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Trial reportBreast cancer research : BCR2023

Clinico-pathologic relationships with Ki67 and its change with short-term aromatase inhibitor treatment in primary ER + breast cancer: further results from the POETIC trial (CRUK/07/015).

Judith M Bliss, Holly Tovey, Abigail Evans, Chris Holcombe, Kieran Horgan, Elizabeth Mallon, Raghavan Vidya, Anthony Skene, Andrew Dodson, Margaret Hills and 9 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Breast cancer research : BCR, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Judith M BlissClinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU), The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK. Judith.bliss@icr.ac.uk.
Holly ToveyClinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU), The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Abigail EvansPoole Hospital, Poole, UK.
Chris HolcombeRoyal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Kieran HorganDepartment of Breast Surgery, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
Elizabeth MallonWestern Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
Raghavan VidyaRoyal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK.
Anthony SkeneRoyal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, UK.
Andrew DodsonUK NEQAS for Immunocytochemistry and In-Situ Hybridisation, London, UK.
Margaret HillsRalph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital, and Breast Cancer Now Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Simone DetreRalph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital, and Breast Cancer Now Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Lila ZabagloRalph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital, and Breast Cancer Now Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Jane BanerjiClinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU), The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Lucy KilburnClinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU), The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
James P MordenClinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU), The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
John F R RobertsonRoyal Derby Hospital, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK.
Ian SmithBreast Unit, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK.
Mitch DowsettRalph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital, and Breast Cancer Now Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
POETIC Trialists
Institute of Cancer Research · GBBreast Cancer Now · GBRoyal Marsden Hospital · GBPoole Hospital · GBRoyal Bournemouth Hospital · GBRoyal Derby Hospital · GBRoyal Liverpool University Hospital · GBSt James's University Hospital · GBThe Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust · GBWestern Infirmary · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 25351Cancer Research UK 8671
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeKi67 assessed at diagnosis (Ki67 PATIENTS AND

methodsIn POETIC 4480 postmenopausal patients with primary ER and/or PgR + breast cancer were randomised 2:1 to 2 weeks' presurgical AI (anastrozole or letrozole) or no presurgical treatment (control). Ki67 was measured centrally in core-cut biopsies taken prior to AI and in core-cuts or the excision biopsy at surgery. Relationships between the Ki67 and biologic factors were explored using linear regression.

resultsEstablished associations of Ki67

conclusionsThe magnitude of this study allowed characterisation of relationships between Ki67

Indexed as

Aromatase InhibitorsBreast NeoplasmsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansKi-67 AntigenLetrozoleReceptors, ProgesteroneAromatase InhibitorsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesKi-67 AntigenLetrozoleMKI67 protein, humanReceptors, ProgesteroneAromatase inhibitorKi67Primary breast cancer

Identifiers

PMID37046348
PMCPMC10099675
OpenAlexW4365150952

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