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The predictive value of bcl-2, bax, bcl-xL, bag-1, fas, and fasL for chemotherapy response in advanced breast cancer

Sjostrom, J ; Blomqvist, C ; von Boguslawski, K ; Bengtsson, NO ; Mjaaland, I ; Malmström, Per LU ; Ostenstadt, B ; Wist, E ; Valvere, V and Takayama, S , et al. (2002) In Clinical Cancer Research 8(3). p.811-816
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose was to evaluate the utility of some bcl-2 family proteins fas and fasL as predictive indicators for chemotherapy response in advanced breast cancer. Experimental Design: Between October 1994 and October 1997, 283 patients with advanced breast cancer were included in a multicenter randomized study comparing docetaxel (D) to sequential methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (MF) after anthracycline failure. The response rates (complete response + partial response) were 42 and 21% in the D and MF arms, respectively (P < 0.001). In 126 patients, histological blocks of primary tumors were available for inummohistochemical analysis of bax, bcl-2, bcl-xL, bag-1, fas and fasL. Results: Of the investigated factors, bag-1 correlated... (More)
Purpose: The purpose was to evaluate the utility of some bcl-2 family proteins fas and fasL as predictive indicators for chemotherapy response in advanced breast cancer. Experimental Design: Between October 1994 and October 1997, 283 patients with advanced breast cancer were included in a multicenter randomized study comparing docetaxel (D) to sequential methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (MF) after anthracycline failure. The response rates (complete response + partial response) were 42 and 21% in the D and MF arms, respectively (P < 0.001). In 126 patients, histological blocks of primary tumors were available for inummohistochemical analysis of bax, bcl-2, bcl-xL, bag-1, fas and fasL. Results: Of the investigated factors, bag-1 correlated positively with bax, bcl-2, and fasL, and fasL correlated positively with fas and bax. None of these apoptosis-related factors was associated with a response to chemotherapy either in the whole patient population or in the D or MF arms. Interestingly, low bcl-2 expression was associated with shorter time to progression (P = 0.02) and shorter overall survival (OS; P = 0.001). High fasL expression showed a trend toward shorter OS. In multivariate backwards stepwise Cox analysis, in which histological grade and estrogen receptor status (ER) were also included, bcl-2 (P = 0.01) and fasL (P = 0.005) remained highly significantly associated with OS, whereas histological grade and ER lost their significance. Conclusions: None of the investigated apoptosis-related factors of primary tumor could predict the later response to either D or MF treatment. However, fasL and bcl-2 were strong prognostic factors. Patients who had tumors with high fasL and low bcl-2 expression had the shortest OS. (Less)
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Clinical Cancer Research
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8
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3
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811 - 816
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American Association for Cancer Research
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1078-0432
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English
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  abstract     = {{Purpose: The purpose was to evaluate the utility of some bcl-2 family proteins fas and fasL as predictive indicators for chemotherapy response in advanced breast cancer. Experimental Design: Between October 1994 and October 1997, 283 patients with advanced breast cancer were included in a multicenter randomized study comparing docetaxel (D) to sequential methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (MF) after anthracycline failure. The response rates (complete response + partial response) were 42 and 21% in the D and MF arms, respectively (P &lt; 0.001). In 126 patients, histological blocks of primary tumors were available for inummohistochemical analysis of bax, bcl-2, bcl-xL, bag-1, fas and fasL. Results: Of the investigated factors, bag-1 correlated positively with bax, bcl-2, and fasL, and fasL correlated positively with fas and bax. None of these apoptosis-related factors was associated with a response to chemotherapy either in the whole patient population or in the D or MF arms. Interestingly, low bcl-2 expression was associated with shorter time to progression (P = 0.02) and shorter overall survival (OS; P = 0.001). High fasL expression showed a trend toward shorter OS. In multivariate backwards stepwise Cox analysis, in which histological grade and estrogen receptor status (ER) were also included, bcl-2 (P = 0.01) and fasL (P = 0.005) remained highly significantly associated with OS, whereas histological grade and ER lost their significance. Conclusions: None of the investigated apoptosis-related factors of primary tumor could predict the later response to either D or MF treatment. However, fasL and bcl-2 were strong prognostic factors. Patients who had tumors with high fasL and low bcl-2 expression had the shortest OS.}},
  author       = {{Sjostrom, J and Blomqvist, C and von Boguslawski, K and Bengtsson, NO and Mjaaland, I and Malmström, Per and Ostenstadt, B and Wist, E and Valvere, V and Takayama, S and Reed, JC and Saksela, E}},
  issn         = {{1078-0432}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{811--816}},
  publisher    = {{American Association for Cancer Research}},
  series       = {{Clinical Cancer Research}},
  title        = {{The predictive value of bcl-2, bax, bcl-xL, bag-1, fas, and fasL for chemotherapy response in advanced breast cancer}},
  url          = {{http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/8/3/811}},
  volume       = {{8}},
  year         = {{2002}},
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