axillary node metastases were observed more frequently with T2 than with T1 tumors (p = 0.005); other factors, including patient age, prior surgical biopsy, upper-outer quadrant tumor location, and tumor lymphovascular invasion were not associated with a higher incidence of false-negative SLNB in either T1 or T2 tumors. CONCLUSIONS SLNB is as accurate for T2 tumors as it is for T1 tumors. Because no tumor or patient characteristics predict a high false-negative rate, all patients with T1-2N0 breast cancer should be considered candidates for the procedure. Complete clinical examination of the axilla should be undertaken to avoid missing palpable axillary nodal metastases.
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- J A Olson
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Ho GH, Calvano JE, Bisogna M, Borgen PI, Rosen PP, Tan LK, Van Zee KJ. In microdissected ductal carcinoma in situ, HER-2/neu amplification, but not p53 mutation, is associated with high nuclear grade and comedo histology. Cancer 2000; 89:2153-60. [PMID: 11147584 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20001201)89:11<2153::aid-cncr2>3.0.co;2-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND HER-2/neu and p53 are two molecular markers that have been the focus of investigation in patients with invasive breast carcinoma. However, most of the published data have relied on immunohistochemical detection of the proteins as a surrogate marker of the underlying genetic alterations, a detection method that often gives variable results due to technical factors. In addition, there are limited data documenting HER-2/neu amplification and p53 mutations in the various histologic subtypes of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The authors evaluated a series of microdissected, pure DCIS lesions comprising a spectrum of morphologic subtypes (comedo, micropapillary, papillary, cribriform, and solid) and their corresponding normal breast tissue for genetic aberrations in HER-2/neu and p53. METHODS HER-2/neu amplification was determined by differential polymerase chain reaction, and p53 mutations were identified by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis. RESULTS HER-2/neu amplification was identified in 12 of 30 DCIS samples (40%), and p53 mutations were identified in 6 of 30 DCIS samples (20%). The genetic alterations were not present in any of the normal breast tissue samples. HER-2/neu amplification occurred predominantly in the comedo subtype (69% vs. 18% of the noncomedo subtype; P = 0.008) and in lesions of high nuclear grade (63% vs. 14% of low grade; P = 0.01). There was no difference in the frequency of p53 mutations among the subtypes or between low grade and high grade lesions. No correlation between the presence of the two genetic alterations was observed. CONCLUSIONS The presence of HER-2/neu amplification, but not p53 mutations, correlates with histologic subtype and nuclear grade. The relatively frequent occurrence of HER-2/neu amplification and p53 mutations in DCIS tissue and their absence in normal breast tissue suggest that these genetic aberrations are important early in breast duct carcinogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/surgery
- Carcinoma in Situ/genetics
- Carcinoma in Situ/pathology
- Carcinoma in Situ/surgery
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/genetics
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/surgery
- Cell Nucleus/pathology
- DNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Gene Amplification
- Genes, erbB-2/genetics
- Genes, p53/genetics
- Genetic Markers/genetics
- Humans
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
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- G H Ho
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Klauber-DeMore N, Tan LK, Liberman L, Kaptain S, Fey J, Borgen P, Heerdt A, Montgomery L, Paglia M, Petrek JA, Cody HS, Van Zee KJ. Sentinel lymph node biopsy: is it indicated in patients with high-risk ductal carcinoma-in-situ and ductal carcinoma-in-situ with microinvasion? Ann Surg Oncol 2000; 7:636-42. [PMID: 11034239 DOI: 10.1007/s10434-000-0636-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Axillary lymph node status is the strongest prognostic indicator of survival for women with breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of sentinel node metastases in patients with high-risk ductal carcinoma-in-situ (DCIS) and DCIS with microinvasion (DCISM). METHODS From November 1997 to November 1999, all patients who underwent sentinel node biopsy for high-risk DCIS (n = 76) or DCISM (n = 31) were enrolled prospectively in our database. Patients with DCIS were considered high risk and were selected for sentinel lymph node biopsy if there was concern that an invasive component would be identified in the specimen obtained during the definitive surgery. Patients underwent intraoperative mapping that used both blue dye and radionuclide. Excised sentinel nodes were serially sectioned and were examined by hematoxylin and eosin and by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Of 76 patients with high-risk DCIS, 9 (12%) had positive sentinel nodes; 7 of 9 patients were positive for micrometastases only. Of 31 patients with DCISM, 3 (10%) had positive sentinel nodes. 2 of 3 were positive for micrometastases only. Six of nine patients with DCIS and three of three with DCISM and positive sentinel nodes had completion axillary dissection; one patient with DCIS had an additional positive node detected by conventional histological analysis. CONCLUSIONS This study documents a high incidence of lymph node micrometastases as detected by sentinel node biopsy in patients with high-risk DCIS and DCISM. Although the biological significance of breast cancer micrometastases remains unclear at this time, these findings suggest that sentinel node biopsy should be considered in patients with high-risk DCIS and DCISM.
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- N Klauber-DeMore
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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INTRODUCTION Occult primary breast cancer, i.e., isolated axillary adenocarcinoma without detectable tumor in the breast by either physical exam or mammography, represents up to 1% of operable breast cancer. Modified radical mastectomy (MRM) is generally the accepted treatment for this condition although tumor is identified in only two-thirds of mastectomy specimens. Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can identify occult breast carcinoma and may direct therapy. This study examined the ability of breast MRI to detect occult breast cancer and to facilitate breast conservation therapy. METHODS Forty women with biopsy-proven metastatic adenocarcinoma to an axillary lymph node and no evidence of primary cancer were studied. All patients had a physical examination, mammography, and MRI of the breast. Using a dedicated breast coil, MRI imaging was performed with and without gadolinium enhancement. Positive MRI scans were compared with histopathologic findings at the time of operation (n = 21). RESULTS MRI identified the primary breast lesion in 28 of 40 women (70%). Of these 28 patients, 11 had MRM, 11 had lumpectomy/axillary lymph node dissection (ALND)/radiotherapy (XRT), 2 had ALND/XRT alone, and 4 had no local treatment secondary to stage IV disease. Two women initially treated with lumpectomy/ALND subsequently had mastectomy for positive margins. Of the women with positive MRI who had breast surgery, 21 of 22 (95%) had tumor within the surgical specimen. Twelve women had negative MRI of the breast. Five of these 12 underwent MRM, of whom 4 had no tumor in the mastectomy specimen. The remaining 7 patients had ALND and whole breast radiation (ALND/XRT) (n = 5), or were observed (n = 2). Overall, 18 of 34 women surgically treated had MRM, while 16 (47%) preserved their breast. Tumor yield for patients having breast surgery was 81%. CONCLUSIONS MRI of the breast can identify occult breast cancer in many patients and may facilitate breast conservation in select women. Negative breast MRI predicts low tumor yield at mastectomy.
