2008
Influence of Activation State of ErbB-2 (HER-2) on Response to Adjuvant Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Fluorouracil for Stage II, Node-Positive Breast Cancer: Study 8541 From the Cancer and Leukemia Group B
DiGiovanna MP, Stern DF, Edgerton S, Broadwater G, Dressler LG, Budman DR, Henderson IC, Norton L, Liu ET, Muss HB, Berry DA, Hayes DF, Thor AD. Influence of Activation State of ErbB-2 (HER-2) on Response to Adjuvant Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Fluorouracil for Stage II, Node-Positive Breast Cancer: Study 8541 From the Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 2364-2372. PMID: 18390970, PMCID: PMC6589994, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.13.6580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDoxorubicinEnzyme ActivationFemaleFluorouracilGene DosageHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPhosphorylationReceptor, ErbB-2ConceptsLeukemia Group BAdjuvant cyclophosphamideErbB-2Breast cancerGroup BAnthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapyNode-positive breast cancerAdverse prognostic factorSpecific chemotherapeutic agentsErbB-2 overexpressionActivation stateTumor tissue sectionsAdjuvant chemotherapyCAF doseCALGB 8541Fluorouracil chemotherapyPrognostic factorsAssessable casesFavorable outcomePatientsChemotherapeutic agentsStage IICancerDoseTissue sections
2005
Relationship of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression to ErbB-2 Signaling Activity and Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients
DiGiovanna MP, Stern DF, Edgerton SM, Whalen SG, Moore D, Thor AD. Relationship of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression to ErbB-2 Signaling Activity and Prognosis in Breast Cancer Patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2005, 23: 1152-1160. PMID: 15718311, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.09.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptor expressionGrowth factor receptor expressionBreast cancer patientsBreast cancerHuman breast cancerFactor receptor expressionErbB-2Cancer patientsReceptor expressionEGFR expressionEarly-stage breast cancerAdverse prognostic valueErbB-2 phosphorylationFirst clinical evidenceInvasive breast cancerPrognosis of patientsPercent of tumorsParaffin tumor sectionsErbB-2 activationErbB-2 overexpressionLigand-dependent mechanismTreatment of tumorsClinical evidencePrognostic valueShorter survival