Molecular breast cancer subtypes in premenopausal and postmenopausal African-American women: age-specific prevalence and survival

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is currently regarded as a heterogeneous disease classified into various molecular subtypes using gene expression analysis. These molecular subtypes include: basal cell-like, Her-2/neu, luminal A, and luminal B. OBJECTIVES: To analyze the prevalence and clinicopathologic associations for molecular breast cancer subtypes in premenopausal and postmenopausal African-American women. DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of all African-American women diagnosed with breast cancer from 1998 to 2005, who had assessable data for ER, PR, and Her-2/neu status. Molecular subtype classification was done based on immunohistochemical surrogates for ER, PR, and Her-2/neu status obtained from Howard University tumor registry for each patient. The molecular subtypes were defined as: luminal A (ER+ and/or PR+, HER2-), luminal B (ER+ and/or PR+, HER2+), basal-like (ER-, PR-, HER2-), and Her-2/neu (ER-, PR-, and HER2+). OUTCOME MEASURES: We analyzed the prevalence of molecular breast cancer subtypes in a population of African-American women and determined their associations with patient demographics and clinicopathologic variables: node status, tumor size, histological grade, p53 mutation status, and breast cancer-specific survival. RESULTS: The luminal A subtype was the most prevalent in our study sample (55.4%) compared with (11.8%) luminal B, (21.2%) basal cell-like, and (11.6%) Her-2/neu subtypes. The molecular subtypes did not differ by menopausal status. However, when stratified into age-specific groups, the basal cell-like subtype (57.1%) was the most prevalent in the age group <35 y compared with luminal A, luminal B, and Her-2/neu subtypes at 25.0%, 14.3%, and 3.6%, respectively. The basal cell-like subtype also showed an age-specific bimodal distribution with a peak in the <35 y and 51 to 65 y age groups. The basal cell-like and the Her-2/neu subtypes showed an increased association with clinicopathologic variables portending a more aggressive clinical course when compared with luminal A subtype. A paradoxical inverse relationship between the expression of p53 and Bcl-2 protooncoprotein was noted in the molecular subtypes. Breast cancer-specific survival differed significantly among the molecular subtypes (P < 0.04), with the basal cell-like and Her-2/neu subtypes having the poorest outcome. CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of the basal cell-like subtype in the young premenopausal African-American women aged <35 y could be a contributory factor to the poorer prognosis of breast cancer observed in this cohort of patients.     

Characteristics and outcomes according to molecular subtypes of breast cancer as classified by a panel of four biomarkers using immunohistochemistry

To investigate the significance of immunohistochemical molecular subtyping, we evaluated outcomes of subtypes based on estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and Ki-67. Using tissue microarrays, 1006 breast cancer patients between November 1999 and August 2005 were categorized into four subtypes: luminal A (ER+ and/or PR+, HER2-, Ki-67 < 14%), luminal B (ER+ and/or PR+, HER2-, Ki-67 ≥ 14% or ER+ and/or PR+, HER2+), HER2-enriched (ER-, PR-, HER2+), and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) (ER-, PR-, HER2-). Demographics, recurrence patterns, and survival were retrospectively analyzed using uni-/multivariate analyses. Luminal A, luminal B, HER2-enriched, and TNBC accounted for 53.1%, 21.7%, 9.0%, and 16.2% of cases, respectively. Luminal A presented well-differentiation and more co-expression of hormone receptors comparing to luminal B. HER2-enriched showed larger size and higher nodal metastasis. TNBC demonstrated younger age at diagnosis, larger size, undifferentiation, higher proliferation, and frequent visceral metastases. The peak of recurrence for luminal A was at 36 months postoperatively, while that for HER2-enriched and TNBC peaked at 12 months. The relapse risk of luminal B was mixed. Luminal A showed the best survival, but no difference was observed between the other three subtypes. When matched by nodal status, however, TNBC showed the worst outcomes in node-positive patients. In multivariate analyses, luminal A remained a positive prognostic significance. Immunohistochemically-defined subtypes showed different features, recurrence patterns, and survival. Therefore, molecular subtypes using four biomarkers could provide clinically useful information of tumor biology and clinical behaviors, and could be used for determining treatment and surveillance strategies.     