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- J A Olson
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Cody HS, Van Zee KJ. A high number of tumor free axillary lymph nodes from patients with lymph node negative breast is associated with poor outcome. Cancer 2000; 89:218-9. [PMID: 10897020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Morris EA, Schwartz LH, Drotman MB, Kim SJ, Tan LK, Liberman L, Abramson AF, Van Zee KJ, Dershaw DD. Evaluation of pectoralis major muscle in patients with posterior breast tumors on breast MR images: early experience. Radiology 2000; 214:67-72. [PMID: 10644103 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.214.1.r00ja1667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the ability to use breast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to assess disease extent in patients with posterior breast masses who are suspected to have tumor invasion into underlying muscle. MATERIALS AND METHODS Nineteen patients with posterior breast masses underwent three-dimensional, gradient-echo, 1.5-T MR imaging before and after the administration of gadopentetate dimeglumine. Thirteen had deep palpable masses that were clinically determined to be fixed to the underlying chest wall. Twelve had mammographic findings that caused muscle involvement to be suspected, and seven had normal mammograms. All patients underwent surgery. MR images were reviewed and were correlated with histologic findings. RESULTS Enhancing masses were identified on MR images in all 19 patients. Five (26%) of the 19 patients had masses that abutted the muscles, with obliteration of the fat plane and muscle enhancement. All five had muscle involvement at surgery. In the remaining 14 (74%) patients, no enhancement of muscle was seen; none of these had invasion of the muscle at surgery. CONCLUSION Extension of adjacent tumor into underlying musculature was indicated by abnormal enhancement within these structures. Violation of the fat plane between tumor and muscle, without other findings, did not indicate tumor involvement of these deep structures.
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- E A Morris
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Van Zee KJ, Liberman L, Samli B, Tran KN, McCormick B, Petrek JA, Rosen PP, Borgen PI. Long term follow-up of women with ductal carcinoma in situ treated with breast-conserving surgery: the effect of age. Cancer 1999; 86:1757-67. [PMID: 10547549 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19991101)86:9<1757::aid-cncr18>3.0.co;2-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although in recent years there has been a dramatic increase in both the incidence of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and breast-conserving therapy for patients who have this disease, the optimal treatment for these patients remains controversial. Most data regarding outcomes have come from small, retrospective studies, with little data published from prospective, randomized studies. This study investigates the effects of age, postoperative breast irradiation, and other factors on local relapse free survival after breast-conserving surgery for women with DCIS in a large, single-institution series. METHODS A review was performed of all patients with DCIS who underwent breast-conserving surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center from 1978 through 1990. Of the 171 cases identified, data on follow-up and radiation therapy were available for 157. All available pathology slides (132 of 157) were rereviewed to determine histologic subtype, nuclear grade, presence of necrosis, and microscopic tumor size. Sixty-five patients (41%) received postoperative radiation therapy; selection criteria evolved over the time period. The median follow-up was 74 months. RESULTS Factors that were significantly (P< or =0.05) associated with a lower recurrence rate were older age, noncomedo subtype, lower nuclear grade, negative margins, and postoperative radiation therapy. The 6-year actuarial recurrence rate was 9.6% for patients who received postoperative radiation therapy and 20.7% for patients who had excision only (P = 0.05). Comparison of patients of ages > or =70, 40-69, and <40 years revealed a significantly lower risk of recurrence with increasing age. Actuarial 6-year local relapse rates were 10.8%, 14.0%, and 47.2%, respectively (P = 0.047). A benefit from radiation therapy was suggested for each age group. There was no statistically significant correlation between age group and any histologic factor examined. In multivariate analysis, only margin status was statistically significant (P = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In addition to margin status, pathologic factors, and the use of radiation therapy, age is another factor that should be considered in assessing the risk of local recurrence after breast-conserving surgery for patients with DCIS.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Breast Neoplasms/surgery
- Carcinoma in Situ/epidemiology
- Carcinoma in Situ/pathology
- Carcinoma in Situ/radiotherapy
- Carcinoma in Situ/surgery
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/epidemiology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/radiotherapy
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/surgery
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Necrosis
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/epidemiology
- Postmenopause
- Premenopause
- Time Factors
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- K J Van Zee
- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Montgomery LL, Tran KN, Heelan MC, Van Zee KJ, Massie MJ, Payne DK, Borgen PI. Issues of regret in women with contralateral prophylactic mastectomies. Ann Surg Oncol 1999; 6:546-52. [PMID: 10493622 DOI: 10.1007/s10434-999-0542-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with a history of carcinoma of one breast have an estimated risk of 0.5% to 0.75% per year of developing a contralateral breast cancer. This risk prompts many women to consider contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) as a preventive measure. Virtually nothing is known about patient acceptance following CPM. We have developed a National Prophylactic Mastectomy Registry comprised of a volunteer population of 817 women from 43 states who have undergone prophylactic (unilateral or bilateral) mastectomy. METHODS Of the 346 women with CPM who responded to national notices, 296 women returned detailed questionnaires. The information obtained included patient demographics, family history, reproductive history, ipsilateral breast cancer staging and treatment, as well as issues involving the CPM. RESULTS At median follow-up of 4.9 years, the respondents were primarily married (79%), white (97%) women who had some level of college education or above (81%). These women cited the following reasons for choosing CPM: (1) physician advice regarding the high risk of developing contralateral breast cancer (30%); (2) fear of developing more breast cancer (14%); (3) desire for cosmetic symmetry (10%); (4) family history (7%); (5) fibrocystic breast disease (4%); (6) a combination of all of these reasons (32%); (7) other (2%); and (8) unknown (1%). Eighteen of the 296 women (6%) expressed regrets regarding their decision to undergo CPM. Unlike women with bilateral prophylactic mastectomies, regrets tended to be less common in the women with whom the discussion of CPM had been initiated by their physician (5%) than in the women who had initiated the discussion themselves (8%) (P = ns). Family history and stage of index lesion had no impact on regret status. The reasons for regret included: (1) poor cosmetic result, either of the CPM or of the reconstruction (39%); (2) diminished sense of sexuality (22%); (3) lack of education regarding alternative surveillance methods or CPM efficacy (22%); and (4) other reasons (17%). CONCLUSIONS To minimize the risk of regrets in women contemplating CPM, it is imperative that these women be counseled regarding an estimation of contralateral breast cancer risk, the alternatives to CPM, and the efficacy of CPM. In addition, these women should have realistic expectations of the cosmetic outcomes of surgery and understand the potential impact on their body image.
