Prognostic significance of phosphorylated P38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase and HER‐2 expression in lymph node‐positive breast carcinoma
Esteva FJ, Sahin AA, Smith TL, Yang Y, Pusztai L, Nahta R, Buchholz TA, Buzdar AU, Hortobagyi GN, Bacus SS. Prognostic significance of phosphorylated P38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase and HER‐2 expression in lymph node‐positive breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 100: 499-506. PMID: 14745865, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBiopsy, NeedleBreast NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryLymph NodesMastectomyMiddle AgedMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNeoplasm StagingP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesProbabilityPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsReceptor, ErbB-2Risk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsLymph node positive breast carcinomaNode-positive breast carcinomaProgression-free survivalP-p38 MAPKShorter progression-free survivalHER-2 expressionP-p38 MAPK expressionBreast carcinomaAdjuvant chemotherapyMAPK expressionKi-67Phosphorylated p38 MAPK expressionInitial cancer surgeryPrimary breast carcinomaInvasive breast carcinomaP38 MAPK expressionP38 mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylationPhosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinaseMitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylationBreast carcinoma cellsAdjuvant fluorouracilMedian followCyclophosphamide chemotherapyCancer surgeryPoor outcome