Cyclin A is a prognostic indicator in early stage breast cancer with and without tamoxifen treatment.
Cyclin A is a prognostic indicator in early stage breast cancer with and without tamoxifen treatment.
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.bjc.6600072
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发表时间:
2002-02-01
影响因子:
8.8
通讯作者:
van Diest, P
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作者:
Michalides, R;van Tinteren, H;Balkenende, A;Vermorken, J B;Benraadt, J;Huldij, J;van Diest, P
Overexpression of G1-S regulators cyclin D1 or cyclin A is frequently observed in breast cancer and is also to result in ligand-independent activation of oestrogen receptor in vitro. This might therefore, provide a mechanism for failure of tamoxifen treatment. We examined by immunohistochemical staining the effect of deregulation of these, and other cell cycle regulators on tamoxifen treatment in a group of 394 patients with early stage breast cancer. In univariate analysis, expression of cyclin A, Neu, Ki-67 index, and lack of OR expression were significantly associated with worse prognosis. When adjusted by the clinical model (for lymph node status, age, performance status, T-classification, grade, prior surgery, oestrogen receptor status and tamoxifen use), only overexpression of cyclin A and Neu were significantly associated with worse prognosis with hazard ratios of, respectively, 1.709 (P=0.0195) and 1.884 (P=0.0151). Overexpression of cyclin A was found in 86 out of the 201 OR-positive cases treated with tamoxifen, and was the only independent marker associated with worse prognosis (hazard ratio 2.024, P=0.0462). In conclusion, cyclin A is an independent predictor of recurrence of early stage breast cancer and is as such a marker for response in patients treated with tamoxifen. British Journal of Cancer (2002) 86, 402–408. DOI: 10.1038/sj/bjc/6600072 www.bjcancer.com © 2002 The Cancer Research Campaign