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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
卷 21, 期 3, 页码 548-556出版社
SPRINGER JAPAN KK
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-015-0924-2
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Primary breast cancer; Tumor microenvironment; Stromal markers; Prognostic factors; AKR1C1; AKR1C2
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- Krebsgesellschaft Schleswig-Holstein
Stromal fibroblasts influence tumor growth and progression. We evaluated two aldo-keto reductases, AKR1C1 and AKR1C2, in stromal fibroblasts and carcinoma cells as prognostic factors in primary human breast cancer. They are involved in intratumoral progesterone metabolism. Immunohistochemistry was performed on tissue microarrays from 504 core biopsies from breast cancer patients. Primary endpoints were disease-free (DFS) and overall (OS) survival. AKR1C1 and AKR1C2 expression in fibroblasts and tumor cells correlated with favorable tumor characteristics, such as small tumor size and negative nodal status. In univariate analysis, AKR1C1 expression in carcinoma cells correlated positively with DFS und OS; AKR1C2 expression in both fibroblasts and tumor cells also showed a positive correlation with DFS and OS. In multivariate analysis, AKR1C1 expression in carcinoma cells was an independent prognostic marker. It can be assumed that our observations are due to the independent regulatory function of AKR1C1/2 in progesterone metabolism and therefore provide a basis for new hormone-based therapy options for breast cancer patients, independent of classic hormone receptor status.
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