Amplification of c‐erbB2 oncogene
Santin AD, Bellone S, Van Stedum S, Bushen W, Palmieri M, Siegel ER, De Las Casas LE, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Pecorelli S. Amplification of c‐erbB2 oncogene. Cancer 2005, 104: 1391-1397. PMID: 16116605, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBiomarkers, TumorBiopsy, NeedleCystadenocarcinoma, PapillaryFemaleGene AmplificationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenes, erbB-2HumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMiddle AgedProbabilityPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Risk AssessmentSampling StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics, NonparametricSurvival AnalysisUterine NeoplasmsConceptsNeu gene amplificationHER-2/neu geneEndometrial carcinomaGene amplificationSerous papillary endometrial carcinomaTumor cellsHER-2/neuNeu genePapillary endometrial carcinomaKaplan-Meier curvesImportant prognostic indicatorAfrican American patientsDisease-related deathLog-rank testShorter survival timeFISH-negative patientsNovel treatment strategiesC patientsSame tumor samplesAggressive variantPatient survivalPoor outcomePoor prognosisPrognostic indicatorClinical managementRacial differences in the overexpression of epidermal growth factor type II receptor (HER2/neu): A major prognostic indicator in uterine serous papillary cancer
Santin AD, Bellone S, Siegel ER, Palmieri M, Thomas M, Cannon MJ, Kay HH, Roman JJ, Burnett A, Pecorelli S. Racial differences in the overexpression of epidermal growth factor type II receptor (HER2/neu): A major prognostic indicator in uterine serous papillary cancer. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2005, 192: 813-818. PMID: 15746676, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.10.605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2/neu expressionEndometrial cancerNeu expressionProportional hazards modelWhite patientsBlack patientsPoor outcomeHigh HER2/neu expressionUterine serous papillary cancerCox proportional hazards modelHER2/neu overexpressionEndometrial cancer survivalMultivariate Cox regressionMajor prognostic indicatorHER2/neu oncogeneRacial differencesNovel treatment strategiesHER2/neuType II receptorStage IAAggressive variantMultivariable analysisUnivariable analysisCorpus uteriCox regression