Insulin‐like growth factor–binding protein‐3 and breast cancer survival
Yu H, Levesque M, Khosravi M, Papanastasiou‐Diamandi A, Clark G, Diamandis E. Insulin‐like growth factor–binding protein‐3 and breast cancer survival. International Journal Of Cancer 1998, 79: 624-628. PMID: 9842972, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19981218)79:6<624::aid-ijc12>3.0.co;2-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorActions of IGFsIGFBP-3IGF-binding proteinsBreast cancer recurrenceS-phase fractionTumor sizeCancer recurrenceBreast cancerInsulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3Elevated S-phase fractionHigher IGFBP-3 levelsInhibits breast cancer cell growthBreast cancer cell growthDiagnosis-matched patientsIGFBP-3 levelsUnfavourable prognostic featuresUnfavourable prognostic indicatorPrimary breast cancerEstrogen receptor expressionLarger tumor sizeRisk of deathBreast cancer survivalCase-control studyBreast tissue extractsImmunofluorometrically determined p53 accumulation as a prognostic indicator in italian breast cancer patients
Levesque M, Katsaros D, Yu H, Giai M, Genta F, Roagna R, Ponzone R, Massobrio M, Sismondi P, Diamandis E. Immunofluorometrically determined p53 accumulation as a prognostic indicator in italian breast cancer patients. International Journal Of Cancer 1998, 79: 147-152. PMID: 9583729, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19980417)79:2<147::aid-ijc9>3.0.co;2-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceAntibody SpecificityBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHumansLymphatic MetastasisMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneRecurrenceSensitivity and SpecificityTime FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsP53 proteinItalian breast cancer patientsProgesterone receptor expression statusMultivariate Cox regression analysisP53-negative patientsP53-positive patientsReceptor expression statusDisease-free survivalLymph node statusSteroid hormone receptor analysisCox regression analysisBreast cancer patientsEstrogen receptor expressionHormone receptor analysisCM-1 antibodySensitive immunofluorometric assayBreast cancer prognosisP53 protein accumulationOverall survivalPatient ageIndependent predictorsHistologic typeNode statusPrognostic valueShort patients