Breast Cancer Subtypes as Defined by the Estrogen Receptor (ER), Progesterone Receptor (PR), and the Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) among Women with Invasive Breast Cancer in California, 1999–2004

Abstract: Breast cancer research examining either molecular profiles or biomarker subtypes has focused on the estrogen receptor negative/progesterone receptor negative/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (ER−/PR−/HER2−) and ER−/PR−/HER2+ subtypes. Less is known about the epidemiology or clinical outcome of the other subtypes. This study examines the eight combinations of ER/PR/HER2 in patients with invasive breast cancer. The 5‐year relative survival and the distribution among demographic, socioeconomic, and tumor characteristics of each of the subtypes are examined. Using the California Cancer Registry, 61,309 women with primary invasive breast cancer were classified according to ER/PR/HER2 status. Five‐year relative survival was computed for the eight subtypes. Bivariate analyses were used to assess the distribution of cases across all subtypes. Multivariate logistic regression was used to compute the adjusted odds of having one of the five subtypes with the best and worst survival. Survival varied from 96% (ER+/PR+/HER2−) to 76% (ER−/PR−/HER2+ and ER−/PR−/HER2−). The four subtypes with the poorest survival were all ER negative. Women who were younger than age 50, non‐Hispanic black or Hispanic, of the lowest SES groups, and had stage IV tumors that were undifferentiated were overrepresented in ER−/PR−/HER2+ and triple negative (ER−/PR−/HER2−) subtypes. Asian Pacific Islanders had increased odds (OR = 1.41; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.26–1.57) of having the ER−/PR−/HER2+ subtype. Stage III tumors (OR = 1.25; 95% CI = 1.08–1.44) and stage IV tumors (OR = 1.58; 95% CI = 1.27–1.98) had higher odds than stage I tumors of being ER−/PR−/HER2+. Stage IV tumors (OR = 0.54; 95% CI = 0.44–0.67) strongly decreased the odds of the ER−/PR−/HER2− subtype. Poorly differentiated and undifferentiated tumors were over 20 times as likely as well‐differentiated tumors of being ER−/PR−/HER2− or ER−/PR−/HER2+. There are considerable differences in survival, demographics, and tumor characteristics among the eight subtypes. We recommend reporting breast cancer as an ER/PR/HER2 subtype and precisely documenting demographic and tumor characteristics.     

Survival and clinicopathological characteristics of breast cancer patient according to different tumour subtypes as determined by hormone receptor and Her2 immunohistochemistry. a single institution survey spanning 1998 to 2010

As far as recent breast cancer molecular subtype classification is concerned, much work has dealt with clinical outcomes for triple negative and Her2 patients. Less is known about the course of patients in the remaining subtypes. Molecular classification based on immunohistochemistry is widely available and correlates well with genetic microarray assessment, but at a lower cost. The aim of our investigation was to correlate immunohistochemical subtypes of breast cancer with clinical characteristics and patient outcomes. Since 1998, 1167 patients operated for 1191 invasive breast tumours were included in our database. Patients were regularly followed up until March 2010. Disease-free survival, overall mortality, and breast cancer-specific mortality at 5 years were calculated for the cohort. 72% of tumours were ER+PR±HER2- group, 13% triple negative (ER-PR-HER2-), 10% ER+PR±HER2+ group, and 5% Her2 (ER-PR-HER2+). Cancer-specific survival was 94.2% for the ER+PR+HER2- subtype, 84.8% for the Her2 subtype, 83.3% for the ER+PR-HER2- subtype, and 78.6% for triple negatives. Distant metastases prevalence ranged from 7% to 22% across subtypes, increasing stepwise from ER+PR+HER2-, ER+PR+HER2+, ER+PR-HER2-, ER+PR-HER2+, ER-PR-HER2+ through triple negative. Small, low-grade tumours with low axillary burden were more likely to belong to the ER+PR±HER2- group. Conversely, larger high-grade tumours with significant axillary burden were more likely to belong to Her2 or triple negative groups. ER+PR±HER2- group patients with negative PR receptors performed more like Her2 or triple negative than like the rest of ER+PR±HER2± groups patients. Molecular classification of breast tumours based only on immunohistochemistry is quite useful on practical clinical grounds, as expected. ER+PR±HER2- group patients with negative PR receptors seem to be at high risk and deserve further consideration.     

