CORRELATIONS BETWEEN ESTROGEN-RECEPTOR, PROGESTERONE-RECEPTOR, AND PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS IN HUMAN-BREAST CANCER
CORRELATIONS BETWEEN ESTROGEN-RECEPTOR, PROGESTERONE-RECEPTOR, AND PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS IN HUMAN-BREAST CANCER
复制标题
DOI:
10.1200/jco.1984.2.10.1102
复制
发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
MCGUIRE, WL
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
CLARK, GM;OSBORNE, CK;MCGUIRE, WL
Determination of estrogen-receptor (ER) status has become a standard practice in the treatment of breast cancer. The relationships between estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and a variety of patient characteristics are described for 2977 women with primary breast cancer. Older women were more likely to be estrogen-receptor positive than younger women. When patient age and menopausal status were analyzed together, age was the primary determinant of increased estrogen-receptor concentrations. There appeared to be no relationship with progesterone receptor for either age or menopausal status when these variables were analyzed separately. But premenopausal women had higher progesterone receptor concentrations than postmenopausal women when patients of the same age were compared, perhaps reflecting greater estrogen-mediated synthesis of progesterone receptor. Tumor size was negatively related to steroid receptor concentration, but no relationships were observed between steroid receptors and either the number of positive axillary lymph nodes or the location of the primary tumor.