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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2014

Topoisomerase II alpha and TLE3 as predictive markers of response to anthracycline and taxane-containing regimens for neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer.

Tommaso Susini, Barbara Berti, Carlo Carriero, Ketty Tavella, Jacopo Nori, Ermanno Vanzi, Cecilia Molino, Mariarosaria Di Tommaso, Marco Santini, Valeria Saladino and 1 more

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Tommaso SusiniDepartment of Health Science, Gynecology Section, University of Florence, Italy.
Barbara BertiDepartment of Health Science, Gynecology Section, University of Florence, Italy.
Carlo CarrieroDepartment of Health Science, Gynecology Section, University of Florence, Italy.
Ketty TavellaDepartment of Health Science, Chemotherapy Section, University of Florence, Italy.
Jacopo NoriDiagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Ermanno VanziDiagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Cecilia MolinoDepartment of Health Science, Gynecology Section, University of Florence, Italy.
Mariarosaria Di TommasoDepartment of Health Science, Gynecology Section, University of Florence, Italy.
Marco SantiniDepartment of Health Science, Gynecology Section, University of Florence, Italy.
Valeria SaladinoDepartment of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Pathology Unit, University of Florence, Italy.
Simonetta BianchiDepartment of Surgery and Translational Medicine, Pathology Unit, University of Florence, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · IT

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Abstract

purposeAnthracyclines and taxanes are considered the standard for neoadjuvant chemotherapy of breast cancer, although they are often associated with serious side effects and wide variability of individual response. In this study, we analyzed the value of topoisomerase II alpha (TOP2A) and transducin-like enhancer of split 3 (TLE3) as predictive markers of response to therapy with anthracyclines and taxanes. MATERIALS AND

methodsTOP2A and TLE3 protein expressions were evaluated using immunohistochemistry on 28 samples, obtained by core needle biopsy in patients with locally advanced breast carcinoma, subsequently subjected to epirubicin- and paclitaxel-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The immunohistochemical staining was correlated with the clinical response measured by the tumor size reduction evaluated by breast magnetic resonance imaging, prior and after chemotherapy, and by pathologic evaluation of the surgical specimen.

resultsNeoadjuvant chemotherapy achieved a size reduction in 26/28 tumors (92.9%), with an average percentage decrease of 45.6%. A downstaging was achieved in 71.4% of the cases of locally advanced carcinoma. TOP2A positivity was correlated with a greater reduction in tumor diameter (P=0.06); negative staining for TLE3 was predictive of a better response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (P=0.07). A higher reduction in tumor diameter (P=0.03) was also found for tumors that were concurrently TLE3-negative and TOP2A-positive.

conclusionTOP2A and TLE3 showed a correlation with response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. While TOP2A is a well-known marker of response to anthracyclines-based chemotherapy, TLE3 is a new putative predictor of response to taxanes. Data from the current study suggest that TOP2A and TLE3 warrant further investigation in a larger series as predictors of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced breast carcinoma.

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