Molecular classification of breast cancer

Breast cancer is classified based on clinical stage, cellular morphology and immunohistochemical analysis. More precise prognostic factors are necessary to aid with therapeutic decisions. Breast cancer subtypes that differ in their genetic expression and prognosis have been determined using cDNA microarrays. These findings confirm the differences between the phenotypes and provide new knowledge about the biology of breast cancer. Based on the presence or absence of expression of the estrogen receptor (ER), breast cancer is divided in two groups: ER+ and ER-. Genetic expression profile has identified two subtypes of the ER+ tumors: luminal A and luminal B. ER- tumors also include two subtypes, the HER2+ and the basal type. These subtypes differ in their biology and both demonstrate short disease-free periods after treatment and poorer outcome. This classification has shown the relationship between cDNA microarrays and clinical outcome of these tumors. This classification is proposed as a method of identifying those patients who will demonstrate better results with the different adjuvant modalities.     

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目的探讨改良根治术后的乳腺癌免疫组化各分子亚型的预后特性和年复发变化。方法回顾性分析2003年1月至2008年8月常州市第一人民医院应用改良根治术治疗310例乳腺癌的临床资料。根据免疫组化雌激素受体(ER)、孕激素受体(PR)和人类表皮生长因子受体2(HER2)的检测结果分为luminal型、HER2阳性型、三阴性乳腺癌,对比分析不同亚型乳腺癌的临床复发风险。结果 310例乳腺癌总体年复发风险高峰在2年左右,5年有一个平稳的小高峰。免疫组化各分子亚型HER2阳性年复发风险最高,三阴性乳腺癌次之,Luminal型复发风险最低(P<0.05)。HER2阳性型年复发风险最高,但是复发高峰在2～3年,之后直线下降;三阴性乳腺癌复发高峰虽然较HER2阳性型低,但是维持在2～5年复发,延时较长。结论免疫组化的各分子亚型对乳腺癌临床复发起不同的预后指导作用。     

ER和PR及HER-2表达与乳腺癌分子分型及临床特征和预后的关系

目的:利用雌激素受体(ER)、孕激素受体(PR)及人表皮生长因子受体2(HER-2)的免疫组织化学检测结果将乳腺癌简易分为4种分子亚型,并探讨这4种分子亚型的临床特征和影响预后的相关因素。方法:根据ER、PR及HER-2的免疫组织化学检测结果,采用回顾性方法将本院收治的175例乳腺癌患者简易分为类luminal A型、类luminal B型、类HER-2(+)型及类basal-like型4种类型。对各型的临床特征采用SPSS17.0统计软件进行分析,并用Kaplan-Meier法和Cox回归分析各型乳腺癌患者的生存情况及预后因素。结果:在175例乳腺癌患者中,类luminal A型、类luminal B型、类HER-2(+)型及类basal-like型分别占56.00%(98/175)、17.71%(31/175)、12.57%(22/175)和13.71%(24/175)。类basal-like型与类luminal A型相比,患者无瘤生存率较低(P0.05)。经Cox多因素预后分析,淋巴结阳性患者的预后较淋巴结阴性患者差;类luminal A型患者预后最好,而类basal-like型患者预后最差。结论:淋巴结状况及分子分型是影响乳腺癌预后的重要因素。依据ER、PR及HER-2行乳腺癌分子分型与国际公认分型的临床表现及预后基本一致,对指导基层医院的乳腺癌预后及治疗同样具有重要意义。     