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- L L Montgomery
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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BACKGROUND Management of patients with breast cancers < or = 1 cm remains controversial. Reports of infrequent nodal metastases in tumors < or = 5 mm has led to suggestions that axillary dissection should be selective, and that tumor characteristics should guide adjuvant therapy. METHODS A retrospective review of 290 patients with breast cancer 1 cm in size or smaller from 1989 to 1991 was done. Distant disease-free survival (DDFS) was the primary outcome measure. RESULTS There were 95 T1a (< or = 5 mm) and 196 T1b (6-10 mm) cancers. Nodal metastases were found in 8 T1a and 26 T1b tumors. Larger size, poorer differentiation, and lymphovascular invasion (LVI) were associated with more nodal metastases, but none of these trends reached statistical significance. The 6-year DDFS was 93% for node-negative and 87% for node-positive patients (P = .02). Overall, breast cancers with poorer differentiation and LVI trended toward a poorer outcome. For patients with node-negative tumors, LVI was associated with a poorer outcome (P = .03). The size of the primary tumor was not predictive of outcome. There were no nodal metastases or recurrences in the 18 patients with microinvasive breast cancer. CONCLUSIONS Lymph node status is the major determinant of outcome in breast cancers 1 cm in size or smaller. Accurate axillary assessment remains crucial in management of small breast cancer.
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- G B Mann
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Hwang ES, Samli B, Tran KN, Rosen PP, Borgen PI, Van Zee KJ. Volume of resection in patients treated with breast conservation for ductal carcinoma in situ. Ann Surg Oncol 1998; 5:757-63. [PMID: 9869524 DOI: 10.1007/bf02303488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The optimal treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is one of the most controversial issues in the management of breast cancer. Identification of factors that affect the risk of local recurrence is very important as the incidence of DCIS increases and the use of breast conservation becomes more widespread. Because the extent of resection may affect the relapse rate, we hypothesized that larger volumes of resection (VR) may account for the lower local recurrence rates we have previously found in elderly patients. METHODS Between 1978 and 1990, 173 cases of histologically confirmed DCIS were treated at MSKCC with breast conservation therapy. Of these, complete VR data were available for 126 cases. The VRs thus obtained were divided into two groups, <60 cm3 and > or =60 cm3, and were evaluated for correlating factors. The patients were divided into three groups by age at diagnosis: younger than 40 years, 40 to 69 years, and 70 years or older. RESULTS The eldest group had a significantly greater proportion of large VRs (30%) as compared to the middle group (11%) and the youngest group (9%) (P=.03, chi2). Although not statistically significant, the large VR group had a lower 6-year actuarial local recurrence rate (5.6%) than did the small VR group (21.3%) (P=.16, log-rank test). This trend was observed even though adjuvant radiotherapy was used less often in patients who had large VRs. CONCLUSION Breast conservation surgery for DCIS in elderly patients is more likely to employ a large VR. This may explain, at least in part, the observation that elderly patients have a lower local recurrence rate.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/therapeutic use
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/surgery
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/surgery
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Humans
- Mastectomy, Segmental
- Medical Records
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Retrospective Studies
- Tamoxifen/therapeutic use
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- E S Hwang
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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BACKGROUND The discovery of a cadre of breast cancer susceptibility genes has resulted in an increase in the number of women seeking information about prophylactic breast surgery, but virtually no large-scale prospective databases exist to assist women considering prophylactic mastectomy. METHODS The authors constructed a National Prophylactic Mastectomy Registry comprised of a volunteer population of 817 women from 43 states who have undergone prophylactic mastectomy. RESULTS In the registry, 370 women had undergone bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. Twenty-one (5%) women expressed regrets about the procedure. The median follow-up was 14.6 years (mean 14.8 years; range 0.2-51 years). Those with regrets were subsetted into those with major (n = 10) or minor (n = 7) regrets. Regrets were more common in those women with whom discussion about prophylactic mastectomy was initiated by a physician (19/255), compared with patients who initiated the discussion themselves (2/108; P < .05). CONCLUSIONS The overall satisfaction rate of 95% reported here may be explained by the voluntary nature of this registry. The most important factor that predicts an unfavorable outcome following bilateral prophylactic mastectomy is a physician-initiated discussion.
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- P I Borgen
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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Van Zee KJ, Calvano JE, Bisogna M. Hypomethylation and increased gene expression of p16INK4a in primary and metastatic breast carcinoma as compared to normal breast tissue. Oncogene 1998; 16:2723-7. [PMID: 9652738 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1201794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Controversy continues to surround the role of p16INK4a in cell cycle control and carcinogenesis. Mutations, deletions and changes in methylation patterns of p16INK4a have been proposed as mechanisms leading to abnormal expression of the gene. We show here that primary and metastatic breast carcinomas demonstrate hypomethylation of p16INK4a which is associated with expression of p16INK4a mRNA, as compared to normal breast tissue which demonstrates a relative hypermethylation of p16INK4a associated with the absence of p16INK4a expression. These data suggest that methylation and lack of expression of p16INK4a is not a central mechanism in the development of breast carcinoma, but rather that the gene is functioning and expressed in breast carcinoma more frequently than in normal breast tissue. The role of p16INK4a is much more complex than has been previously hypothesized.
