The combination of Ki67, histological grade and estrogen receptor status identifies a low-risk group among 1,854 chemo-naïve women with N0/N1 primary breast cancer.

Summary, in English

The aim was to confirm a previously defined prognostic index, combining a proliferation marker, histological grade, and estrogen receptor (ER) in different subsets of primary N0/N1 chemo-naïve breast cancer patients.

• Author: Carina Forsare; Martin Bak; Signe Borgquist; Gunilla Chebil; Anna-Karin Falck; Marie-Louise Fjällskog; Dorthe Grabau; Ingrid Hedenfalk; Karin Jirström; Marie Klintman; Per Malmström; Hans Olsson; Lisa Rydén; Olle Stål; Pär-Ola Bendahl; Mårten Fernö
• Department/s: Breastcancer-genetics; Surgery (Lund); Tumor microenvironment; BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation
• Publishing year: 2013
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: SpringerPlus
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
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• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23560250?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-2-111
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Springer
• Topic: Cancer and Oncology
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 2193-1801