乳腺癌中ALDH1的表达与其分子亚型及ABCG2的关系

目的探讨乙醛脱氢酶1(ALDH1)表达在乳腺癌中的表达及与各分子亚型、ATP结合膜转运蛋白超家族G成员2(ABCG2)的关系。方法根据免疫学标志物(ER,PR,HER2,CK5/6)把179例乳腺癌标本分为5类分子亚型:管腔A型,管腔B型,HER2过表达型,基底样型和正常乳腺样型。应用免疫组织化学检测ALDH1及ABCG2表达情况,并分析两者之间的相互关系以及两者与乳腺癌各临床病理因素之间的关系。结果 179例乳腺癌中43例(24.0%)呈ALDH1阳性表达。ALDH1的表达率在乳腺癌各分子亚型有明显差异(P=0.003),在管腔A型,管腔B型,HER2过表达型,基底样型和正常乳腺样型中的阳性表达率分别为16.7%(17/102),21.4%(3/14),54.5%(13/22),33.3%(8/24)和17.6%(3/17)。ALDH1阳性表达与ABCG2的表达之间无明显关系(P=0.052)。ALDH1和ABCG2的表达均与术前化疗与否有关(P=0.027和P=0.033),ALDH1的表达与HER2表达有关(P=0.006)。结论小部分乳腺癌呈ALDH1阳性表达,且ALDH1表达率在乳腺癌各分子亚型中表...     

Prognostic Value of Breast Cancer Subtypes,Ki‐67 Proliferation Index,Age, and Pathologic Tumor Characteristics on Breast Cancer Survival in Caucasian Women

Estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status are well‐established prognostic markers in breast cancer management. The triple negative breast carcinoma subtype (ER‐/PR‐/HER2‐) has been associated with worse overall prognosis in comparison with other subtypes in study populations consisting of ethnic minorities and young women. We evaluated the prognostic value of breast cancer subtypes, Ki‐67 proliferation index (Ki‐67PI), and pathologic tumor characteristics on breast cancer survival in Caucasian women in our institution, where greater than 90% of the total patient population is white. From 628 new invasive breast cancer cases in our data base (2000‐late 2004), 593 (94%) were identified in Caucasian women. ER/PR/HER2 breast cancer subtypes were classified based on St. Gallen International Expert Consensus recommendations from 2011. ER/PR/HER2 status and its effect on survival were analyzed using a Kaplan–Meier curve. ER/PR/HER2 status, grade, tumor‐node‐metastasis status (TNM)/anatomic stage, and age were analyzed in terms of survival in a multivariate fashion using a Cox regression. Ki‐67PI was analyzed between ER/PR/HER2 groups using the Kruskal–Wallis, Mann–Whitney U‐tests, and 2 × 5 ANOVA. Our results showed that patients with stage IIB through stage IV breast carcinomas were 2.1–16 times more likely to die than patients with stages IA‐B and IIA disease, respectively (95% CI 1.17–3.81 through 9.68–28.03, respectively), irrespective of ER/PR/HER2 subtype. Similar effect was seen with T2, N2/N3, or M1 tumors in comparison with T1, N0/N1, and M0 tumors. Chances of dying increase approximately 5% for every year increase in age. There was a significant main effect of Ki‐67PI between ER/PR/HER2 subtypes, p < .001, but Ki‐67PI could not predict survival. In summary, TNM status/anatomic stage of breast carcinomas and age are predictive of survival in our patient population of Caucasian women, but breast carcinoma subtypes and Ki‐67 proliferation index are not.     

The prevalence of intrinsic subtypes and prognosis in breast cancer patients of different races

A recent report indicated that a high prevalence of basal-like breast tumors (estrogen receptor [ER]-negative, progesterone receptor [PR]-negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor [HER] 2-negative, and cytokeratin 5/6-positive and/or HER1-positive) could contribute to a poor prognosis in African American women with breast cancer. It has been reported that Japanese women with breast cancer have a significantly better survival rate than other races in the USA. These findings suggest that breast cancers in Japanese women have favorable biological characteristics. To clarify this hypothesis, we conducted a cohort study to investigate the prevalence of intrinsic subtypes and prognosis for each subtype in 793 Japanese patients. This study revealed a very low prevalence (only 8%) of basal-like breast tumors with aggressive biological characteristics in Japanese patients. Survival analysis showed a significantly poorer prognosis in patients with basal-like tumors than in those with luminal A tumors (ER- and/or PR-positive, and HER2-negative) with favorable biological characteristics. These findings support the hypothesis that breast cancers in Japanese women have more favorable biological characteristics and a better prognosis than those in other races. In conclusion, the prevalence of basal-like breast tumors could influence the prognosis of breast cancer patients of different races. The prevalence of intrinsic subtypes should be taken into account when analyzing survival data in a multi-racial/international clinical study.     

