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ArticleTherapeutic advances in medical oncology2020

The impact of progesterone receptor expression on prognosis of patients with rapidly proliferating, hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer: a

Sara Bravaccini, Giuseppe Bronte, Emanuela Scarpi, Sara Ravaioli, Roberta Maltoni, Anita Mangia, Maria Maddalena Tumedei, Maurizio Puccetti, Patrizia Serra, Lorenzo Gianni and 7 more

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Article in Therapeutic advances in medical oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Sara BravacciniIstituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
Giuseppe BronteIstituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
Emanuela ScarpiIstituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, 47014, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7230-9267
Sara RavaioliIstituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
Roberta MaltoniIstituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
Anita MangiaFunctional Biomorphology Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy.
Maria Maddalena TumedeiIstituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
Maurizio PuccettiAzienda Unità Sanitaria Locale (AUSL) Imola, Imola, Italy.
Patrizia SerraIstituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
Lorenzo GianniDepartment of Medical Oncology, Infermi Hospital, Rimini, Italy.
Laura AmaducciDepartment of Onco-hematology, Faenza Hospital, Faenza (RA), Italy.
Nicoletta BigliaDivision of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Surgical Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Valentina BounousDivision of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Surgical Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
Angelo Virgilio ParadisoInstitutional BioBank, Experimental Oncology and Biobank Management Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy.
Rosella SilvestriniIstituto Oncologico Romagnolo (IOR) Forlì, Italy.
Dino AmadoriIstituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
Andrea RoccaIstituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, FC, Italy.
Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori · ITIstituto Tumori Bari · ITASL Roma · ITIstituto Oncologico Romagnolo · ITOspedale Infermi di Rimini · ITOspedale per gli Infermi · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the Italian Breast Cancer Intergroup Studies (IBIS) 3 phase III trial, we compared cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil (CMF) alone to sequential epirubicin/CMF regimens in patients with rapidly proliferating early breast cancer (RPEBC). We performed a

methodsRPEBC was defined by thymidine labeling index (TLI) >3% or grade 3 or S-phase >10% or Ki67 >20%. We analyzed 466 patients with hormone-receptor-positive RPEBC receiving sequential epirubicin/CMF regimens followed by tamoxifen, and for whom the status of ER and PgR was available.

resultsConsidering both cut-off values of 10% and 20%, PgR expression was significantly associated with age, menopausal status, and ER expression; HER2 status was associated with PgR status only at a cutoff value of 20% PgR. Upon univariate analysis, tumor size, nodal status, and PgR were significantly associated with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS), while age class and local treatment type were associated only with DFS. Patients with PgR <20% showed lower 5- and 10-year DFS [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.48; 95%CI: 1.01-2.18;

conclusionsOur results highlight the independent prognostic relevance of PgR expression in patients with hormone-receptor-positive RPEBC treated with adjuvant chemotherapy and endocrine therapy, where the definition of prognostic subgroups is still a major need.

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hormone receptor-positiveimmunohistochemistryprogesterone receptorprognosisrapidly proliferating breast cancer

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PMCPMC7047424
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