SOLUBLE C-ERBB-2 FRAGMENT IN SERUM CORRELATES WITH DISEASE STAGE AND PREDICTS FOR SHORTENED SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH EARLY-STAGE AND ADVANCED BREAST-CANCER

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KANDL, H [1 ]
SEYMOUR, L [1 ]
BEZWODA, WR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WITWATERSRAND,SCH MED,DEPT MED,DIV CLI HAEMATOL & MED ONCOL,JOHANNESBURG 2193,SOUTH AFRICA
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10.1038/bjc.1994.387
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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Seventy-nine patients with advanced breast cancer were tested for the presence, in serum, of a 110 kDa soluble, c-erbB-2 fragment. Thirty-nine patients were seropositive. There was no correlation between seropositivity and menopausal status, or with oestrogen status. In addition, no correlation could be found between tissue c-erbB-2 immunostaining for the external domain of the c-erbB-2 receptor and the presence of soluble c-erbB-2 in serum. The presence of serum soluble c-erbB-2, however, had a significant impact on survival of patients with advanced disease, suggesting that this test may become a useful independent prognostic indicator.
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