Prognostic impact of discordance between triple-receptor measurements in primary and recurrent breast cancer
Liedtke C, Broglio K, Moulder S, Hsu L, Kau S, Symmans WF, Albarracin C, Meric-Bernstam F, Woodward W, Theriault RL, Kiesel L, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Gonzalez-Angulo AM. Prognostic impact of discordance between triple-receptor measurements in primary and recurrent breast cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2009, 20: 1953-1958. PMID: 19596702, PMCID: PMC2791352, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple receptor-negative breast cancerRecurrent breast cancerPost-recurrence survivalProgesterone receptorRecurrent tumorsBreast cancerEstrogen receptorDiscordant casesBetter post-recurrence survivalReceptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-negative breast cancerDiscordant receptor statusHormone receptor measurementsPrognostic impactReceptor statusUnfavorable survivalPathological parametersHER2 statusPoor survivalReceptor measurementsIHC scorePatientsClinical phenotypeSuboptimal reproducibilityCancer