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ArticleSouth Asian journal of cancer

Estrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 status in breast cancer: A retrospective study of 5436 women from a regional cancer center in South India.

Rekha Vijay Kumar, Dipti Panwar, Usha Amirtham, Chennagiri Srinivasmurthy Premalata, Champaka Gopal, Suma Mysore Narayana, Geetha Vikram Patil Okaly, K C Lakshmaiah, S Krishnamurthy

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Article in South Asian journal of cancer. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rekha Vijay KumarDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Dipti PanwarDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Usha AmirthamDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Chennagiri Srinivasmurthy PremalataDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Champaka GopalDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Suma Mysore NarayanaDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Geetha Vikram Patil OkalyDepartment of Pathology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
K C LakshmaiahDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
S KrishnamurthyDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Cancer Institute (WIA) · INKidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of the study was to analyze the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) status over 7 years in South Indian women with breast cancer. Further analysis of a subgroup was done to study clinically defined subtypes and the role of preanalytical factors in needle core biopsies (NCBs) and excised specimens. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a retrospective study from January 2010 to December 2016. Patients diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and available immunohistochemistry (IHC) reports of ER, PR, and HER2 status were analyzed. The cases for the year 2016 were analyzed further to observe the impact of preanalytical factors on the IHC staining patterns and surrogate status.

resultsA total of 5436 patients were included with a median age of 48 years. Among these, 65% were ≤ 55 years. The overall incidence of hormone receptor (HR)-positive patients was 48%; HER2 positive, 15%; and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), 37%. The incidence of HR positive, HER2 positive, and TNBC were 45%, 16%, and 39% and 53%, 13%, and 34% in patients <56 years and over 55 years, respectively (

conclusionWith time, there is an increase in hormone-positive tumors which may be attributed to better IHC techniques and tissue handling. There was no statistical difference in the patterns of ER, PR, and HER2 immunostaining in core biopsy and excised specimens.

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Breast cancerhormone receptorhuman epidermal growth factor receptor-2immunohistochemistrytriple-negative breast cancer

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PMID29600224
PMCPMC5865104
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