Multiplexed Assessment of the Southwest Oncology Group-Directed Intergroup Breast Cancer Trial S9313 by AQUA Shows that Both High and Low Levels of HER2 Are Associated with Poor Outcome
Harigopal M, Barlow WE, Tedeschi G, Porter PL, Yeh IT, Haskell C, Livingston R, Hortobagyi GN, Sledge G, Shapiro C, Ingle JN, Rimm DL, Hayes DF. Multiplexed Assessment of the Southwest Oncology Group-Directed Intergroup Breast Cancer Trial S9313 by AQUA Shows that Both High and Low Levels of HER2 Are Associated with Poor Outcome. American Journal Of Pathology 2010, 176: 1639-1647. PMID: 20150438, PMCID: PMC2843456, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalEstrogen receptorContinuous variablesSouthwest Oncology GroupAQUA methodAC chemotherapyMenopausal statusNegative patientsOncology GroupNode statusSequential doxorubicinPoor outcomeTumor sizeProgesterone receptorPrognostic informationWorse outcomesTissue biomarkersTissue microarrayBiphasic effectP53 expressionPatientsHER2Low expressersDiagnostic approachMultiplexed assessment