Title |
Topoisomerase II alpha gene amplification is a favorable prognostic factor in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer treated with trastuzumab
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Published in |
Journal of Translational Medicine, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1479-5876-10-212 |
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Authors |
George Fountzilas, Christos Christodoulou, Mattheos Bobos, Vassiliki Kotoula, Anastasia G Eleftheraki, Ioannis Xanthakis, Anna Batistatou, George Pentheroudakis, Nikolaos Xiros, Irene Papaspirou, Anna Koumarianou, Pavlos Papakostas, Dimitrios Bafaloukos, Dimosthenis V Skarlos, Konstantine T Kalogeras |
Abstract |
The vast majority of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) treated with trastuzumab eventually develop resistance to this agent. There is an unmet need therefore, for identifying biological markers with possible prognostic/predictive value in such patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic role of topoisomerase II alpha gene (TOP2A) amplification and protein (TopoIIa) expression in patients treated with trastuzumab-containing regimens. |
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Psychology | 2 | 4% |
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