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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2005

The efficacy of trastuzumab in Her-2/neu-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer is independent of p53 status.

Wolfgang J Köstler, Thomas Brodowicz, Gernot Hudelist, Margaretha Rudas, Reinhard Horvat, Günther G Steger, Christian F Singer, Johannes Attems, Werner Rabitsch, Negar Fakhrai and 4 more

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. TP53 status and response to treatment in breast cancers.Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology · 2011
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wolfgang J KöstlerClinical Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, 18-20 Waehringer Guertel, 1090, Vienna, Austria. wolfgang.koestler@meduniwien.ac.at
Thomas Brodowicz
Gernot Hudelist
Margaretha Rudas
Reinhard Horvat
Günther G Steger
Christian F Singer
Johannes Attems
Werner Rabitsch
Negar Fakhrai
Katarzyna Elandt
Christoph Wiltschke
Michael Hejna
Christoph C Zielinski
Medical University of Vienna · ATLudwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology · ATOtto Wagner Hospital · AT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHer-2/neu and p53-mediated signalling have been shown to interact at various cellular levels. However, the clinical relevance of p53 alterations in patients receiving trastuzumab for Her-2/neu-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer (MBC) remains unknown. The present study was performed to corroborate previous in vitro findings from our laboratory showing that trastuzumab induces growth arrest and apoptosis in a p53-independent manner.

methodRetrospective immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis for p53 protein expression was carried out on tumour specimens from 104 patients receiving trastuzumab-based treatment for Her-2/neu-overexpressing MBC at a single institution. p53 status was correlated with response (R) and clinical benefit (CB), median progression-free survival (PFS) time and overall survival (OAS) time in univariate and multivariate analyses.

resultsCharacteristics were similar between p53-negative and p53-positive tumours (all P>0.05). In univariate analyses, R (39% vs 26%, P=0.208), CB (70% vs 57%, P=0.218), PFS (6.2 months vs 4.2 months, P=0.186) and OAS (23.8 months vs 23.2 months, P=0.650) were similar for p53-positive tumours and p53-negative tumours, respectively. In multivariate analyses, p53 status was not a significant predictor of R, CB, PFS or OAS (all P>0.05).

conclusionsp53 status, as determined by IHC, is not a predictor of the clinical efficacy of trastuzumab-based treatment in patients with Her-2/neu-overexpressing MBC.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesTrastuzumabTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID15864644
PMCPMC12161263
OpenAlexW1983703400

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