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ArticleBreast cancer (Dove Medical Press)2024

Transcription Factor Forkhead Box Protein 3 (FOXP3) as a Prognostic Indicator for Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Breast Cancer: Establishment of a Prognostic Nomogram.

Chunlei Tan, Jinling Xu, Shiyuan Zhang, Shuqiang Liu, Xiaotian Yang, Danping Wu, Boqian Yu, Yuanxi Huang

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Chunlei TanDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0005-0558-0715
Jinling XuEndoscope Department, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People's Republic of China.
Shiyuan ZhangDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People's Republic of China.
Shuqiang LiuDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People's Republic of China.
Xiaotian YangDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People's Republic of China.
Danping WuDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People's Republic of China.
Boqian YuDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People's Republic of China.
Yuanxi HuangDepartment of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, People's Republic of China.

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Purpose: The current investigation is to assess FOXP3 expression in breast cancer patients and evaluate the predictive significance of FOXP3. Patients and Methods: A cohort of 313 cases between January 2015 and November 2015 were enrolled this research. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay was utilized to detect the expression levels of FOXP3 in primary breast carcinoma specimens. These patients were separated into two groups by semiquantitative scoring approach. Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were conducted to investigate the correlations between FOXP3 expression in tumors and clinicopathological variables. Kaplan-Meier method and Log rank test were utilized to generate survival curves for disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). The independent factors were examined using Cox regression analysis. Nomogram models were created for assessing DFS and OS rates. Results: Depending on the levels of FOXP3 expression in tumors, these patients were categorized into two groups: low FOXP3 expression (174 cases) and high FOXP3 expression (139 cases). The patients exhibiting low levels of FOXP3 expression in tumors demonstrated a longer survival duration contrasted with those with high expression (DFS: 88.75 vs 65.87 months, χ Conclusion: FOXP3 expression serves as a crucial prognostic indicator in breast cancer patients, and may aid preoperative evaluation in clinical practice.

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