The Nuclear Transcription Factor κB/bcl-2 Pathway Correlates with Pathologic Complete Response to Doxorubicin-Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Human Breast Cancer
Buchholz TA, Garg AK, Chakravarti N, Aggarwal BB, Esteva FJ, Kuerer HM, Singletary SE, Hortobagyi GN, Pusztai L, Cristofanilli M, Sahin AA. The Nuclear Transcription Factor κB/bcl-2 Pathway Correlates with Pathologic Complete Response to Doxorubicin-Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Human Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2005, 11: 8398-8402. PMID: 16322301, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-0885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBcl-2-Associated X ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCell NucleusChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideCytoplasmDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingNF-kappa BProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Signal TransductionSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathologic complete responseHuman breast cancerNF-kappaBNeoadjuvant chemotherapyComplete responseNeoadjuvant doxorubicinBcl-2Poor responseBreast cancerAnthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapyNF-kappaB.Bcl-2-positive tumorsHuman breast cancer samplesBreast cancer responseClinical outcome dataTranscription factor NF-kappaBBreast cancer pathologistNuclear factor-kappaBBreast cancer samplesPCR ratePositive tumorsChemotherapy responseTumor stainingImmunohistochemical stainingCancer response