Nicotine promotes apoptosis resistance of breast cancer cells and enrichment of side population cells with cancer stem cell-like properties via a signaling cascade involving galectin-3, α9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and STAT3.

abstract：:The clinical and pathological heterogeneity of breast cancer has instigated efforts to stratify breast cancer sub-types according to molecular profiles. These profiling efforts are now being augmented by large-scale functional screening of breast tumour cell lines, using approaches such as RNA interference. We have de...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Sims D,Bursteinas B,Gao Q,Jain E,MacKay A,Mitsopoulos C,Zvelebil M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Afatinib is an oral, ErbB family blocker, which covalently binds and irreversibly blocks all kinase-competent ErbB family members. This phase II, open-label, single-arm study explored afatinib activity in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer patients progressing after trastuzumab trea...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Lin NU,Winer EP,Wheatley D,Carey LA,Houston S,Mendelson D,Munster P,Frakes L,Kelly S,Garcia AA,Cleator S,Uttenreuther-Fischer M,Jones H,Wind S,Vinisko R,Hickish T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous allelic variants identified in the familial breast cancer and DNA repair genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are of unknown impact on protein function or clinical relevance, referred to as unclassified variants (UCV). Lymphocytes from pathogenic BRCA1/2 mutation carriers exhibit an increased level of chromosomal damage aft...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Becker AA,Graeser MK,Landwehr C,Hilger T,Baus W,Wappenschmidt B,Meindl A,Weber RG,Schmutzler RK

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is expressed in benign and malignant breast epithelium. The EGFR, when mutated or over-expressed in the presence of its ligand, is transforming in other tissues or cell types. It is therefore of major interest in the pathogenesis of human breast cancer to understand the role...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Harris AL

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of amphiregulin (AR), heregulin (HRG), and cripto-1 (CR-1) mRNA transcripts was assessed in 60 human primary breast carcinoma. AR and HRG transcripts were expressed respectively in 58% and 25% of the carcinomas as measured by Northern blot analysis. CR-1 mRNA was found in 77% of the carcinomas using Rev...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Normanno N,Kim N,Wen D,Smith K,Harris AL,Plowman G,Colletta G,Ciardiello F,Salomon DS

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive type of advanced breast cancer characterized by rapid proliferation, early metastatic development and poor prognosis. Since there are few preclinical models of IBC, there is a general lack of understanding of the complexity of the disease. Recently, we have devel...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Fernandez SV,Robertson FM,Pei J,Aburto-Chumpitaz L,Mu Z,Chu K,Alpaugh RK,Huang Y,Cao Y,Ye Z,Cai KQ,Boley KM,Klein-Szanto AJ,Devarajan K,Addya S,Cristofanilli M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macroautophagy (autophagy), a process for lysosomal degradation of organelles and long-lived proteins, has been linked to various pathologies including cancer and to the cellular response to anticancer therapies. In the human estrogen receptor positive MCF7 breast adenocarcinoma cell line, treatment with the endocrine...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Qadir MA,Kwok B,Dragowska WH,To KH,Le D,Bally MB,Gorski SM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the p53 mutational status, mRNA and protein expression in 24 human breast carcinoma cell lines. Following measurement of their DNA content with flow cytometry, we ascertained the copy numbers of the centromere of chromosome 17 (cen17) and p53 with fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). A functional yea...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Concin N,Zeillinger C,Tong D,Stimpfl M,König M,Printz D,Stonek F,Schneeberger C,Hefler L,Kainz C,Leodolter S,Haas OA,Zeillinger R

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-two patients underwent dye-guided or dye- and gamma probe-guided sentinel lymphadenectomy (SLND) followed by complete axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). The results of imprint cytology, frozen sections, and permanent sections of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) were compared to each other and to the histologi...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Noguchi M,Bando E,Tsugawa K,Miwa K,Yokoyama K,Nakajima K,Michigishi T,Tonami N,Minato H,Nonomura A

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Droloxifene, a new antiestrogen, has theoretical advantages over tamoxifen based on preclinical data. These include higher affinity to the estrogen receptor, higher antiestrogenic to estrogenic ratio, and more effective inhibition of cell growth and division in ER positive cell lines, as well as less toxicity, includi...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Rauschning W,Pritchard KI

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sub-nipple tissue (SNT) examination has been used by surgeons to preserve, or not, the nipple in nipple-sparing mastectomy. However, it is uncertain whether SNT evaluation can predict nipple involvement. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of the intraoperativ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Duarte GM,Tomazini MV,Oliveira A,Moreira L,Tocchet F,Worschech A,Torresan RZ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gail model is considered the best available means for estimating risk of breast cancer development, but it has not yet been applied systematically and validated in Turkish female population. This study was designed to evaluate the performance of the Gail model for Turkish female population. Additionally duration o...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Ulusoy C,Kepenekci I,Kose K,Aydintug S,Cam R

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in loci of the 10q23 region that harbor the PTEN gene and mutations in the sequence of this gene have been found in several primary human tumors including breast carcinomas, suggesting that this gene could be implicated in their pathogenesis. We investigated allelic losses in microsatellit...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Garcia JM,Silva JM,Dominguez G,Gonzalez R,Navarro A,Carretero L,Provencio M,España P,Bonilla F

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma of the breast is very rare in childhood, accounting for less than 1% of all childhood malignancies and is especially rare in boys. Delay in diagnosis and treatment in children with breast cancer may occur because surgeons are very reluctant to perform biopsies on the developing breast, since these can cause ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Cabello C,Alvarenga M,Alvarenga CA,Duarte GM,Pereira PN,Marshall PS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness of tai chi for supportive breast cancer care. Eleven databases were searched from inception through December 2009. Controlled trials testing tai chi in patients with breast cancer that assessed clinical outcome measures were considered. The selection of stud...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Lee MS,Choi TY,Ernst E

