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ArticleBreast cancer research and treatment2020

Impact of fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) amplification on the prognosis of breast cancer patients.

Ramona Erber, Matthias Rübner, Simon Davenport, Sven Hauke, Matthias W Beckmann, Arndt Hartmann, Lothar Häberle, Paul Gass, Michael F Press, Peter A Fasching

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Article in Breast cancer research and treatment, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ramona ErberInstitute of Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Krankenhausstrasse 8-10, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. ramona.erber@uk-erlangen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-1229
Matthias RübnerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Simon DavenportDepartment of Pathology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sven HaukeZytoVision GmbH, Bremerhaven, Germany.
Matthias W BeckmannDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Arndt HartmannInstitute of Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Krankenhausstrasse 8-10, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Lothar HäberleDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Paul GassDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Michael F PressDepartment of Pathology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Peter A FaschingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center EMN, Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen · DEUniversity of Southern California · USUniversitätsklinikum Erlangen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeVarious aberrations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor genes FGFR1, FGFR2, and FGFR3 are found in different cancers, including breast cancer (BC). This study analyzed the impact of FGFR amplification on the BC prognosis.

methodsThe study included 894 BC patients. The amplification rates of FGFR1, FGFR2, and FGFR3 were evaluated on tissue microarrays using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Associations between these parameters and prognosis were analyzed using multivariate Cox regression analyses.

resultsFGFR1 FISH was assessable in 503 samples, FGFR2 FISH in 447, and FGFR3 FISH in 562. The FGFR1 amplification rate was 6.6% (n = 33). Increased FGFR2 copy numbers were seen in 0.9% (n = 4); only one patient had FGFR3 amplification (0.2%). Most patients with FGFR1 amplification had luminal B-like tumors (69.7%, n = 23); only 32.6% (n = 153) of patients without FGFR1 amplification had luminal B-like BC. Other patient and tumor characteristics appeared similar between these two groups. Observed outcome differences between BC patients with and without FGFR1 amplification did not achieve statistical significance; however, there was a trend toward poorer distant metastasis-free survival in BC patients with FGFR1 amplification (HR = 2.08; 95% CI 0.98 to 4.39, P = 0.05).

conclusionFGFR1 amplification occurs most frequently in patients with luminal B-like BC. The study showed a nonsignificant correlation with the prognosis, probably due to the small sample size. Further research is therefore needed to address the role of FGFR1 amplifications in early BC patients. FGFR2 and FGFR3 amplifications are rare in patients with primary BC.

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Breast NeoplasmsReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1FemaleGene AmplificationHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescencePrognosisReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorFGFR1 protein, humanReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2Receptors, Fibroblast Growth FactorAmplificationBreast cancerFGFR1FGFR2FGFR3FISHPrognosis

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PMID32852708
PMCPMC7599145
OpenAlexW3080961541

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