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- K J Van Zee
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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BACKGROUND Although most nipple discharge is due to a benign etiology, approximately 10-15% is due to breast carcinoma. The standard management of nipple discharge includes major duct excision, and although this procedure may eliminate future nipple discharge, a specific etiology is not always found. This study investigates the utility of preoperative galactography in targeting the causative lesion. METHODS During 1994-1996, 46 cases of major duct excision were identified from operating room records. All patients presented with spontaneous nipple discharge from a single duct. In 16 patients both a diagnostic galactogram and a preoperative galactogram with methylene blue were performed to localize the causative lesion and to enable intraoperative identification. Data were obtained by retrospective chart review. Statistical significance was determined by Fisher's exact test. RESULTS Preoperative galactography was obtained in 7 of 31 patients (23%) with bloody nipple discharge and 9 of 15 patients (60%) with guaiac negative discharge. All patients undergoing preoperative galactography were found to have either a filling defect and/or duct cutoff (n = 13) or duct ectasia (n = 3). All patients with a filling defect and/or duct cutoff on galactogram were found to have a carcinoma or papilloma at surgery. In the three patients with duct ectasia observed on galactogram, the diagnosis was confirmed at surgery. All patients who underwent preoperative galactography were found to have specific pathology that accounted for the nipple discharge versus 20 of 30 patients (67%) who did not undergo preoperative galactography (P = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS Although major duct excision for nipple discharge may eliminate the presenting symptomatology, a pathologic correlate is not always found. The data from the current study show that localizing the causative lesion by preoperative galactography increases the likelihood that specific pathology will be found at surgery, and suggests that preoperative galactography may be helpful in the evaluation and management of patients presenting with spontaneous nipple discharge. Cancer 1998;82:1874-80. 1998 American Cancer Society.
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- K J Van Zee
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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BACKGROUND We investigated the incidence of axillary lymph node metastases in patients with T1a (< or = 0.5 cm) and T1b (> 0.5 cm and < or = 1.0 cm) breast cancers. METHODS The charts of 2000 patients who underwent axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer at our institution from 1989 to 1991 were reviewed. Of these, 81 patients had T1a and 166 had T1b primary breast cancers. RESULTS Among the 247 patients with T1a and T1b breast cancers, nodal metastases were present in 30 (12.1%), with a 7.4% positivity rate for patients with T1a and 14.5% positivity rate for T1b tumors. Of the 212 patients who had > or = 10 nodes dissected, 29 (13.7%) had positive nodes. Of those, 6 of 60 (10.0%) patients with T1a and 23 of 152 (15.1%) with T1b tumors had positive nodes. The presence of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) predicted a significantly higher nodal positivity rate (27.8% vs. 10.9%, p = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Of patients with adequately evaluated axillae, 10% with T1a and 15% with T1b cancers were found to have nodal metastases. Although LVI was significantly associated with a higher risk of lymph node metastases, we could not characterize any subgroup at acceptably low risk of nodal positivity. Until a more useful prognostic indicator is discovered, axillary dissection should continue to be part of the mainstay of management for small breast cancers.
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- E R Port
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Gross RE, Van Zee KJ, Heerdt AS. The Special Surveillance Breast Program: a model of intervention for women at high risk for breast cancer. J N Y State Nurses Assoc 1997; 28:9-12. [PMID: 9564357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The Special Surveillance Breast Program (SSBP) is a long-term, comprehensive, multidisciplinary program for women determined to be at high risk for the development of breast cancer. Because the women who attend this program are otherwise healthy but concerned about their risk for breast cancer, current and relevant information is required to address their concerns regarding the possibility of developing breast cancer. The purpose of this article is to describe the risk factors that indicate eligibility for the program, the structure of the program, and the results of an assessment that identified the needs of this special population.
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- R E Gross
- Special Surveillance Breast Program, Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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van der Poll T, Jansen PM, Van Zee KJ, Hack CE, Oldenburg HA, Loetscher H, Lesslauer W, Lowry SF, Moldawer LL. Pretreatment with a 55-kDa tumor necrosis factor receptor-immunoglobulin fusion protein attenuates activation of coagulation, but not of fibrinolysis, during lethal bacteremia in baboons. J Infect Dis 1997; 176:296-9. [PMID: 9207387 DOI: 10.1086/514034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Baboons (Papio anubis) receiving a lethal intravenous infusion with live Escherichia coli were pretreated with either a 55-kDa tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-IgG fusion protein (TNFR55:IgG) (n = 4, 4.6 mg/kg) or placebo (n = 4). Neutralization of TNF activity in TNFR55:IgG-treated animals was associated with a complete prevention of mortality and a strong attenuation of coagulation activation as reflected by the plasma concentrations of thrombin-antithrombin III complexes (P < .05). Activation of fibrinolysis was not influenced by TNFR55:IgG (plasma tissue-type plasminogen activator and plasmin-alpha2-antiplasmin complexes), whereas TNFR55:IgG did inhibit the release of plasminogen activator inhibitor type I (P < .05). Furthermore, TNFR55:IgG inhibited neutrophil degranulation (plasma levels of elastase-alpha1-antitrypsin complexes, P < .05) and modestly reduced release of secretory phospholipase A2. These data suggest that endogenous TNF contributes to activation of coagulation, but not to stimulation of fibrinolysis, during severe bacteremia.
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- T van der Poll
- Cornell University Medical College, Laboratory of Surgical Metabolism, New York, New York, USA
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Calvano JE, Rush EB, Tan LK, Rosen PP, Borgen PI, Van Zee KJ. Absence of p16 gene (CDKN2) deletions in microdissected primary breast carcinoma specimens. Ann Surg Oncol 1997; 4:416-20. [PMID: 9259969 DOI: 10.1007/bf02305555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The p16 gene (CDKN2), a tumor suppressor gene located on chromosome 9p21, has been demonstrated to be mutated or deleted with high frequency in a variety of tumor cell lines, including breast. While previous studies have not demonstrated CDKN2 mutations in primary breast carcinomas, it is possible that gene deletion in neoplastic DNA was marked by the presence of contaminating normal stromal DNA in breast carcinoma specimens. METHODS We investigated the incidence of homozygous deletion of CDKN2 by analyzing 20 microdissected pure populations of primary breast carcinoma cells. Using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques, the entire coding region and intervening introns of CDKN2 were amplified. The PCR products were resolved by agarose gel electrophoresis and single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. RESULTS We detected no deletions or mutations of the p16 gene. CONCLUSIONS CDKN2 is not deleted with high frequency in primary breast carcinomas, and the p16 gene does not play a role in breast carcinogenesis via this mechanism.
