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ArticleDiscover oncology2023

Evaluation of the relationship between Ki67 expression level and neoadjuvant treatment response and prognosis in breast cancer based on the Neo-Bioscore staging system.

Yurdanur Sullu, Leman Tomak, Guzin Demirag, Bekir Kuru, Necati Ozen, Filiz Karagoz

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Article in Discover oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yurdanur SulluDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139, Samsun, Turkey. yurdanursullu@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8029-2490
Leman TomakDepartment of Biostatistics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Guzin DemiragDepartment of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Bekir KuruDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Necati OzenDepartment of Surgery, Medical Park Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
Filiz KaragozDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139, Samsun, Turkey.
Ondokuz Mayıs University · TR

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Abstract

backgroundNeoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is widely used in the treatment of primary breast cancer. Different staging systems have been developed to evaluate the residual tumor after NAC and classify patients into different prognostic groups. Ki67, a proliferation marker, has been shown to be useful in predicting treatment response and prognosis. We aimed to investigate the prognostic importance Neo-Bioscore stage and pretreatment and posttreatment Ki67 levels in breast cancer patients who received NAC and correlations between Neo-Bioscore stage and pretreatment and posttreatment Ki67 levels.

methodsA total of 176 invasive breast carcinoma patients who underwent NAC were included in the study. Ki67 levels were evaluated by immunohistochemical methods in Trucut biopsy and surgical excision specimens. Patients were classified into prognostic groups using the Neo-Bioscore staging system.

resultsPatients with high pretreatment Ki67 score were more likely to be in the higher Neo-Bioscore risk group (p < 0.001). Patients with a high posttreatment Ki67 score were more likely to be in the higher Neo-Bioscore prognostic risk group (p < 0.001). Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were shorter in patients with high posttreatment Ki67 scores and in patients in the higher Neo-Bioscore risk group. We also determined a cutoff 37% for pathological complete response.

conclusionNeo-Bioscore staging system is found to be important in predicting survival. The posttreatment Ki67 level is more important than pretreatment Ki67 level in predicting survival.

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Breast carcinomaKi67Neoadjuvant chemotherapyNeo-BioscorePathologic response

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