Lack of Either Estrogen or Progesterone Receptor Expression Is Associated with Poor Survival Outcome among Luminal A Breast Cancer Subtype

Background

This study was designed to evaluate the impact of lack of either estrogen receptor (ER) or progesterone receptor (PR) on characteristics and outcomes among luminal A breast cancer subtype treated with endocrine with or without chemotherapeutic agents.

Methods

The luminal A subtype was categorized into three subgroups: ER+/PR+, ER+/PR?, and ER?/PR+. All tumors were human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative. Clinicopathological features and survival were analyzed using the Severance Hospital dataset (n = 1,180) and were validated by the nationwide Korean Breast Cancer Society (KBCS) registry (n = 9,916).

Results

Despite the different distribution of ER/PR status, tumor stage, grade, and local therapies between the two datasets, similarly ER+/PR+ showed smaller size and good differentiation, ER+/PR? patients had the oldest age at diagnosis, and ER?/PR+ was associated with the youngest age at onset and grade III tumor. Single hormone receptor-positive subgroups demonstrated worse disease-related outcomes than the ER+/PR+ subgroup. These associations were confirmed by the KBCS dataset. This trend was also demonstrated in the subpopulation of 1,944 patients with Ki-67 < 14 %. Inferior survival of single receptor-positive tumors was more definite among node-positive patients even when receiving both chemo-endocrine therapies.

Conclusions

Current results suggest that the luminal A subtype is also heterogeneous and each subgroup has unique clinicopathologic characteristics. Lack of either ER or PR expression is associated with worse survival, especially among node-positive luminal A subtype.     

不同亚型乳腺癌初次转移时间及带瘤生存的研究

目的分析不同亚型乳腺癌的转移出现时间及转移后生存时间的不同。方法1998年1月至2004年12月间在中山市人民医院接受手术的可手术、原发性浸润性乳腺癌的390例患者被入组本研究。依雌激素受体（ER）、孕激素受体（PR）和人表皮生长因子受体2（HER2）表达情况将肿瘤分为luminalA、luminalB、HER2型和三阴性型共4种亚型。随访这些患者,记录初次远处转移出现时间及死亡时间。结果215例（55．1％）为luminalA型、80例（20．5％）是三阴性型、52例（13．3％）是HER2型、43例（11．0％）为luminalB型。中位随访时间为118个月。在术后的36个月内,luminalA型和luminalB型乳腺癌患者中分别出现了19例（8．8％）和2例（4．7％）远处转移;HER2型和三阴性型乳腺癌的转移率显著高于luminal型,分别为19．2％和20．0％（P〈0．05）。术后37～72个月间,4个亚型问的转移率差异无统计学意义。术后73—108个月间,luminal型乳腺癌的远处转移发生比例显著高于HER2型和三阴性型（P〈0．05）。从初次转移至死亡的中位存活时间luminalA型患者为28个月;luminalB型为22个月;HER2型为9个月;三阴性型为6个月（P〈0．05）。结论不同亚型乳腺癌的初次远处转移出现时间不同,转移后带瘤存活时问也不同。HER2型和三阴性型乳腺癌转移出现较早,转移出现后生存时间短,但术后5年后转移出现明显减少。luminal型肿瘤转移发生较晚,转移后带瘤存活时间长,但其在术后相当长的时间内始终存在转移可能。     

Treatment and survival outcome for molecular breast cancer subtypes in black women

OBJECTIVE: To analyze whether the local-regional surgical treatments (breast-conserving therapy, mastectomy) resulted in different overall survival, distant metastasis-free survival, and locoregional recurrence-free survival rates for the various molecular breast cancer subtypes. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Molecular gene expression profiling has been proposed as a new classification and prognostication system for breast cancer. Current recommendation for local-regional treatment of breast cancer is based on traditional clinicopathologic variables. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 372 breast cancer cases with assessable immunohistochemical data for ER, PR, and Her-2/neu receptor status, diagnosed from 1998 to 2005. Molecular subtypes analyzed were luminal A, luminal B, basal like, and Her-2/neu. RESULTS: No substantial difference was noted in overall survival, and locoregional recurrence rate between the local-regional treatment modalities as a function of the molecular breast cancer subtypes. The basal cell-like subtype was an independent predictor of a poorer overall survival (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.52, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.28-4.97, P < 0.01) and a shorter distant metastasis-free survival time (HR = 3.61, 95% CI 1.27-10.2, P < 0.01), and showed a tendency toward statistical significance as an independent predictor of locoregional recurrence (HR = 3.57, 95% CI 0.93-13.6, P = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS: The basal cell-like subtype is associated with a worse prognosis, a higher incidence of distant metastasis, and may be more prone to local recurrence when managed with breast-conserving therapy.     

