Background: It is important to identify novel plasmatic biomarkers that can contribute to assessing the prognosis and outcome of breast cancer patients. Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) and galectin-3 (Gal-3) are proteins that are involved in breast cancer development and patient survival; therefore, we studied whether the serum concentration of these 2 proteins can be correlated to breast cancer progression. Methods: Plasmatic NRG1 and Gal-3 were evaluated in 25 healthy controls and 50 breast cancer patients at baseline and at 3 and 6 months after treatment with anthracyclines and taxanes, with or without trastuzumab. Results: NRG1 and Gal-3 were significantly more elevated in cancer patients than in healthy controls; further- more, NRG1 and Gal-3 were significantly increased after chemotherapy and were predictive of mortality at 1 year. Conclusions: Circulating NRG1 and Gal-3 can be additional biomarkers indicative of prognosis and outcomes for breast cancer patients.
Circulating neuregulin-1 and galectin-3 can be prognostic markers in breast cancer / DE IULIIS, Francesca; Salerno, Gerardo; Taglieri, Ludovica; Lanza, Rosina; Cardelli, Patrizia; Scarpa, Susanna. - In: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MARKERS. - ISSN 0393-6155. - STAMPA. - 24:32(2017). [10.5301/ijbm.5000262]
Circulating neuregulin-1 and galectin-3 can be prognostic markers in breast cancer
DE IULIIS, FRANCESCA;SALERNO, GERARDO;Taglieri, Ludovica;CARDELLI, Patrizia;SCARPA, Susanna
2017
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Background: It is important to identify novel plasmatic biomarkers that can contribute to assessing the prognosis and outcome of breast cancer patients. Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) and galectin-3 (Gal-3) are proteins that are involved in breast cancer development and patient survival; therefore, we studied whether the serum concentration of these 2 proteins can be correlated to breast cancer progression. Methods: Plasmatic NRG1 and Gal-3 were evaluated in 25 healthy controls and 50 breast cancer patients at baseline and at 3 and 6 months after treatment with anthracyclines and taxanes, with or without trastuzumab. Results: NRG1 and Gal-3 were significantly more elevated in cancer patients than in healthy controls; further- more, NRG1 and Gal-3 were significantly increased after chemotherapy and were predictive of mortality at 1 year. Conclusions: Circulating NRG1 and Gal-3 can be additional biomarkers indicative of prognosis and outcomes for breast cancer patients.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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