2004
Evaluation of the synergistic effect of insulin resistance and insulin‐like growth factors on the risk of breast carcinoma
Malin A, Dai Q, Yu H, Shu X, Jin F, Gao Y, Zheng W. Evaluation of the synergistic effect of insulin resistance and insulin‐like growth factors on the risk of breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 100: 694-700. PMID: 14770423, PMCID: PMC1780270, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorBreast carcinomaC-peptideIGFBP-3Insulin resistanceIGF-1Odds ratioShanghai Breast Cancer StudyGrowth factorBreast carcinoma riskHigh blood levelsBreast carcinoma casesCase-control pairsDose-response mannerBreast Cancer StudyCurrent studyHighest quartileBlood levelsLowest quartileCarcinoma casesCarcinoma riskHigh riskHigh levelsCarcinomaSignificant twofold
1999
Prognostic value of plasma prostate specific antigen after megestrol acetate treatment in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma
Diamandis E, Helle S, Yu H, Melegos D, Lundgren S, Lonning P. Prognostic value of plasma prostate specific antigen after megestrol acetate treatment in patients with metastatic breast carcinoma. Cancer 1999, 85: 891-898. PMID: 10091767, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990215)85:4<891::aid-cncr17>3.0.co;2-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma prostate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigenPlasma PSA levelsMetastatic breast carcinomaMegestrol acetatePSA levelsPSA increaseMA treatmentPrognostic valueBreast carcinomaSpecific antigenSecretion of PSAMegestrol acetate treatmentPlasma PSA concentrationProgestin megestrol acetateSensitive immunofluorometric procedureSerial plasma levelsSubset of patientsOverall patient survivalRisk of deathMA withdrawalAlternative regimensPSA changeBetter prognosisDistant metastasis