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Combined and individual tumor-specific expression of insulinlike growth factor-I receptor, insulin receptor and phosphoinsulin- like growth factor-I receptor/insulin receptor in primary breast cancer : Implications for prognosis in different treatment groups

Björner, Sofie LU ; Rosendahl, Ann H. LU orcid ; Simonsson, Maria LU ; Markkula, Andrea LU ; Jirström, Karin LU orcid ; Borgquist, Signe LU ; Rose, Carsten LU ; Ingvar, Christian LU and Jernström, Helena LU (2017) In Oncotarget 8(6). p.9093-9107
Abstract

Clinical trials examining insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF1R)-targeting strategies have emphasized that better predictive biomarkers are required to improve patient selection. Immunohistochemical tumor-specific protein expression of IGF1R, insulin receptor (InsR), and phosphorylated IGF1R/InsR (pIGF1R/InsR) individually and combined in relation to breast cancer prognosis was evaluated in a populationbased cohort of 1,026 primary invasive breast cancer patients without preoperative treatment diagnosed in Sweden. IGF1R (n = 923), InsR (n = 900), and pIGF1R/InsR (n = 904) combined cytoplasmic and membrane staining was dichotomized. IGF1Rstrong/InsRmod/strong/pIGF1R/InsRpos tumors were borderline... (More)

Clinical trials examining insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF1R)-targeting strategies have emphasized that better predictive biomarkers are required to improve patient selection. Immunohistochemical tumor-specific protein expression of IGF1R, insulin receptor (InsR), and phosphorylated IGF1R/InsR (pIGF1R/InsR) individually and combined in relation to breast cancer prognosis was evaluated in a populationbased cohort of 1,026 primary invasive breast cancer patients without preoperative treatment diagnosed in Sweden. IGF1R (n = 923), InsR (n = 900), and pIGF1R/InsR (n = 904) combined cytoplasmic and membrane staining was dichotomized. IGF1Rstrong/InsRmod/strong/pIGF1R/InsRpos tumors were borderline associated with 2-fold risk for events, HRadj (2.00; 95%CI 0.96-4.18). Combined IGF1R and pIGF1R/InsR status only impacted prognosis in patients with InsRmod/strong expressing tumors (Pinteraction = 0.041). IGF1Rstrong expression impacted endocrine treatment response differently depending on patients' age and type of endocrine therapy. Phospho-IGF1R/InsRpos was associated with lower risk for events among non-endocrine-treated patients irrespective of ER status, HRadj (0.32; 95%CI 0.16-0.63), but not among endocrinetreated patients (Pinteraction = 0.024). In non-endocrine-treated patients, pIGF1R/InsRpos was associated with lower risk for events after radiotherapy, HRadj (0.31; 95%CI 0.12-0.80), and chemotherapy, HRadj (0.29; 95%CI 0.09-0.99). This study highlights the complexity of IGF hetero-and homodimer signaling network and its interplay with endocrine treatment, suggesting that combinations of involved factors may improve patient selection for IGF1R-targeted therapy.

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Breast cancer, Insulin receptor, Insulin-like growth factor-I receptor, Phospho-insulin-like growth factor-I receptor/insulin receptor, Prognosis
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Oncotarget
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8
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15 pages
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Impact Journals
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  • pmid:28030849
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1949-2553
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10.18632/oncotarget.14082
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English
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  author       = {{Björner, Sofie and Rosendahl, Ann H. and Simonsson, Maria and Markkula, Andrea and Jirström, Karin and Borgquist, Signe and Rose, Carsten and Ingvar, Christian and Jernström, Helena}},
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  keywords     = {{Breast cancer; Insulin receptor; Insulin-like growth factor-I receptor; Phospho-insulin-like growth factor-I receptor/insulin receptor; Prognosis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{9093--9107}},
  publisher    = {{Impact Journals}},
  series       = {{Oncotarget}},
  title        = {{Combined and individual tumor-specific expression of insulinlike growth factor-I receptor, insulin receptor and phosphoinsulin- like growth factor-I receptor/insulin receptor in primary breast cancer : Implications for prognosis in different treatment groups}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.14082}},
  doi          = {{10.18632/oncotarget.14082}},
  volume       = {{8}},
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