abstract：INTRODUCTION:Natural herbal compounds with novel actions different from existing breast cancer (BCa) treatment modalities are attractive for improving therapeutic efficacy and safety. We have recently shown that penta-1,2,3,4,6-O-galloyl-β-D-glucose (PGG) induced S-phase arrest in prostate cancer (PCa) cells through in...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Chai Y,Lee HJ,Shaik AA,Nkhata K,Xing C,Zhang J,Jeong SJ,Kim SH,Lu J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeobox (HOX) genes play key roles in embryogenesis and tissue differentiation. Recently, a number of groups have reported altered HOX gene expression in breast cancer. However, the mechanism of HOX gene regulation and the search for direct targets of its transcriptional regulatory function have been minimally fruitf...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Jin K,Sukumar S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic choices for metastatic tumors are, in most cases, based upon the histological and molecular analysis of the corresponding primary tumor. Understanding whether and to what extent the genomic landscape of metastasis differs from the tumors from which they originated is critical yet largely unknown. A recent ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Zecchin D,Bardelli A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) inhibits the function of taxanes and high expression of MAPT decreases the sensitivity to taxanes. The relationship between estrogen receptor (ER) and MAPT in breast cancer is unclear. In this study, we examined the correlation of MAPT expression with the sensitivi...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Ikeda H,Taira N,Hara F,Fujita T,Yamamoto H,Soh J,Toyooka S,Nogami T,Shien T,Doihara H,Miyoshi S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to develop and validate a prognostication model to predict overall and breast cancer specific survival for women treated for early breast cancer in the UK. METHODS:Using the Eastern Cancer Registration and Information Centre (ECRIC) dataset, information was collated for 5,694 wom...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Wishart GC,Azzato EM,Greenberg DC,Rashbass J,Kearins O,Lawrence G,Caldas C,Pharoah PD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Molecular dissection of the signaling pathways that underlie complex biological responses in the mammary epithelium is limited by the difficulty of propagating large numbers of mouse mammary epithelial cells, and by the inability of ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi)-based knockdown approaches to fully a...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Kohn EA,Du Z,Sato M,Van Schyndle CM,Welsh MA,Yang YA,Stuelten CH,Tang B,Ju W,Bottinger EP,Wakefield LM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Classification of breast cancers according to the HER-2 oncogene status is of central importance in the selection of post-surgical therapies. A decrease in the proportion of HER-2-positive breast cancer has been suspected, but no data on the incidence trends at population level have been reported. METHODS...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Köninki K,Tanner M,Auvinen A,Isola J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase inhibitors are currently included in the 'optimal' management of early-stage breast cancer. Uncertainty remains, however, as to the most appropriate treatment strategy, particularly for newly diagnosed women as they seek to trade off the cost, toxicities and efficacy of the treatment options. Recent publicat...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Kesisis G,Makris A,Miles D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vitamin D status measured during adulthood has been inversely associated with breast cancer risk in some, but not all, studies. Vitamin D has been hypothesized to prevent breast cancer through genomic and non-genomic actions in cell-cycle regulation. METHODS:A subset (n = 21,965) of female participants fr...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： McCullough ML,Stevens VL,Patel R,Jacobs EJ,Bain EB,Horst RL,Gapstur SM,Thun MJ,Calle EE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mammary stem cells are bipotential and suggested to be the origin of breast cancer development, but are elusive and vaguely characterized. Breast tumors can be divided into subgroups, each one requiring specific treatment. To determine a possible association between mammary stem cells and breast cancer, a ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Williams C,Helguero L,Edvardsson K,Haldosén LA,Gustafsson JA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The tumour-suppressive effects of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) are well documented; however, the mechanistic basis of these effects is not fully understood. Previously, we showed that a non-canonical member of the Wingless-related protein family, Wnt5a, is required for TGF-beta-mediated effec...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Roarty K,Baxley SE,Crowley MR,Frost AR,Serra R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-activated signalling has a critical role in the evolution of aggressive tumourigenesis and is therefore a prime target for anticancer therapy. Previously we have shown that the beta galactoside binding protein (betaGBP) cytokine, an antiproliferative molecule, induces funct...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Wells V,Mallucci L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The key to optimising our approach in early breast cancer is to individualise care. Each patient has a tumour with innate features that dictate their chance of relapse and their responsiveness to treatment. Often patients with similar clinical and pathological tumours will have markedly different outcomes and response...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Oakman C,Bessi S,Zafarana E,Galardi F,Biganzoli L,Di Leo A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reliable predictive and prognostic markers for routine diagnostic purposes are needed for breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. We evaluated protein biomarkers in a cohort of 116 participants of the GeparDuo study on anthracycline/taxane-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy for operable b...