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ArticleScientific reports2023

Association of quantitative analysis of intratumoral reduced E-cadherin expression with lymph node metastasis and prognosis in patients with breast cancer.

Xiangyue Meng, Michi Morita, Sayaka Kuba, Hiroko Hayashi, Ryota Otsubo, Megumi Matsumoto, Kosho Yamanouchi, Kazuma Kobayashi, Akihiko Soyama, Masaaki Hidaka and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiangyue MengDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Michi MoritaDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Sayaka KubaDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan. skuba@nagasaki-u.ac.jp.
Hiroko HayashiDepartment of Pathology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Ryota OtsuboDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Megumi MatsumotoDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Kosho YamanouchiDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Kazuma KobayashiDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Akihiko SoyamaDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Masaaki HidakaDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Kengo KanetakaDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Takeshi NagayasuDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
Susumu EguchiDepartment of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto-Machi, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
Nagasaki University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Loss of E-cadherin expression is a poor prognostic factor in patients with breast cancer. Breast cancer cells co-cultured with adipocytes reportedly promote E-cadherin attenuation and tumor progression. The current study aimed to investigate the association of reduced E-cadherin expression with adipose tissue invasion (ATI) and prognosis in breast cancer. Surgical specimens were collected from 188 women with invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast who had undergone surgery without neoadjuvant treatment. We compared E-cadherin expression in ATI and invasive front (IF) using immunohistochemistry with ImageJ. Reduced E-cadherin expression was detected not only in the ATI area but also in the IF, and the degree of reduced E-cadherin expression was positively correlated with both areas. In patients with lymph node metastasis compared to those without, E-cadherin expression was reduced and this reduction was associated with poor recurrence-free survival. We concluded that E-cadherin expression is reduced not only at the ATI area but also at the IF of the tumor. Reduced E-cadherin expression is a clear prognostic factor for breast cancer. Hence, future research is warranted for establishing an objective and quantitative E-cadherin staining assay that will allow clinical use of E-cadherin as a prognostic factor.

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Breast NeoplasmsAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisPrognosisAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsCDH1 protein, human

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PMID37369698
PMCPMC10300190
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