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ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2015

Are Thyroid Hormone and Tumor Cell Proliferation in Human Breast Cancers Positive for HER2 Associated?

Iordanis Mourouzis, Alexandros Tzovaras, Basil Armonis, Alexandros Ardavanis, Maria Skondra, John Misitzis, Demetrios Pectasides, Constantinos Pantos

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Article in International journal of endocrinology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. SERUM THYROTROPIN CONCENTRATIONS ARE NOT PREDICTIVE OF AGGRESSIVE BREAST CANCER BIOLOGY IN EUTHYROID INDIVIDUALS.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Iordanis MourouzisDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Avenue, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Alexandros TzovarasSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Basil ArmonisDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Avenue, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Alexandros ArdavanisFirst Department of Medical Oncology, "Saint Savvas" Anticancer Hospital, 11522 Athens, Greece.
Maria SkondraSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
John MisitzisFirst Department of Medical Oncology, "Saint Savvas" Anticancer Hospital, 11522 Athens, Greece.
Demetrios PectasidesSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Constantinos PantosDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Avenue, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2449-0991
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRSt Savas Hospital · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. This study investigated whether thyroid hormone (TH) levels are correlated to cell proliferation (Ki67), in euthyroid breast cancer patients. Design and Methods. 86 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with estrogen receptor (ER) positive tumors, who referred for surgery, were included in the study. Results. FT3, FT4, and TSH were within normal range. No correlation was seen between Ki67 and FT3 (r = -0.17, P = 0.15), FT4 (r = -0.13, P = 0.25), or TSH (r = -0.10, P = 0.39) in all patients studied. However, subgroup analysis showed that, in HER2(+) patients, a negative correlation existed between FT3 levels and Ki67 (r = -0.60 and P = 0.004) but not between Ki67 and FT4 (r = 0.04 and P = 0.85) or TSH (r = -0.23 and P = 0.30). In HER2(-) patients, there was no significant correlation between Ki67 and FT3 (r = -0.06, P = 0.67), FT4 (r = -0.15, P = 0.26), or TSH (r = -0.09, P = 0.49). Phospho-p44/total p44 ERK levels were found to be increased by 2-fold in HER2(+) versus HER2(-) tumors. No difference was detected in phospho-p42/total p42 ERK levels. Conclusions. TH profile is not altered in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. However, FT3 levels, even within normal range, are negatively correlated with cell proliferation in HER2(+) breast cancer tumors. This response may be due to the interaction between ERK and TH signaling.

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