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ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
卷 24, 期 1, 页码 126-133出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds240
关键词
Abl; aromatase inhibitor; breast cancer; endocrine resistance; PDGFR
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资金
- Mary-Jean Mitchell Green Foundation
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer
- Cridlan Fund
- Deutsche Krebshilfe
- NHS
- National Institute for Health Research [NF-SI-0512-10122] Funding Source: researchfish
We have found that the platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR)/Abl signaling pathway is up-regulated as a determinant of the acquisition of resistance to estrogen deprivation in vitro. We aimed to determine its clinical relevance in aromatase inhibitor (AI)-resistant breast cancer. We identified a cohort of 45 patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer who had been treated with an AI, subsequently relapsed and had biopsy material available from both the presentation and post-AI recurrent lesion. PDGFR alpha, PDGFR beta and Abl expression was assessed in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections. Tumor protein expression of PDGFR alpha (1.39-fold, P = 0.0065), PDGFR beta (4.32-fold, P = 0.006) and Abl (1.8-fold, P = 0.001) was increased at the point of relapse. Tumor and stromal expression of PDGFR alpha as well as PDGFR beta was significantly correlated in pre-treatment and relapse samples. High post-treatment tumor and stromal PDGFR beta levels were associated with a short time to treatment failure (TTF). Expression of PDGFR alpha in relapsing tumor specimens was correlated with Abl expression and Ki67 levels. Furthermore, changes in Abl correlated significantly with changes in ER expression. These clinical data support a role for enhanced PDGF/Abl signaling in AI-resistant disease and provide a rationale for targeting the pathway in endocrine-resistant breast cancer.
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