Activated HER-receptors in predicting outcome of ER-positive breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy
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Activated HER-receptors in predicting outcome of ER-positive breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy. / Larsen, Mathilde S; Bjerre, Karsten; Lykkesfeldt, Anne E; Giobbie-Hurder, Anita; Laenkholm, Anne-Vibeke; Henriksen, Katrine L; Ejlertsen, Bent; Rasmussen, Birgitte B.
In: Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland), Vol. 21, No. 5, 10.2012, p. 662-8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Activated HER-receptors in predicting outcome of ER-positive breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy
AU - Larsen, Mathilde S
AU - Bjerre, Karsten
AU - Lykkesfeldt, Anne E
AU - Giobbie-Hurder, Anita
AU - Laenkholm, Anne-Vibeke
AU - Henriksen, Katrine L
AU - Ejlertsen, Bent
AU - Rasmussen, Birgitte B
N1 - Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - The four human epidermal growth factor receptors (HER1-4) are involved in growth stimulation and may play a role in endocrine resistance. The receptors form dimers, leading to activation by mutual phosphorylation. Our purpose was to explore the role of the activated receptors (pHER1, pHER2, pHER3) in endocrine treated breast cancer in terms of co-expression and association with disease-free survival (DFS) in 1062 patients with ER-positive tumors. Furthermore, HER2 amplification was evaluated. We found positive associations between the phosphorylated receptors. pHER1 and pHER3 were co-expressed with one or two of the other activated receptors in 85% and 89% of tumors, respectively, whereas pHER2 was co-expressed with the other activated receptors in 54% of tumors. Except for HER2, which was associated with poor prognosis, none of the remaining markers were associated with DFS. However, frequent co-expression indicates a role of the other HER-family members in activation of HER2.
AB - The four human epidermal growth factor receptors (HER1-4) are involved in growth stimulation and may play a role in endocrine resistance. The receptors form dimers, leading to activation by mutual phosphorylation. Our purpose was to explore the role of the activated receptors (pHER1, pHER2, pHER3) in endocrine treated breast cancer in terms of co-expression and association with disease-free survival (DFS) in 1062 patients with ER-positive tumors. Furthermore, HER2 amplification was evaluated. We found positive associations between the phosphorylated receptors. pHER1 and pHER3 were co-expressed with one or two of the other activated receptors in 85% and 89% of tumors, respectively, whereas pHER2 was co-expressed with the other activated receptors in 54% of tumors. Except for HER2, which was associated with poor prognosis, none of the remaining markers were associated with DFS. However, frequent co-expression indicates a role of the other HER-family members in activation of HER2.
KW - Aged
KW - Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal/therapeutic use
KW - Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
KW - Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
KW - Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
KW - Disease-Free Survival
KW - Double-Blind Method
KW - ErbB Receptors/metabolism
KW - Female
KW - Follow-Up Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Immunohistochemistry
KW - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
KW - Letrozole
KW - Mastectomy
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Nitriles/therapeutic use
KW - Phosphorylation
KW - Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
KW - Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
KW - Receptor, ErbB-3/metabolism
KW - Receptor, ErbB-4
KW - Tamoxifen/therapeutic use
KW - Treatment Outcome
KW - Triazoles/therapeutic use
U2 - 10.1016/j.breast.2012.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.breast.2012.07.005
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22854050
VL - 21
SP - 662
EP - 668
JO - Breast
JF - Breast
SN - 0960-9776
IS - 5
ER -
ID: 259931050