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Darb-Esfahani S,Loibl S,Müller BM,Roller M,Denkert C,Komor M,Schlüns K,Blohmer JU,Budczies J,Gerber B,Noske A,du Bois A,Weichert W,Jackisch C,Dietel M,Richter K,Kaufmann M,von Minckwitz G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to describe breast tumor subtypes by common breast cancer risk factors and to determine correlates of subtypes using baseline data from two pooled prospective breast cancer studies within a large health maintenance organization. METHODS:Tumor data on 2544 invasive breast cancer c...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Kwan ML,Kushi LH,Weltzien E,Maring B,Kutner SE,Fulton RS,Lee MM,Ambrosone CB,Caan BJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer subtypes exhibit different genomic aberration patterns with a tendency for high-level amplifications in distinct chromosomal regions. These genomic aberrations may drive carcinogenesis through the upregulation of proto-oncogenes. We have characterized DNA amplification at the human chromosoma...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Melchor L,Saucedo-Cuevas LP,Muñoz-Repeto I,Rodríguez-Pinilla SM,Honrado E,Campoverde A,Palacios J,Nathanson KL,García MJ,Benítez J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-angiogenic therapies have demonstrated their value in the setting of advanced cancer, and are being explored for use in micrometastatic disease. Recent preclinical studies suggest that adjuvant anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapies may increase the risk of metastasis. How concerning are these p...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Schneider BP,Sledge GW Jr

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The invasive, mesenchymal phenotype of CD44posCD24neg breast cancer cells has made them a promising target for eliminating the metastatic capacity of primary tumors. It has been previously demonstrated that CD44neg/lowCD24pos breast cancer cells lack the ability to give rise to their invasive CD44posCD24ne...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Meyer MJ,Fleming JM,Ali MA,Pesesky MW,Ginsburg E,Vonderhaar BK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progesterone receptor status is a marker for hormone responsiveness and disease prognosis in breast cancer. Progesterone receptor negative tumours have generally been shown to have a poorer prognosis than progesterone receptor positive tumours. The observed loss of progesterone receptor could be through a range of mec...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Cork DM,Lennard TW,Tyson-Capper AJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Primary breast cancer involving four or more axillary lymph nodes carries a poor prognosis. We hypothesized that use of an immunohistochemical biomarker scoring system could allow for identification of variable risk subgroups. METHODS:Patients with four or more positive axillary nodes were identified from...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Crabb SJ,Bajdik CD,Leung S,Speers CH,Kennecke H,Huntsman DG,Gelmon KA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Breast cancer subtyping and prognosis have been studied extensively by gene expression profiling, resulting in disparate signatures with little overlap in their constituent genes. Although a previous study demonstrated a prognostic concordance among gene expression signatures, it was limited to only one da...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Wirapati P,Sotiriou C,Kunkel S,Farmer P,Pradervand S,Haibe-Kains B,Desmedt C,Ignatiadis M,Sengstag T,Schütz F,Goldstein DR,Piccart M,Delorenzi M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of cancer stem cells responsible for tumour origin, maintenance, and resistance to treatment has gained prominence in the field of breast cancer research. The therapeutic targeting of these cells has the potential to eliminate residual disease and may become an important component of a multimodality treatm...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Morrison BJ,Schmidt CW,Lakhani SR,Reynolds BA,Lopez JA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Human breast tumors are heterogeneous and consist of phenotypically diverse cells. Breast cancer cells with a CD44+/CD24- phenotype have been suggested to have tumor-initiating properties with stem cell-like and invasive features, although it is unclear whether their presence within a tumor has clinical im...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Honeth G,Bendahl PO,Ringnér M,Saal LH,Gruvberger-Saal SK,Lövgren K,Grabau D,Fernö M,Borg A,Hegardt C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Menopausal hormone therapy has been reported to increase the risk of certain subtypes of breast cancer and to be associated with a favorable survival. These associations could either be due to an increased mammographic surveillance or to a biological effect. We assessed these associations in a Swedish coho...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Rosenberg LU,Granath F,Dickman PW,Einarsdóttir K,Wedrén S,Persson I,Hall P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha) and progesterone receptor (PgR) are consolidated predictors of response to hormonal therapy (HT). In contrast, little information regarding the role of estrogen receptor-beta (ER-beta) in various breast cancer risk groups treated with different therapeutic regimens is ava...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Novelli F,Milella M,Melucci E,Di Benedetto A,Sperduti I,Perrone-Donnorso R,Perracchio L,Venturo I,Nisticò C,Fabi A,Buglioni S,Natali PG,Mottolese M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Estrogens play a pivotal role in the initiation and progression of breast cancer. The genes that mediate these processes are not fully defined, but potentially include the known mammary oncogene MYC. Characterization of estrogen-target genes may help to elucidate further the mechanisms of estrogen-induced ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Butt AJ,Sergio CM,Inman CK,Anderson LR,McNeil CM,Russell AJ,Nousch M,Preiss T,Biankin AV,Sutherland RL,Musgrove EA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adaptor protein NHERF1/EBP50 (Na/H exchanger regulatory factor 1/ezrin-radixin-moesin-binding phosphoprotein 50) emerged recently as an important player in breast cancer progression. Consisting of two tandem PDZ domains linked to a carboxyl-terminal ezrin-binding region, NHERF1 assembles macromolecular complexes a...