1996
Associations between insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins and other prognostic indicators in breast cancer
Yu H, Levesque M, Khosravi M, Papanastasiou-Diamandi A, Clark G, Diamandis E. Associations between insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins and other prognostic indicators in breast cancer. British Journal Of Cancer 1996, 74: 1242-1247. PMID: 8883411, PMCID: PMC2075943, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorProstate-specific antigenIGFBP-3IGF-IIBreast cancerS-phase fractionIGFBP-1Prognostic indicatorGrowth factorActive insulin-like growth factorsHER-2/neu proteinUnfavourable prognostic indicatorPrimary breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorSteroid hormone receptorsTumor tissue cytosolGrowth factor receptorIGF functionEstrogen receptorDNA ploidyPossible associationNeu proteinCancerTissue cytosolsHormone receptors
1995
Immunofluorometric analysis of p53 protein and prostate-specific antigen in breast tumours and their association with other prognostic indicators
Levesque M, Clark G, Yu H, Diamandis E. Immunofluorometric analysis of p53 protein and prostate-specific antigen in breast tumours and their association with other prognostic indicators. British Journal Of Cancer 1995, 72: 720-727. PMID: 7545416, PMCID: PMC2033897, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1995.400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS-phase fractionEpidermal growth factor receptorHER-2/neuProgesterone receptorPrognostic indicatorBreast cancerBreast tumorsProstate-specific antigen expressionIndependent prognostic indicatorP53 proteinProstate-specific antigenAggressive tumor phenotypeWilcoxon rank sum analysisBreast tumor extractsStatus of p53Growth factor receptorPresence of PSARank-sum analysisFavorable prognosisPrognostic factorsBetter prognosisLevels of ERPresence of p53Antigen expressionTumor extracts