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- J E Calvano
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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PURPOSE To assess stereotactic core biopsy for evaluation of Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) category 5 calcifications (highly suggestive of malignancy). MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review of mammograms revealed 31 women (aged 34-86 years) with BI-RADS category 5 calcifications who underwent 14-gauge stereotactic core biopsy with an automated gun. Records were reviewed to determine the frequency with which stereotactic core biopsy obviated a surgical procedure. Cost savings were based on Medicare estimates of $472 for stereotactic core biopsy and $1,335 for surgical biopsy. RESULTS Of 31 patients, stereotactic core biopsy revealed carcinoma in 19 (61%), atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) in eight (26%), and benign findings discordant with mammographic results in four (13%). Surgical biopsy was recommended for the 12 patients with ADH or benign but discordant core biopsy diagnoses. Of the 19 patients with carcinoma at stereotactic core biopsy, two chose to undergo a second biopsy surgically, two had small foci of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) that would have been fully excised with surgical biopsy, one with DCIS at stereotactic core biopsy underwent axillary dissection after invasion was found at surgery, and one underwent excision but had tumor at lumpectomy margins. Thirteen (42%) of 31 patients were spared a surgical procedure, saving $100 per patient. CONCLUSION Stereotactic core biopsy with an automated gun obviated a surgical procedure in 42% of patients with BI-RADS category 5 calcifications, resulting in modest cost savings in this group.
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- L Liberman
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Liberman L, Van Zee KJ, Dershaw DD, Morris EA, Abramson AF, Samli B. Mammographic features of local recurrence in women who have undergone breast-conserving therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1997; 168:489-93. [PMID: 9016233 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.168.2.9016233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to evaluate the mammographic features of local recurrence in women who have undergone breast-conserving therapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review revealed 162 women with DCIS treated with breast-conserving therapy from 1978 to 1990 for whom follow-up data were available. Subsequent to therapy, 33 (20%) patients had a pathologically proven carcinoma in the treated breast. Mammograms at the time of local recurrence were available for 20 patients. We reviewed mammograms, clinical charts, and histopathologic findings in these 20 patients. For 14 of 20 patients, we also reviewed mammograms obtained at the time of the original DCIS. RESULTS The median interval from diagnosis of the original DCIS to local recurrence was 26 months (range, 6-168 months). Recurrences were detected solely by mammography in 17 (85%) of 20 patients, by mammography and physical examination in two (10%), and solely by physical examination in one (5%). Eighteen (90%) local recurrence contained calcifications and eighteen (90%) involved the tumorectomy quadrant. When we compared available mammographic findings of the original DCIS and the local recurrence we found the mammographic pattern and calcification morphology to be the same in 11 (79%) of 14 DCIS and nine (82%) of 11 DCIS, respectively. Histopathologic analysis of recurrences found DCIS in 13 (65%) of 20 patients and DCIS and infiltrating carcinoma in the remaining seven (35%) patients. Of 13 pure DCIS recurrences, 12 (92%) were detected solely by mammography. CONCLUSION In our study, local recurrence after breast-conserving therapy for DCIS invariably contained DCIS; 35% of recurrences also contained invasive carcinoma. The most common mammographic pattern of local recurrence was calcifications in the tumorectomy quadrant that were morphologically similar to the original DCIS. These findings suggest that many of these local recurrences reflect failure to eradicate the primary DCIS. Mammography achieved high sensitivity in revealing these lesions: 85% of local recurrences and 92% of recurrences that were pure DCIS were detected solely by mammography.
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- L Liberman
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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van der Poll T, Jansen PM, Van Zee KJ, Welborn MB, de Jong I, Hack CE, Loetscher H, Lesslauer W, Lowry SF, Moldawer LL. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha induces activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis in baboons through an exclusive effect on the p55 receptor. Blood 1996; 88:922-7. [PMID: 8704250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) can bind to two distinct transmembrane receptors, the p55 and p75 TNF receptors. We compared the capability of two mutant TNF proteins with exclusive affinity for the p55 or p75 TNF receptor with that of wild type TNF, to activate the hemostatic mechanism in baboons. Both activation of the coagulation system, monitored by the plasma levels of thrombin-antithrombin III complexes, and activation of the fibrinolytic system (plasma levels of tissue-type plasminogen activator, and plasminogen activator inhibitor type I), were of similar magnitude after intravenous injection of wild type TNF or the TNF mutant with affinity only for the p55 receptor. Likewise, wild type TNF and the TNF p55 specific mutant were equally potent in inducing neutrophil degranulation (plasma levels of elastase-alpha 1-antitrypsin complexes). Wild type TNF tended to be a more potent inducer of secretory phospholipase A2 release than the p55 specific TNF mutant. Administration of the TNF mutant binding only to the p75 receptor did not induce any of these responses. We conclude that TNF-Induced stimulation of coagulation, fibrinolysis, neutrophil degranulation, and release of secretory phospholipase A2 are predominantly mediated by the p55 TNF receptor.
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- T van der Poll
- Cornell University Medical College, Laboratory of Surgical Metabolism, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- C J Swallow
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada
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Van Zee KJ, Moldawer LL, Oldenburg HS, Thompson WA, Stackpole SA, Montegut WJ, Rogy MA, Meschter C, Gallati H, Schiller CD, Richter WF, Loetscher H, Ashkenazi A, Chamow SM, Wurm F, Calvano SE, Lowry SF, Lesslauer W. Protection against lethal Escherichia coli bacteremia in baboons (Papio anubis) by pretreatment with a 55-kDa TNF receptor (CD120a)-Ig fusion protein, Ro 45-2081. The Journal of Immunology 1996. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.156.6.2221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Fusion proteins of the human 55-kDa TNF receptor extracellular domain with hinge and C2/C3 constant domains of human IgG1 or IgG3 heavy chains were tested in a primate sepsis model. Twenty-four baboons received 4.6, or 0.2 mg/kg of TNFR5-G1,3, or placebo, before the administration of a lethal dose of live Escherichia coli. Treatment with TNFR5-G1,3 decreased 5-day mortality from 88% in the placebo group to 12% in the TNFR5-G1,3-treated animals (p < 0.01 by Fisher's exact test). Treatments with TNR5-G1 and TNFR5-G3 in doses from 0.2 to 4.6 mg/kg were efficacious. Free plasma TNF was neutralized by all treatments, but inactive TNF/TNFR5-G1,3 complexes remained in circulation for prolonged periods. TNFR5-1,3 treatments attenuated the hemodynamic disturbances, reduced fluid requirements, and decreased the systemic IL-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-8 responses. In addition, TNFR5-G1,3 treatment shortened the granulocytopenia and reduced the loss of cellular TNF receptors from granulocytes. The decrease in fibrinogen concentrations and increase in prothrombin and partial thromboplastin times were significantly attenuated by TNFR5-G1,3 treatment. TNFR5-G1,3 treatment markedly attenuated the rise in plasma lactate concentration. Histologic studies of TNFR5-G1,3 revealed dose-dependent protection against tissue injury by Escherichia coli administration.
