Study of HER2/neu status in Qatari women with breast carcinoma
Saudi Medical Journal. 2003; 24 (8): 832-836
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ABSTRACT
The study is aimed at determining the prevalence of HER2/neu overexpression in Qatari women with breast cancer and to assess the survival in patients with HER2/neu positive tumors. This is a retrospective study of clinical data of 70 Qatari female patients diagnosed with breast cancer during the period 1991 through to 2001, at Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar. We also performed a retrospective review of breast tissue sample for those patients using paraffin sections and applying immunohistochemistry staining-[Hercep test [DAKO Inc]] to determine the HER2/neu status. Eighteen patients [26%] were HER2/neu positive [2+ and 3+] with a mean age at diagnosis of 49.3years, and 52 [74%] were negative [0 and 1+] with mean age at diagnosis of 46.6 years. Of the patients with positive HER2/neu, 5 [28%] had a relapse of the disease and 4 [22%] died of the disease during follow up. Of the patients with HER2/neu, negative test 9 [17%] had a relapse of the disease and 10 [19%] died of the disease. The median survival function at mean of covariates for HER2/neu positive patients was 26 months, and for HER2/NEU negative patients was 28 months. The prevalence of HER2/neu over expression in Qatari female with breast cancer in this study is 26%, but due to a small sample size it may not reflect really the prevalence. Patient with HER2/neu positive were older at diagnosis than patients with HER2/neu negative, also they had higher relapse rate and mortality. Median survival function was better for HER2/neu negative patients
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Indice:
Méditerranée orientale
Sujet Principal:
Immunohistochimie
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Études rétrospectives
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Protéines proto-oncogènes
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Récepteur ErbB-2
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Saudi Med. J.
Année:
2003
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