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) epithelial cancer cells achieve mesenchymal features, essentially helping them to metastasize. There is some evidence that EMT could be increased in triple-negative (TNBC) or basal-like breast cancers, although more precise mechanisms considering e.g. EMT-regulating transc...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Karihtala P,Auvinen P,Kauppila S,Haapasaari KM,Jukkola-Vuorinen A,Soini Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated the oncologic outcomes by intrinsic subtype and age in young breast cancer patients and whether survival differences were related to treatment changes over time. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was performed on 9633 invasive breast cancer patients treated at Asan Medical Center from January 19...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Yoon TI,Hwang UK,Kim ET,Lee S,Sohn G,Ko BS,Lee JW,Son BH,Kim S,Ahn SH,Kim HJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While overall survival (OS) has historically been the primary endpoint for clinical trials in oncology, progression-free survival (PFS) has gained acceptance as a valuable surrogate endpoint. However, there are no known published reports about the value of PFS from the patient's perspective. We developed a questionnai...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Hurvitz SA,Lalla D,Crosby RD,Mathias SD

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis to the regional lymph nodes through the lymphatic vessels is a common step in the progression of cancer and an important prognostic factor in many types of cancer. Recent evidence suggests that VEGF-C promotes lymphangiogenesis, and that tumor lymphangiogenesis in turn promotes lymphatic metastasis. We have...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Nakamura Y,Yasuoka H,Tsujimoto M,Imabun S,Nakahara M,Nakao K,Nakamura M,Mori I,Kakudo K

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Radiotherapy (RT) constitutes an important part of breast cancer treatment. However, triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) exhibit remarkable resistance to most therapies, including RT. Developing new ways to radiosensitize TNBC cells could result in improved patient outcomes. The M2 isoform of pyruvate kinase ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Zhang L,Bailleul J,Yazal T,Dong K,Sung D,Dao A,Gosa L,Nathanson D,Bhat K,Duhachek-Muggy S,Alli C,Dratver MB,Pajonk F,Vlashi E

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tamoxifen citrate is a synthetic antiestrogen that provides survival benefit when given as adjuvant treatment in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Venous thrombophlebitis may complicate tamoxifen treatment at a rate of approximately one per 800 treatment-years. To explore the possible procoagulant effects assoc...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Mamby CC,Love RR,Feyzi JM

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are increasingly surpassing tamoxifen as the endocrine treatment of choice for postmenopausal breast cancer patients. With their increasing use, there is concern that they are being inadvertently prescribed to pre- and peri-menopausal women. METHODS:As part of a continuing med...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Gainford MC,McCready D,Clemons M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the association between levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) use and breast cancer (BC) risk. METHODS:A cohort of all Maccabi Healthcare Services (MHS) female members aged 40-50 years between 1/2003 and 12/2013 was used to identify LNG-IUS users as "cases," and 2 age-matched non-u...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Siegelmann-Danieli N,Katzir I,Landes JV,Segal Y,Bachar R,Rabinovich HR,Bialik M,Azuri J,Porath A,Lomnicky Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific role of dietary fat in breast cancer progression is unclear, although a low-fat diet was associated with decreased recurrence of estrogen receptor alpha negative (ER(-)) breast cancer. ER(-) basal-like MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-436 breast cancer cell lines contained a greater number of cytoplasmic lipid dropl...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Antalis CJ,Arnold T,Rasool T,Lee B,Buhman KK,Siddiqui RA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammosphere culture has been used widely for the enrichment of mammary epithelial stem cells and breast cancer stem cells (CSCs). Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) also induces stem cell features in normal and transformed mammary cells. We examined whether mammosphere culture conditions per se induced EMT in ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Guttilla IK,Phoenix KN,Hong X,Tirnauer JS,Claffey KP,White BA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) is an essential regulator of fatty acid synthesis. We have previously shown that overexpression of SCD1 increases the growth of breast cancer cell lines. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between SCD1 expression level and clinical-pathologic characteristics an...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Holder AM,Gonzalez-Angulo AM,Chen H,Akcakanat A,Do KA,Fraser Symmans W,Pusztai L,Hortobagyi GN,Mills GB,Meric-Bernstam F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have demonstrated that angiogenesis and in particular VEGF over-expression play an essential role in the progression and metastatic potential of breast cancer. Bevacizumab is a humanized recombinant monoclonal antibody that specifically blocks the binding of VEGF to high-affinity receptors and it has ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Valachis A,Polyzos NP,Patsopoulos NA,Georgoulias V,Mavroudis D,Mauri D

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread use of mammography has resulted in the detection of an increasing number of small invasive breast cancers, i.e. those that are 1cm and smaller. Patients with these small cancers generally have a low incidence of axillary lymph node metastases, and this has led some to question the routine use of axillar...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Chen YY,Schnitt SJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) 4977-bp deletion (DeltamtDNA(4977) mutation) is one of the most frequently observed mtDNA mutations in human tissues and may play a role in carcinogenesis. Only a few studies have evaluated DeltamtDNA(4977) mutation in breast cancer tissue, and the findings have been inconsistent, which m...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Ye C,Shu XO,Wen W,Pierce L,Courtney R,Gao YT,Zheng W,Cai Q

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the efficacy of letrozole 2.5 mg and 10 mg used as primary neoadjuvant therapy for patients with locally advanced and large operable breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-four postmenopausal patients with locally advanced or large operable breast cancer were treated in two consecutive series w...

journal_title：Breast cancer research and treatment

authors： Dixon JM,Love CD,Bellamy CO,Cameron DA,Leonard RC,Smith H,Miller WR

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00