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- K J Van Zee
- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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Van Zee KJ, Moldawer LL, Oldenburg HS, Thompson WA, Stackpole SA, Montegut WJ, Rogy MA, Meschter C, Gallati H, Schiller CD, Richter WF, Loetscher H, Ashkenazi A, Chamow SM, Wurm F, Calvano SE, Lowry SF, Lesslauer W. Protection against lethal Escherichia coli bacteremia in baboons (Papio anubis) by pretreatment with a 55-kDa TNF receptor (CD120a)-Ig fusion protein, Ro 45-2081. J Immunol 1996; 156:2221-30. [PMID: 8690912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Fusion proteins of the human 55-kDa TNF receptor extracellular domain with hinge and C2/C3 constant domains of human IgG1 or IgG3 heavy chains were tested in a primate sepsis model. Twenty-four baboons received 4.6, or 0.2 mg/kg of TNFR5-G1,3, or placebo, before the administration of a lethal dose of live Escherichia coli. Treatment with TNFR5-G1,3 decreased 5-day mortality from 88% in the placebo group to 12% in the TNFR5-G1,3-treated animals (p < 0.01 by Fisher's exact test). Treatments with TNR5-G1 and TNFR5-G3 in doses from 0.2 to 4.6 mg/kg were efficacious. Free plasma TNF was neutralized by all treatments, but inactive TNF/TNFR5-G1,3 complexes remained in circulation for prolonged periods. TNFR5-1,3 treatments attenuated the hemodynamic disturbances, reduced fluid requirements, and decreased the systemic IL-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-8 responses. In addition, TNFR5-G1,3 treatment shortened the granulocytopenia and reduced the loss of cellular TNF receptors from granulocytes. The decrease in fibrinogen concentrations and increase in prothrombin and partial thromboplastin times were significantly attenuated by TNFR5-G1,3 treatment. TNFR5-G1,3 treatment markedly attenuated the rise in plasma lactate concentration. Histologic studies of TNFR5-G1,3 revealed dose-dependent protection against tissue injury by Escherichia coli administration.
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- K J Van Zee
- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021, USA
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Precise correlation of histomorphology with molecular genetic analysis is difficult in tissues composed of heterogeneous cell populations. We describe here a novel microdissection technique employed to correlate HER2/neu (HER2) immunohistochemical staining with HER2 genetic analysis in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded breast tissue. Fourteen invasive ductal carcinomas were selected from the pathology files of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center that had been immunostained for HER2. Seven tumors showed typical membrane immunoreactivity and seven were negative. A dissecting microscope was then used to isolate minute (< or = 1 mm x 1 mm) areas of invasive carcinoma and normal breast tissue for molecular study. To document the type of cell sample submitted for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis, each microdissected piece of tissue was photographed prior to removal from the glass slide. A preliminary study of four cases compared the results of PCR and genetic analysis using microdissected hematoxylin and eosin (H & E)-stained tissue, unstained dewaxed tissue, and destained dewaxed tissue in four specimens. Similar results were obtained with all three tissue preparations. Thereafter, H & E stained sections were selected as the tissue preparation of choice because tissue details were seen more clearly. There was complete correlation of immunohistochemical staining and HER2 analysis by PCR in all 14 cases. In the final 10 cases, the PCR product was resolved by gel electrophoresis and quantified by optical densitometry. Fourfold to eightfold amplification of HER2 was found in the five tumor specimens that immunohistochemically stained for HER2. A single copy of HER2 was found in all HER2-negative tumors and in normal breast tissue. We conclude that it is possible to quantify gene amplification of HER2 in minute samples of H & E-stained normal and malignant breast tissue. This microdissection technique can be applied to correlative histologic--molecular genetic analysis in a wide variety of tumor types.
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- B J Youngson
- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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van der Poll T, Fischer E, Coyle SM, Van Zee KJ, Pribble JP, Stiles DM, Barie PS, Buurman WA, Moldawer LL, Lowry SF. Interleukin-1 contributes to increased concentrations of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor type I in sepsis. J Infect Dis 1995; 172:577-80. [PMID: 7622910 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/172.2.577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Studies were done in baboons and humans to assess the role of interleukin (IL)-1 on the release of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors (sTNFRs) during sepsis. In baboons, IL-1 alpha induced increased levels of sTNFR types I and II. Infusion of Escherichia coli into baboons also led to higher sTNFR levels. Treatment with IL-1 receptor antagonist (ra) attenuated the rise in sTNFR-I, which was positively correlated with a partial preservation of renal function by IL-1ra. In patients with sepsis, treatment with IL-1ra also was associated with lower levels of sTNFR-1 but did not influence plasma creatinine levels. IL-1ra did not affect sTNFR-II in baboons or humans. These data suggest that IL-1 produced during sepsis is involved in increases in sTNFR-I. Such increases during rapidly fatal septic shock may in part be explained by an effect on the renal clearance of sTNFR-I.
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- T van der Poll
- Department of Surgery (Laboratory of Surgical Metabolism), Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA
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van der Poll T, Van Zee KJ, Endert E, Coyle SM, Stiles DM, Pribble JP, Catalano MA, Moldawer LL, Lowry SF. Interleukin-1 receptor blockade does not affect endotoxin-induced changes in plasma thyroid hormone and thyrotropin concentrations in man. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1995; 80:1341-6. [PMID: 7714108 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.80.4.7714108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Interleukin-1 (IL-1) has been implicated as a mediator of the euthyroid sick syndrome. The effects of IL-1 can be blocked by the naturally occurring IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra). In the present study, iv administration of endotoxin was used as a human model of the euthyroid sick syndrome. To assess the role of endogenous IL-1 in endotoxin-induced changes in plasma thyroid hormone and TSH concentrations, 18 healthy postabsorptive humans were studied on a control study day, followed 3 days later by a study day on which they were randomly assigned to one of three treatments: a 6-h infusion of recombinant human IL-1ra alone (133 mg/h), endotoxin alone (lot EC-5; 20 U/kg), or both endotoxin and IL-1ra. Administration of IL-1ra alone did not affect the plasma concentrations of thyroid hormones or TSH compared with those on the control day. Endotoxin injection was associated with decreases in T4 (P = 0.06 vs. the control day), free T4 (P = 0.02), T3 (P < 0.001), and TSH (P < 0.0001) and a rise in rT3 (P < 0.001), reproducing the major features of the euthyroid sick syndrome. Coinfusion of IL-1ra did not influence these endotoxin-induced changes. Our results suggest that endogenous IL-1 does not play an important role in the alterations in plasma thyroid hormone and TSH concentrations induced by mild endotoxemia in healthy humans.
