| خلاصه مقاله | Clinicopathological analysis of CD44 expression in HER2 positive
invasive breast cancer
Z. Sanaat*, R. Dolatkhah, Y. Roosta, A.R. Nikhanfar, A. Fakhrjou.
Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical
Sciences, Tabriz, Islamic Republic of Iran
Goals: The leading cause of cancer death in women is the breast
carcinoma (BC), which is one of the most common malignancies
around the world. Over expression of Human Epidermal Growth
factor 2 (HER2), activates the cellular signaling growth factor in cells
and this lead to oncogenic driver of breast cancer. Patients with HER2
positive faced with aggressive clinical behaviors and poor clinical
outcome. CD44, as a trans-membrane glycoprotein molecule, involve
in many cellular processes. Correlation between CD44 expression
and BC cell proliferation, infiltration, angiogenesis, metastasis, and
prognosis has also been reported. In this research study we evaluate
correlation between CD44 expression and clinicpathologic significance in primary HER2-positive breast cancers.
Methods: We studied specimens from 100 patients with HER2-
positive invasive breast cancer. Immunohistochemical staining for
CD44 was performed in all the specimens. We assessed any correlation between CD44 expression and clinicopathologic significance in
HER2-positive breast cancer treated with trastuzumab.
Results: Expression of CD44 was detected in 76% of patients. CD44
expression was significantly associated with tumor size (p = 0.01),
lymph node (p = 0.01) and stage (p = 0.08). Also, CD44 expression
was significantly associated with lymphatic (p = 0.006), vascular
(p = 0.03) and neural (p = 0.03) invasions. CD44 expression was
positively correlated with tumor size (r = 0.255, p = 0.01), lymph node
16th St.Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference / The Breast 44S1 (2019) S15–S78 S25(r = 0.261, p = 0.00) stage(r = 0.226, p = 0.02), lymphatic (r = 0.272,
p = 0.01), vascular (r = 0.208, p = 0.04) and neural (r = 0.211, p = 0.03)
invasion.
Conclusions: The results from this study suggest that CD44 is clinically significant marker, which is associated with many
Clinicopathological factors in breast cancers.
Conflict of Interest: No significant relationships |