Lymph node involvement in immunohistochemistry-based molecular classifications of breast cancer

Background

Prognosis and treatment options differ for each molecular subtype of breast cancer, but risk of regional lymph node (LN) metastasis for each subtype has not been well studied. Since LN status is the most important predictor for prognosis, the aim of this study is to investigate the propensity for LN metastasis in each of the five breast cancer molecular subtypes.

Methods

Under an institutional review board–approved protocol, we retrospectively reviewed the charts of all pathologically confirmed breast cancer cases from January 2004 to June 2012. Five subtypes were defined as luminal A (hormone receptor positive, Ki-67 low), luminal B (hormone receptor positive, Ki-67 high), luminal human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), HER2-enriched (hormone receptor negative), and triple negative (TN).

Results

A total of 375 patients with complete data were classified by subtype: 95 (25.3%) luminal A, 120 (32%) luminal B, 69 (18.4%) luminal HER2, 26 (6.9%) HER2-enriched, and 65 (17.3%) TN. On univariate analysis, age (<50), higher tumor grade, HER2+ status, tumor size, and molecular subtype were significant for LN positivity. Molecular subtype correlated strongly with tumor size (χ²; P = 0.0004); therefore, multivariable logistic regression did not identify molecular subtype as an independent variable to predict LN positivity.

Conclusions

Luminal A tumors have the lowest risk of LN metastasis, whereas luminal HER2 subtype has the highest risk of LN metastasis. Immunohistochemical-based molecular classification can be readily performed and knowledge of the factors that affect LN status may help with treatment decisions.     

Roles of hormone replacement therapy and iron in proliferation of breast epithelial cells with different estrogen and progesterone receptor status

Estrogen and iron play critical roles in a female body development and were investigated in the present study in relation to in vitro cell proliferation. Prempro, a hormone replacement therapy drug, and 17beta-estradiol (E2) were shown to increase cell proliferations in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) cells independent of progesterone receptor (PR) status. For example, increased cell proliferation was observed in ER+/PR+ human breast cancer MCF-7, its matching non-cancerous human breast epithelial MCF-12A, and ER+/PR+ murine mammary cancer MXT+ cells, but not in ER-/PR- MDA-MB-231, its matching non-cancerous MCF-10A, and MXT- (ER-/PR+) cells. By mimicking post-menopausal conditions of high estrogen in local breast tissue and increased iron levels due to cessation of menstrual periods, E2 and iron were shown to exert synergistic effects on proliferation of MCF-7 cells and significantly increased Ki67 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen. Western blotting of E2-treated ER+ but not ER- cells showed that E2 also increased transferrin receptor (TfR). Further studies are needed to assess the mitogenic effects of iron and estrogen in normal post-menopausal breast.     

雌、孕激素受体和表皮生长因子受体2在乳腺癌分型中的应用

目的 研究乳腺癌分子亚型的临床病理特征及预后.方法 SP法检测509例手术切除的乳腺癌雌激素受体(estrogen receptor,ER)、孕激素受体(progesterone receptor,PR)、表皮生长因子受体2(erbB-2,Her-2)表达并对其分型,Her-2-、ER/PR+为腔上皮样A亚型(Luminal A),Her-2+、ER/PR+为腔上皮样B亚型(Luminal B),Her-2-、ER-、PR-为三阴性型(Tripie-negative)、Her-2+、ER-、PR-为ERBB2+亚型(ERBB2+).χ~2检验比较亚型的临床病理特征,Kaplan-Meier法分析5年无瘤生存率(DFS),单因素和Cox多因素分析与复发和转移相关的因素.结果 Luminal A占所有病例40.5%(206/509),Luminal B占18.5%(94/509),Tripie-negative占21.4%(109/509),ERBB2+19.6%(100/509).三阴性型乳腺癌中髓样癌的比例高于其他类型乳腺癌(P<0.05),4种亚型复发转移率差异有统计学意义(P=0.029).多因素分析发现淋巴结状态和l临床分期是独立的预后影响因素(P=0.000).ERBB2+和Triple-negative的DFS分别为81%、78.9%,低于Luminal A和Luminal B的DFS(88.8%、90.4%)(P=0.025).结论 在本组乳腺癌患者中,Luminal A亚型所占比例最高,Triple-negative和ERBB2+复发转移率高,预后较Luminal A和Luminal B亚型差.     

