2008
High miR-21 expression in breast cancer associated with poor disease-free survival in early stage disease and high TGF-β1
Qian B, Katsaros D, Lu L, Preti M, Durando A, Arisio R, Mu L, Yu H. High miR-21 expression in breast cancer associated with poor disease-free survival in early stage disease and high TGF-β1. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2008, 117: 131-140. PMID: 18932017, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-0219-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiR-21 expressionPoor disease-free survivalHigh miR-21 expressionDisease-free survivalHormone receptor statusHigh miR-21Breast cancerMiR-21Tumor samplesReceptor statusTumor gradeTGF-β1Elevated miR-21 expressionNegative hormone receptor statusProportional hazards regression analysisHigher TGF-β1Lymph node involvementEarly-stage diseaseEarly-stage patientsPrimary breast cancerHazards regression analysisHigh tumor gradeFresh tumor samplesTumor cell growthNode involvementTGF-β1 genotype and phenotype in breast cancer and their associations with IGFs and patient survival
Mu L, Katsaros D, Lu L, Preti M, Durando A, Arisio R, Yu H. TGF-β1 genotype and phenotype in breast cancer and their associations with IGFs and patient survival. British Journal Of Cancer 2008, 99: 1357-1363. PMID: 18827819, PMCID: PMC2570529, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher TGF-β1TGF-β1 genotypesTGF-β1T genotypeHazard ratioBreast cancerBreast tumorsProportional hazards regression analysisLower TGF-β1Early-stage diseaseHazards regression analysisBreast cancer patientsLate-stage diseaseShorter overall survivalFresh tumor samplesTGF-β1 concentrationsBreast cancer progressionClinical characteristicsIGFBP-3Overall survivalDisease recurrenceReceptor statusPatient survivalSurvival outcomesDisease stage
2002
Prospective Study of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E Protein Elevation and Breast Cancer Outcome
Li B, Gruner J, Abreo F, Johnson L, Yu H, Nawas S, McDonald J, DeBenedetti A. Prospective Study of Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E Protein Elevation and Breast Cancer Outcome. Annals Of Surgery 2002, 235: 732-739. PMID: 11981220, PMCID: PMC1422500, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200205000-00016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-related deathCancer recurrenceRelative riskBreast cancerIndependent predictorsReceptor statusProtein elevationHigh eIF4EMenopausal statusTumor sizeTumor gradeHigher cancer recurrence rateImportant independent prognostic markerKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelStage 1Progesterone receptor statusBreast cancer outcomesSmall retrospective studiesStage of diseaseEstrogen receptor statusCancer recurrence rateIndependent prognostic markerLog-rank testBreast cancer recurrence