Tissue microarray analysis of hepatocyte growth factor/Met pathway components reveals a role for Met, matriptase, and hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor 1 in the progression of node-negative breast cancer.
Kang JY, Dolled-Filhart M, Ocal IT, Singh B, Lin CY, Dickson RB, Rimm DL, Camp RL. Tissue microarray analysis of hepatocyte growth factor/Met pathway components reveals a role for Met, matriptase, and hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor 1 in the progression of node-negative breast cancer. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 1101-5. PMID: 12615728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1Breast carcinomaSeries of proteasesNode-negative breast cancerHigh-level expressionNode-negative breast carcinomaHGF/MET pathwayIndependent prognostic valueBreast cancer progressionPoor patient outcomesTissue microarray analysisPathway componentsMicroarray analysisExtracellular domainActivator inhibitor-1Expression of HGFOverexpression of METMet receptorHepatocyte growth factorCancer progressionMatriptasePrognostic valueBreast markersPatient followPatient outcomesTissue microarray analysis of signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (Stat3) and phospho-Stat3 (Tyr705) in node-negative breast cancer shows nuclear localization is associated with a better prognosis.
Dolled-Filhart M, Camp RL, Kowalski DP, Smith BL, Rimm DL. Tissue microarray analysis of signal transducers and activators of transcription 3 (Stat3) and phospho-Stat3 (Tyr705) in node-negative breast cancer shows nuclear localization is associated with a better prognosis. Clinical Cancer Research 2003, 9: 594-600. PMID: 12576423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute-Phase ProteinsBiomarkersBreast NeoplasmsCell NucleusDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMultivariate AnalysisPhosphorylationPhosphotyrosinePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsSTAT3 Transcription FactorSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsConceptsNode-negative breast cancerBreast cancerCytoplasmic expressionNuclear expressionOverall survivalReceptor stainingPrognostic markerPhospho-STAT3Breast cancer tissue microarrayEstrogen receptor stainingProgesterone receptor stainingNode-negative tumorsLarge retrospective studyIndependent prognostic markerBreast cancer specimensTissue microarray analysisCancer tissue microarrayShort-term survivalTranscription 3Breast cancer tumorsHER2 stainingBetter prognosisRetrospective studyRole of STAT3Signal transducer