E-cadherin Immunohistochemical Expression as a Prognostic Factor in Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Gould Rothberg BE, Bracken MB. E-cadherin Immunohistochemical Expression as a Prognostic Factor in Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma of the Breast: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2006, 100: 139-148. PMID: 16791476, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-006-9248-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuctal breast carcinomaBreast cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalityE-cadherin expressionCause mortalityBreast carcinomaCohort studyPrognostic markerImmunohistochemical expressionSystematic reviewSubstantial inter-study heterogeneityIndependent negative prognostic indicatorRetrospective cohort studyPrimary study outcomeSummary hazard ratioNegative prognostic indicatorInter-study heterogeneityRandom-effects modelClinical data collectionAbsent E-cadherin expressionNon-significant associationCadherin immunohistochemical expressionHazard ratioPrognostic factorsDuctal carcinoma