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ArticleIranian journal of pathology2020

Androgen Receptor Expression and Its Correlation with Clinicopathological Parameters in Iranian Patients with Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

Azar Naimi, Maryam Soltan, Elham Amjadi, Parvin Goli, Amirhosein Kefayat

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Azar NaimiDepartment. of Pathology , Faculty of Medicine , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Maryam SoltanDepartment. of Pathology , Faculty of Medicine , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Elham AmjadiDepartment. of Pathology, Poursina Hakim Digestive Diseases Research Center , Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Parvin GoliDepartment. of Pathology , Faculty of Medicine , Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Amirhosein KefayatDepartment of Oncology, Cancer Prevention Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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objectiveOur knowledge about correlation of androgen receptor expression and clinicopathological properties of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients is inadequate, particularly in the Iranian population. The main aim of the present study was to assess the AR expression in TNBC Iranian patients and evaluate its correlation with their clinicopathological parameters.

methodsHerein, 76 TNBC patients were evaluated for the AR expression by immunohistochemistry. The slides' staining intensity was investigated according to the average degree of nuclear staining and sub-classified into negative (0), weak (1), moderate (2), or strong (3). Subsequently, the positive cells percentage for each slide was assessed and sub-classified into <25% (1), 25-50% (2), 50-75% (3), and >75% (4). The aggregation of these two scores was used as the final score ranging from 0 to 7. While 4-7 scores were selected as positive, the others were included in the AR-negative expression group. Fisher's exact test was used to analyze the AR expression correlation with the clinicopathological parameters.

resultsPositive immunoreactivity for AR was observed in 8 out of 76 (11%) specimens. No-correlation (

conclusionAR may not be a suitable biomarker and treatment target for the Iranian patients with TNBC.

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Androgen receptorImmunohistochemistryTriple-negative breast cancer

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