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p53 基因的积累是已绝经且患有 ER 阳性乳腺癌早期的患者的芳香化酶抑制剂耐药的预后症状

 

Authors Jia XQ, Hong Q, Cheng JY, Li JW, Wang YJ, Mo M, Shao ZM, Shen ZZ, Liu GY

Published Date March 2015 Volume 2015:8 Pages 549—555

DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S76879

Received 2 November 2014, Accepted 28 January 2015, Published 3 March 2015

Objective: Studies have indicated that p53 protein accumulation exerts an adverse effect on the survival of breast cancer patients; however, the prognostic value of p53 protein accumulation for aromatase inhibitor (AI) resistance in ER-positive breast cancer is uncertain.
Methods: The expression level of p53 protein was detected by immunohistochemistry in primary early-stage ER-positive breast tumor specimens from 293 postmenopausal breast cancer patients who received first-line AI treatment (letrozole, anastrozole, or exemestane) until relapse, and analysis was performed to determine whether expression of p53 protein affected the response to endocrine therapy.
Results: Of the 293 invasive ductal carcinomas, 65.4% were positive for p53 protein expression. All patients received AI therapy as first-line treatment until relapse. The 5-year disease-free survival rates in p53-positive and p53-negative patients were 78% and 89%, respectively. Patients with primary breast tumors that had p53 protein accumulation showed significantly more resistance to AI treatment (hazard ratio=1.729, 95% confidence interval=1.038–2.880, =0.035).
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that p53 protein accumulation was helpful in choosing patients who may benefit from AI treatment and is a prognostic marker in ER-positive early-stage breast cancer.
Keywords: p53, breast cancer, prognosis, endocrine resistance