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KMID : 1101820220100010046
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Journal of Breast Disease
2022 Volume.10 No. 1 p.46 ~ p.52
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Progesterone Receptor Expression as a Prognostic Factor in Luminal B Breast Cancer
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Lim Soo-Yeun
Lee Yoo-Jin
Cho Hyun-Jin
Yang Keun-Ho
Park Kyeong-Mee
Kim Ji-Young
Sin Young-Joo
Seo Ye-Young
Gwak Geum-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The luminal subtype of breast cancer has heterogeneous biological characteristics with respect to the expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor-2 (HER2), and Ki-67. We analyzed luminal B breast cancer subcategorized by PR expression and identified clinically relevant prognostic factors.
Methods: We collected the clinical and pathologic data of 247 breast cancer patients (stage 1-4) who were diagnosed with luminal B subtype, defined as ER- and/or PR-positive and/or HER2-positive and with a high Ki-67 proliferation index (>14%). We classified them into PR intact and PR low groups according to PR expression pattern. We also analyzed the clinical and pathological data of each group, including age at diagnosis, tumor size, node metastasis, breast and axillary operative method, margin involvement, tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage, histological grade, nuclear grade, number of tumors, and expression of ER, PR, Ki-67, and Bcl-2; evaluated recurrence or metastatic characteristics; and analyzed disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in both groups.
Results: Among the 247 luminal B breast cancer patients (stage 1-4), 141 were classified into the PR intact group (57.1%) and 106 into the PR low group (42.9%). The PR low group was associated with age >50 years (p=0.001), low Bcl-2 expression (p<0.001), and high proportion of mastectomies (p<0.001). DFS and OS were significantly lower in the PR low group (p=0.025 and 0.024, respectively).
Conclusion: This study showed that decreased in PR expression (PR low group) in luminal B breast cancer was related to poor prognosis compared to normal PR expression (PR intact group).
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KEYWORD
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Breast neoplasms, Estrogen receptor, Progesterone receptor, Prognosis
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