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- T van der Poll
- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Van Zee KJ, Coyle SM, Calvano SE, Oldenburg HS, Stiles DM, Pribble J, Catalano M, Moldawer LL, Lowry SF. Influence of IL-1 receptor blockade on the human response to endotoxemia. J Immunol 1995; 154:1499-507. [PMID: 7822813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Although the experimental administration of IL-1 induces several aspects of the inflammatory response, such as fever, tachycardia, and acute phase proteinemia, the contribution of IL-1 to the human responses to injury or infection remains unclear. A specific IL-1R antagonist (IL-1ra), which effectively blocks the actions of IL-1, was utilized to evaluate the influence of endogenous IL-1 during experimental human endotoxemia. Eighteen healthy volunteers each underwent one control study day, followed 3 days later by one of three randomly chosen treatments: a 6-h infusion of IL-1ra alone (133 mg/h), 20 U/kg national reference endotoxin alone, or both endotoxin and IL-1ra infusion. IL-1ra administration alone was not associated with any observable response. Despite achieving high circulating levels of IL-1ra (34 +/- 3 micrograms/ml), there were no significant differences in hemodynamic parameters, core temperature, or resting energy expenditure in those endotoxemic volunteers receiving IL-1ra when compared with those who did not. Furthermore, leukocyte kinetic and circulating cytokine, acute phase protein, and endocrine responses were similar in both endotoxemic groups. However, IL-1 blockade did significantly reduce the subjective severity of symptoms experienced by the endotoxemic volunteers (p < 0.05). This study demonstrates that an endogenous IL-1 response does not play a significant role in the hemodynamic, immunologic, and metabolic responses to mild endotoxemia in humans.
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- K J Van Zee
- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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Van Zee KJ, Coyle SM, Calvano SE, Oldenburg HS, Stiles DM, Pribble J, Catalano M, Moldawer LL, Lowry SF. Influence of IL-1 receptor blockade on the human response to endotoxemia. The Journal of Immunology 1995. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.154.3.1499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Although the experimental administration of IL-1 induces several aspects of the inflammatory response, such as fever, tachycardia, and acute phase proteinemia, the contribution of IL-1 to the human responses to injury or infection remains unclear. A specific IL-1R antagonist (IL-1ra), which effectively blocks the actions of IL-1, was utilized to evaluate the influence of endogenous IL-1 during experimental human endotoxemia. Eighteen healthy volunteers each underwent one control study day, followed 3 days later by one of three randomly chosen treatments: a 6-h infusion of IL-1ra alone (133 mg/h), 20 U/kg national reference endotoxin alone, or both endotoxin and IL-1ra infusion. IL-1ra administration alone was not associated with any observable response. Despite achieving high circulating levels of IL-1ra (34 +/- 3 micrograms/ml), there were no significant differences in hemodynamic parameters, core temperature, or resting energy expenditure in those endotoxemic volunteers receiving IL-1ra when compared with those who did not. Furthermore, leukocyte kinetic and circulating cytokine, acute phase protein, and endocrine responses were similar in both endotoxemic groups. However, IL-1 blockade did significantly reduce the subjective severity of symptoms experienced by the endotoxemic volunteers (p < 0.05). This study demonstrates that an endogenous IL-1 response does not play a significant role in the hemodynamic, immunologic, and metabolic responses to mild endotoxemia in humans.
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- K J Van Zee
- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY 10021
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Van Zee KJ, Stackpole SA, Montegut WJ, Rogy MA, Calvano SE, Hsu KC, Chao M, Meschter CL, Loetscher H, Stüber D. A human tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha mutant that binds exclusively to the p55 TNF receptor produces toxicity in the baboon. J Exp Med 1994; 179:1185-91. [PMID: 8145037 PMCID: PMC2191464 DOI: 10.1084/jem.179.4.1185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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A number of recent studies have demonstrated that cellular responses to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) mediated by the p55 and the p75 TNF receptors are distinct. To evaluate the relative in vivo toxicities of wild-type TNF alpha (wtTNF alpha) and a novel p55 TNF selective receptor agonist, healthy, anesthetized baboons (Papio sp.) were infused with a near-lethal dose of either wtTNF alpha or a TNF alpha double mutant (dmTNF alpha) that binds specifically to the p55, but not to the p75, TNF receptor. Both wtTNF alpha and dmTNF alpha produced comparable acute hypotension, tachycardia, increased plasma lactate, and organ dysfunction in Papio. However, administration of wtTNF alpha produced a marked granulocytosis and loss of granulocyte TNF receptors, whereas little if any changes in neutrophil number or cell surface TNF receptor density were seen after dmTNF alpha mutant administration. Infusion of dmTNF alpha resulted in a plasma endogenous TNF alpha response that peaked after 90-120 min. We conclude that selective p55 TNF receptor activation is associated with early hemodynamic changes and the autocrine release of endogenous TNF alpha. Significant systemic toxicity results from p55 TNF receptor activation, but the role of the p75 TNF receptor in systemic TNF toxicity requires further study.
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- K J Van Zee
- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021
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Rogy MA, Oldenburg HS, Calvano SE, Montegut WJ, Stackpole SA, Van Zee KJ, Marra MN, Scott RW, Seilhammer JJ, Moldawer LL. The role of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein in the treatment of primate bacteremia and septic shock. J Clin Immunol 1994; 14:120-33. [PMID: 8195314 DOI: 10.1007/bf01541345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Human neutrophil azurophilic granules contain an approximately 55-kDa protein, known as bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI), which possesses a high-affinity binding domain for the lipid A component of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The in vivo LPS neutralizing activity of exogenous BPI was studied in a model of lethal Escherichia coli bacteremia. Five baboons were treated with BPI (5 mg/kg bolus injection followed by a 95 micrograms/kg/min BPI infusion over 4 hr), while four additional animals received a genetically engineered variant of BPI (NCY103). Five animals received a placebo treatment and served as controls. Both wild-type rhBPI and NCY103 significantly (P < 0.05) decreased blood levels of LPS throughout an 8-hr evaluation period following live bacterial challenge. Two hours following E. coli administration, LPS levels peaked in the controls, at 6.86 +/- 3.22 ng/ml, whereas LPS levels were 3.39 +/- 2.1 ng/ml in the BPI group and 2.04 +/- 1.18 ng/ml in the NCY103 group. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-6 levels likewise were attenuated in the treatment groups, whereas circulating sTNFR I was significantly (P < 0.05) reduced only in the BPI group. Leukocytopenia and granulocytopenia were significantly (P < 0.02) lessened in the BPI group, by an average of 59% leukocytopenia and 65% granulocytopenia, respectively. This study supports the concept of E. coli LPS neutralization by BPI in vivo and demonstrates that a moderate (70%) reduction in peak LPS-LAL activity is sufficient to alter some hematologic and cytokine manifestations of bacteremia.
