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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021

Expression of PD-L1 and BRCA1 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients and Relationship with Clinicopathological Characteristics.

Xianghua Huang, Xiangqian Wang, Hongyan Qian, Xiaoxia Jin, Guoqin Jiang

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Xianghua HuangDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0204-6649
Xiangqian WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226321, Jiangsu, China.
Hongyan QianKey Laboratory of Cancer Research Center Nantong, Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Nantong University, Nantong 226321, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaoxia JinDepartment of Pathology, Nantong Tumor Hospital, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226321, Jiangsu, China.
Guoqin JiangDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5294-9360
Nantong University · CNSoochow University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo study the expression of programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) and breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 (BRCA1) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients and analyze their relationship with clinicopathological characteristics.

methods76 TNBC tissues were collected as the research object, while 60 adjacent tissues were used as controls. All patients underwent surgical treatment, and the expression of PD-L1 and BRCA1 in cancer tissues and adjacent tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry. At the same time, the relationship between PD-L1, BRCA1, and clinicopathological characteristics of patients with TNBC (including patient age, menopausal status, tumor size, lymph node metastasis, histological grade, Ki-67 expression, and p53 expression) were analyzed by univariate and logistic multivariate analysis.

resultsThe positive expression rate of PD-L1 in the TNBC group was 64.47%, which was higher than the control group by 41.67%. The positive expression rate of BRCA1 was 27.63%, which was lower than the control group by 48.33%. PD-L1 expression has no significant relationship with age, menopausal status, and p53 expression in TNBC patients. TNBC patients with tumors ≥2 cm, histological grade III, lymph node metastasis, and Ki-67 expression ≥20% had higher PD-L1 positive expression rates. The tumor size, Ki-67 expression, and PD-L1 expression of TNBC patients have independent effects. The expression of BRCA1 has no significant relationship with menopausal status, tumor size, Ki-67 expression, etc. TNBC patients with age <45 years, histological grade I or II, no lymph node metastasis, and high p53 expression positive rate had higher BRCA1 positive expression rate. The age of TNBC patients, p53 expression, and BRCA1 expression have independent effects.

conclusionIn TNBC cancer tissues, there is a high expression of PD-L1 and low expression of BRAC1. The tumor size, Ki-67 expression, and PD-L1 expression of TNBC patients have independent effects. The age of TNBC patients, p53 expression, and BRCA1 expression have independent effects.

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