Influence of the subtype on local recurrence risk of breast cancer with or without radiation therapy

PurposeTo investigate if intrinsic subtypes of breast cancer predict different risks of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) following breast-conserving surgery (BCS) with and without postoperative radiation therapy.Patients and methodsWe randomized 381 women with a unifocal T1N0M0 breast cancer to BCS alone (197 women) or BCS plus postoperative radiation therapy (XRT) (184 women). All available histopathological material was re-analyzed with modern immunohistochemical methods (223 women). After 20 years of complete follow-up we analyzed the risk of IBTR by intrinsic breast cancer subtypes (luminal A, luminal B/HER2-negative, luminal B/HER2-positive, HER2-positive and triple negative). We used Cox regression analyses to estimate hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultsIn a multivariate analysis the luminal B/HER2-negative subtype, compared with the luminal A subtype, was associated with a higher risk of IBTR overall (HR 3.04; 95% CI 1.38–6.71) and in both the XRT-group (HR 5.08 95% CI 1.31–19.7) and the non-XRT-group (HR 2.58 95%CI 1.07–6.20); (p for interaction = 0.37). The risk of IBTR in the XRT- and non-XRT group, stratified by intrinsic subtype, revealed an absolute risk difference at 20 years to the benefit of XRT of 14% (95% CI 1.0%–26%) for luminal A, 17% (95% CI -6.0% to 39%) for luminal B/HER2 negative and 22% (95% CI -7.0–51%) for the high-risk group.ConclusionsAmong breast cancer patients treated with BCS, the luminal B/HER2-negative subtype predicts an about 3-fold higher risk for IBTR compared to other intrinsic subtypes independent of postoperative radiation therapy.     

A multifactorial analysis of steroid hormone receptors in stages I and II breast cancer.

It has been shown that the level of estrogen receptors (ER), and to some extent progesterone receptors (PR), correlate to a high degree to the response to endocrine therapy in advanced breast cancer patients. To evaluate the prognostic value of ER/PR in early breast cancer, 80 patients with stages I and II were studied. They all underwent modified radical mastectomy. Patients with stage I disease (negative LN) received no further treatment, while those with stage II received standard adjuvant chemotherapy. All the patients were followed for 4 years. The ER and PR were measured in each primary tumor by the glycerol density gradient method. Values of 10 fmole/mgm protein or greater were considered positive (+) and less than 10 fmole/mgm were considered negative (-). The results revealed: (1) Fifty-two patients (65%) had ER+, of which 44 (85%) were also PR+; 28 patients had ER-, of which 24 were also PR- (p less than 0.0001). (2) ER/PR correlated with age as 71% of the patients over age 50 had ER+/PR+, compared to 33% of those under age 50 (p less than 0.05). (3) Postmenopausal patients had a higher incidence of ER+/PR+. (4) Primary tumors less than 2 cm in size had higher ER+; 71% in those with stage I and 80% in stage II. (5) Fifty-eight per cent (38) of patients with ductal carcinoma had ER+/PR+, compared to 67% (4) with lobular carcinoma. (6) The disease-free survival of patients with ER+ tumors was significantly longer than those with ER- tumors (p less than 0.005) both in positive and negative LN patients. The same was true for PR+ compared to PR- (p less than 0.005), but only in those with stage II disease. The overall survival rates were similarly significant in favor of ER+ and PR+ patients (p less than 0.025), but only in stage II disease. It seems that the status of steroid hormone receptors has a major prognostic factor second only to the LN status.