HER-2/neu amplification is common in the intestinal type of gastric carcinoma, and it is associated with a poor outcome. HER-2 might be a useful target in this disease, and this hypothesis deserves to be investigated in clinical trials.
A s s o c i a t e d W i t h I n v a s i v e n e s s a n dU n f a v o r a b l e P r o g n o s i s i n B r e a s t C a n c e r high histologic grade (chi square test for trend, P <.001), negative estrogen receptor status (ER; Fisher's exact test, P = .042), and marginally with axillary node involvement (Fisher's exact test, P = .063). In a subset of 109 primary IDC patients whose clinical follow-up was available (median follow-up 51 months), reduced E-cad expression was associated with shortened disease-free survival (DFS; Mantel-Cox test, P = .027). In Cox's multivariate regression analysis, progesterone receptor status (P = .018) and E-cad expression (P = .072) were selected as independent predictors of DFS.Our findings provide clinical evidence that loss of normal E-cad expression is an indicator of increased invasiveness and dedifferentiation in breast carcinoma. E-cad is a potentially important prognostic factor in primary IDCs.
Loss of ER expression in recurrent breast cancer should be considered as a cause for poor response to endocrine therapy in primarily ER-positive patients. We conclude that analysis of recurrent tumor samples may improve the predictive value of ER and PR assays.
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