2013
TOP2A protein by quantitative immunofluorescence as a predictor of response to epirubicin in the neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer
Moretti E, Desmedt C, Biagioni C, Regan MM, Oakman C, Larsimont D, Galardi F, Piccart-Gebhart M, Sotiriou C, Rimm DL, Di Leo A. TOP2A protein by quantitative immunofluorescence as a predictor of response to epirubicin in the neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer. Future Oncology 2013, 9: 1477-1487. PMID: 24106899, DOI: 10.2217/fon.13.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseBreast cancerQIF scoresQuantitative immunofluorescenceEstrogen receptor-negative breast cancerReceptor-negative breast cancerMultifactorial predictive modelKi-67 levelsPredictors of responseNegative predictive roleAnthracycline sensitivityNeoadjuvant epirubicinNeoadjuvant treatmentPretreatment biopsiesComplete responseHER2 statusPredictive biomarkersC quartilesHER2 gene statusPredictive roleTOP2A mRNAAbstractTextHost factorsTotal scoreGene status
2008
Expression of Aurora A (but Not Aurora B) Is Predictive of Survival in Breast Cancer
Nadler Y, Camp RL, Schwartz C, Rimm DL, Kluger HM, Kluger Y. Expression of Aurora A (but Not Aurora B) Is Predictive of Survival in Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2008, 14: 4455-4462. PMID: 18628459, PMCID: PMC5849429, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-07-5268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAurora Kinase BAurora KinasesBiomarkers, TumorBlotting, WesternBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorFemaleHistory, 17th CenturyHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimatePrognosisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesTissue Array AnalysisConceptsBreast cancerB expressionAurora B expressionBreast tumorsHigh AuroraEarly-stage breast cancerHER-2/neuProgesterone receptor expressionSubset of patientsPopulation of patientsIndependent prognostic markerHigh nuclear gradePrimary breast tumorsCy5-conjugated antibodiesPathologic variablesPrognostic roleMultivariable analysisProspective studyNuclear gradePrognostic markerReceptor expressionClinical developmentPatientsPredictive roleCancer