2006
High eIF4E, VEGF, and Microvessel Density in Stage I to III Breast Cancer
Byrnes K, White S, Chu Q, Meschonat C, Yu H, Johnson L, DeBenedetti A, Abreo F, Turnage R, McDonald J, Li B. High eIF4E, VEGF, and Microvessel Density in Stage I to III Breast Cancer. Annals Of Surgery 2006, 243: 684-692. PMID: 16633004, PMCID: PMC1570543, DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000216770.23642.d8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular endothelial growth factorCancer-related deathWorse clinical outcomesBreast cancer patientsHigh eIF4E overexpressionMicrovessel densityEIF4E overexpressionCancer specimensHigh eIF4ENodal statusClinical outcomesVEGF elevationMVD countCancer patientsCancer recurrenceBreast cancerStage IShorter disease-free survivalClinical surveillance protocolLow eIF4E overexpressionDisease-free survivalHighest cancer-related deathsHigher VEGF levelsTumor microvessel densityBreast cancer specimens
1996
Prostate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue
Yu H, Diamandis E, Levesque M, Giai M, Roagna R, Ponzone R, Sismondi P, Monne M, Croce C. Prostate specific antigen in breast cancer, benign breast disease and normal breast tissue. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 1996, 40: 171-178. PMID: 8879683, DOI: 10.1007/bf01806212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign breast diseaseProstate-specific antigenNormal breast tissueBreast diseaseBreast tumorsBreast tissueBreast cancerSpecific antigenBreast cancer tissuesSteroid hormone actionPSA positivityPSA levelsDisease stageProstatic adenocarcinomaPSA productionTumor markersStage IBBD tissueCancer tissuesFemale breastSteroid hormonesLow expressionPolymerase chain reaction amplificationTumorsChain reaction amplification