Insulin-Like Growth Factor II as a Prognostic Indicator in Breast Cancer.
Abstract
The objective of this proposal is to determine the prognostic role of expression of Insulin-Like Growth factor II in breast cancer. IGF-II is a potent mitogen for breast tumor epithelium, and is expressed in the stroma of invasive breast cancers. In this study, we analyzed expression of IGF-II mRNA and protein in two separate series of patients with invasive breast cancer, and compared the result with other clinical parameters, prognostic indicators and patient outcome. IGF-II mRNA and protein expression were easily detected in the majority of the 193 cases that were informative and had complete clinical follow up. While analysis of the cases from the two data sets individually showed that IGF-II expression was associated with clinical outcome depending on hormone receptor status. However, IGF-II expression by itself was not a prognostic indicator, and the relationship with hormone receptor status was lost when the separate data sets were analyzed together. We were unable to prove our initial hypothesis that IGF-II expression would be associated with poor prognosis in invasive breast cancer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA315711
Entities
People
- Kevin J. Cullen
Organizations
- Georgetown University