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Georgescu MM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Treatment with estrogen and progesterone (E+P) mimics the protective effect of parity on mammary tumors in rodents and depends upon the activity of p53. The following experiments tested whether exogenous E+P primes p53 to be more responsive to DNA damage and whether these pathways confer resistance to mamm...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Dunphy KA,Blackburn AC,Yan H,O'Connell LR,Jerry DJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Aberrant microenvironment and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress are associated with solid-tumor progression. Stress proteins, like heat shock proteins and glucose-regulated proteins, are frequently overexpressed in human tumors. It has been reported that derlin-1 is involved in ER stress response. In vitro...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Wang J,Hua H,Ran Y,Zhang H,Liu W,Yang Z,Jiang Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Laboratory and epidemiologic studies have suggested a modifying effect of cardiac glycosides (for example, digoxin and digitoxin) on cancer risk. We explored the association between digoxin treatment and invasive breast cancer incidence among postmenopausal Danish women. METHODS:We used Danish registries ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Ahern TP,Lash TL,Sørensen HT,Pedersen L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Breast cancers can be classified using whole genome expression into distinct subtypes that show differences in prognosis. One of these groups, the basal-like subtype, is poorly differentiated, highly metastatic, genomically unstable, and contains specific genetic alterations such as the loss of tumour prot...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Herschkowitz JI,He X,Fan C,Perou CM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The amplification event occurring at chromosome locus 11q13, reported in several different cancers, includes a number of potential oncogenes. We have previously reported amplification of one such oncogene, namely CCND1, to be correlated with an adverse effect of tamoxifen in premenopausal breast cancer pat...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Lundgren K,Holm K,Nordenskjöld B,Borg A,Landberg G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bisphosphonates have become standard therapy for the treatment of skeletal complications related to breast cancer. Although their therapeutic effects mainly result from an inhibition of osteoclastic bone resorption, in vitro data indicate that they also act directly on breast cancer cells, inhibiting proli...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Journé F,Kheddoumi N,Chaboteaux C,Duvillier H,Laurent G,Body JJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and with a strong family history of breast cancer are referred to a family cancer service for genetic counselling and for consideration of genetic testing for germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes following completion of their cancer treatment. However, there i...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Meiser B,Tucker K,Friedlander M,Barlow-Stewart K,Lobb E,Saunders C,Mitchell G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteolytic metastases due to breast cancer are serious events. The interactions between breast cancer cells with the microenvironment of bone have been thought to provide an ideal milieu for cancer cells. Recent data now indicate that migration of breast cancer cells into bone and their subsequent growth into metastas...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Hofbauer LC,Rachner T,Singh SK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The HER (human EGFR related) family of receptor tyrosine kinases (HER1/EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor)/c-erbB1, HER2/c-erbB2, HER3/c-erbB3 and HER4/c-erbB4) shares a high degree of structural and functional homology. It constitutes a complex network, coupling various extracellular ligands to intrac...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Sassen A,Rochon J,Wild P,Hartmann A,Hofstaedter F,Schwarz S,Brockhoff G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 8 years there has been a wealth of breast cancer gene expression studies. The majority of these studies have focused upon characterising a tumour at presentation, before treatment, rather than looking at the effects of treatment on the tumour. More recently, a number of groups have moved from predicting ...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Sims AH,Bartlett JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gene expression analysis is used to subtype breast cancers such that the most aggressive tumors are identified, but translating this into clinical practice can be cumbersome. Our goal is to develop a universal biomarker that distinguishes patients at high risk across all breast cancer subtypes. We previous...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Habibi G,Leung S,Law JH,Gelmon K,Masoudi H,Turbin D,Pollak M,Nielsen TO,Huntsman D,Dunn SE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transition from pregnancy to lactation is a critical event in the survival of the newborn since all the nutrient requirements of the infant are provided by milk. While milk contains numerous components, including proteins, that aid in maintaining the health of the infant, lactose and milk fat represent the critica...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Anderson SM,Rudolph MC,McManaman JL,Neville MC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome-wide expression microarray studies have revealed that the biological and clinical heterogeneity of breast cancer can be partly explained by information embedded within a complex but ordered transcriptional architecture. Comprising this architecture are gene expression networks, or signatures, reflecting biochem...

journal_title：Breast cancer research : BCR

authors： Miller LD,Liu ET

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00