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- M A Rogy
- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021
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Rogy MA, Coyle SM, Oldenburg HS, Rock CS, Barie PS, Van Zee KJ, Smith CG, Moldawer LL, Lowry SF. Persistently elevated soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist levels in critically ill patients. J Am Coll Surg 1994; 178:132-8. [PMID: 8173722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The appearance of endogenously produced inhibitors against tumor necrosis factor (TNF) (soluble TNF-receptor type I, sTNFR-I) and interleukin-1 (IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-1ra) was evaluated acutely in five normal patients after experimental endotoxemia lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and prospectively during a one to 11 week period in 12 septic, critically ill patients. Increased levels of both factors remained detectable in the circulation for up to 24 hours after LPS (2 nanograms per kilogram body weight) administration in normal patients. Despite free TNF-a activity being detected only sporadically (3 percent of the samples) and that IL-1 beta was never detectable in the patients in the intensive care unit, IL-6 bioactivity was present in 90 percent of initial samples. Circulating sTNFR-I levels up to 62,000 picograms per milliliter and IL-1ra levels of 14,800 picograms per milliliter were noted in the critically ill patients and remained consistently detectable throughout the extended period of evaluation. While there was no difference in IL-1ra levels between patients who survived or ultimately died, sTNFR-I levels were significantly (p < 0.001) lower in survivors compared with nonsurvivors. A correlation between circulating sTNFR-I and concurrent cortisol levels (r = 0.64; p < 0.002) was also noted. Furthermore, a correlation between sTNFR-I and the severity of initial insult, as assessed by APACHE II scores (r = 0.54; p < 0.01) was demonstrable. These naturally occurring cytokine antagonists likely represent additional indicators of the presence of an infectious or other inflammatory process and seem to persist in the circulation even during conditions in which their respective proinflammatory cytokines are not demonstrable.
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- M A Rogy
- Department of Surgery, New York Hospital, Cornell University Medical College, New York 10021
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Oldenburg HS, Rogy MA, Lazarus DD, Van Zee KJ, Keeler BP, Chizzonite RA, Lowry SF, Moldawer LL. Cachexia and the acute-phase protein response in inflammation are regulated by interleukin-6. Eur J Immunol 1993; 23:1889-94. [PMID: 8344351 DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830230824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Cachexia and the acute-phase response are common manifestations of inflammation and are presumed to be the product of increased synthesis and release of cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). IL-1 receptor blockade has been previously shown to attenuate the weight loss, anorexia and acute-phase protein responses associated with a turpentine abscess. However, IL-1 receptor blockade was also associated with a reduced plasma IL-6 response, suggesting that the benefit achieved by IL-1 receptor blockade may be mediated by reduced systemic IL-6 production. To gain a better understanding of the role of IL-6 in this model of inflammation, C57BL/6 mice were passively immunized with either a monoclonal anti-IL-6 antibody (20F3), an anti-IL-1 type I receptor monoclonal antibody (35F5), a non-immune rat IgG, or a combined therapy of 35F5 and 20F3, before receiving a sterile turpentine abscess. IL-6 or IL-1 receptor blockade equally spared body weight and food intake. Compared to IL-1 receptor blockade, passive immunization against IL-6 further reduced the hepatic acute-phase protein response, as represented by serum amyloid P and complement 3. Combined blockade of IL-6 and IL-1 receptor did not result in a further sparing of body weights or improvement of food intake. These results confirm that IL-1 contributes to host cachexia and the acute-phase response following a turpentine abscess, but also show that these actions are dependent upon an IL-6 response. We conclude that the influence of IL-1 on cachexia and the acute-phase response is mediated, at least in part, through IL-6 and, thus, IL-6 may play a pivotal role in the cachexia and acute-phase response to inflammation.
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- H S Oldenburg
- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021
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Hawes AS, Fischer E, Marano MA, Van Zee KJ, Rock CS, Lowry SF, Calvano SE, Moldawer LL. Comparison of peripheral blood leukocyte kinetics after live Escherichia coli, endotoxin, or interleukin-1 alpha administration. Studies using a novel interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. Ann Surg 1993; 218:79-90. [PMID: 8328833 PMCID: PMC1242904 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199307000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to evaluate whether hematologic and immunologic effects observed after bacteremia and endotoxemia in the host could be replicated by administration of recombinant human interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) in a primate model. Furthermore, to determine whether endogenously produced interleukin-1 (IL-1) contributes to the changes observed during endotoxemia or gram-negative septic shock, a specific IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 ra) was administered. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) component of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria initiates a constellation of metabolic and immunologic host responses. IL-1, a macrophage-derived cytokine, acts as a key mediator in the host response to infection and inflammation. METHODS Baboons were randomly assigned to receive either recombinant human IL-1 alpha, LPS, or live Escherichia coli both with or without concomitant administration of IL-1ra. Blood was collected hourly and analyzed using flow cytometric techniques. RESULTS Both endotoxemia and live E. coli bacteremia induced an acute granulocytopenia; however, the granulocytopenia gradually resolved in the endotoxemic group, but was sustained in the bacteremic group. An early lymphopenia and monocytopenia was elicited by LPS or E. coli and persisted throughout the experiment. Recombinant human IL-1 alpha induced the following: (1) an early, transient decline in granulocytes followed by a sustained granulocytosis; (2) a lymphopenia; and (3) a transient monocytopenia followed by a gradual return to baseline. Although IL-1ra had no effect on leukocyte kinetics with either live E. coli or LPS, the IL-1ra significantly abrogated the monocytopenia seen with recombinant human IL-1 alpha administration alone. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that administration of recombinant human IL-1 alpha can replicate some of the characteristic patterns of hematologic change associated with bacteremia and endotoxemia. However, an endogenous IL-1 response is not required for these changes to occur. Rather, the data suggest that other inflammatory mediators induced by endotoxemia or gram-negative bacteremia, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha), may be involved.
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- A S Hawes
- Department of Surgery, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York
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