The Correlation between HER-2/neu Overexpression and Prognostic and Predictive Factor in Primary Breast Cancer
Keywords:
Breast Cancer, HER-2/neu/c-erb B2, Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, Immunohistochemistry (IHC)Abstract
Background: An over-expression of HER-2/neu protein has been reported to be associated with a poor clinical outcome in breast cancer. However, its prognostic value is important, especially in patients with node status, and in relation to the estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) status.
Objectives: To determine the correlation between HER-2/neu expression and several known, well- accepted prognostic indicators of invasive breast carcinoma.
Materials and Methods: This study analyzed data from 251 women with primary invasive breast cancer at Rajavithi Hospital (tertiary care hospital of Ministry of Public Health), Bangkok, Thailand. The pathological detection of Iymph node metastasis and the detection of HER-2/neu protein, estrogen and progesterone receptor expression were performed using immunochemistry.
Results: Twenty-five percent of patients (61/251) showed HER.2/neu over-expression. HER-2/neu- positive tumors were not correlated with age and number of positive nodes (p value = 0.544 and 0.272, respectively) but there was an association between HER. 2/neu-positive tumors and estrogen-negative tumors and progesterone-negative tumors (p value = 0.031 and 0.022, respectively).
Conclusion: There was good correlation between HER-2/neu expression and several known, well. accepted prognostic indicators of invasive breast carcinoma such as nodal status, estrogen receptor status and progesterone receptor status.
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2. Coussens L, Yang-Feng TL, Liao YC, rt al. Tyrosine kinase receptor with extensive homology to EGF receptor shares chromosomal location with neu oncogene. Science 1985; 230(4730): 1132-9.
3. Schechter AL, Stern DF, Vaidyanathan L, et al. The neuoncogene: an erb-B-related gene encoding a 185,000-Mr tumour antigen. Nature 1984;312(5994): 513-6
4. Yamamoto T, Ikawa S, Akiyama T, et al. Similarity of protein encoded by the human c-erb-B-2 gene to epidermal growth factor receptor. Nature 1986; 319(6050): 230-4.
5. Pegram M, Slamon D. Biological rationale for HER2/neu (c-erbB2) as a target for monoclonal antibody therapy. Semin Oncol 2000; 27 (Suppl 9): 13-9.
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7. Cobleigh MA, Vogel CL, Tripathy D, et al. Efficacy and safety of Herceptin (humanized anti-HER2 antibody) as a single agent in 222 women with HER2 overexpression who relapsed following chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 1998; 17: 97A.
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situ hybridization; poor prognosis in node-negative breast carcinomas. J Clin Oncol 1997:15: 2894-904.
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26. Sampatanukul P, Wannakrairot P, Thanakit V, et al. Immunohistochemical detections of ER, PR and HER2 status of invasive mammary carcinoma: a synopsis on current staining protocol, interpretation criteria and quality control measures by the breast pathology group. J R C Pathol Thai 2003;2:112-7.
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32. Looi LM, Cheah PL, Yap SF. Correlation between histological grade and c-erbB2 oncoprotein overexpression in infiltrating ductal carcinoma of breast. Malays J Pathol 1997;19: 35-9.
33. el-A Helal T, Khalifa A, Kamel AS, Immunohistochemical expression of p53 and c-erbB2 proteins in breast cancer in Egypt. Anticancer Res 2000; 20(3B): 2145-50.
34. DiGiovanna MP, Stern DF, Edgerton SM, et al. Relationship of epidermal growth factor expression to ErbB-2 signaling activity and prognosis in breast cancer patients. J Clin Oncol 2005;23: 1152-60.
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