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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2011

Significance of epidermal growth factor receptor expression in breast cancer.

Tanja Badovinac-Crnjevic, Jasminka Jakic-Razumovic, Paula Podolski, Stjepko Pleština, Božena Sarčević, Radenka Munjas, Damir Vrbanec

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Article in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tanja Badovinac-CrnjevicDepartment of Oncology, University Hospital Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, Zagreb, Croatia. tanja.badovinac@zg.t-com.hr
Jasminka Jakic-Razumovic
Paula Podolski
Stjepko Pleština
Božena Sarčević
Radenka Munjas
Damir Vrbanec
University Hospital Centre Zagreb · HRAgency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of Croatia · HR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent interest of many investigators is focused on epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family, because of their potential role in the pathogenesis and progression of breast cancer. Paraffin tumor sections were collected retrospectively from 181 breast cancer patients diagnosed between 2002 and 2003. Immunohistochemical staining with ErbB-1, ErbB-2, ErbB-3, and ErbB-4 monoclonal antibodies was performed. The ErbB expression was correlated with the other clinicopathological variables. Overexpression of ErbB-1, ErbB-2, ErbB-3, and ErbB-4 was observed in 20.6, 18.2, 14.3, and 5.7% cases, respectively. Overexpression of ErbB-1 and ErbB-2 was associated with poor prognostic features and decreased 5-year disease-free survival. The patients with co-overexpression of ErbB-1 and ErbB-2 had a shorter DFS, although this difference was not statistically significant. ErbB-1 overexpression may indicate a subset of patients with a poor disease prognosis. Assays for ErbB-1 and ErbB-2 may be more useful than a single assay in predicting prognosis of a breast cancer patient.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesErbB ReceptorsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateBiomarkers, TumorEGFR protein, humanERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesErbB Receptors

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PMID21104342
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