Her-2/neu expression in ovarian cancer: pre- and postexposure to platinum chemotherapy.
Gynecol Oncol
; 89(1): 99-104, 2003 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Our objective was to determine if the level of Her-2/neu expression in advanced ovarian cancer changed after platinum-based chemotherapy.METHODS:
Tissue samples from 43 patients who had surgery for ovarian cancer between 1991 and 2001 at the Mayo Clinic were stained for Her-2/neu expression using the DAKO kit and reviewed independently by two pathologists. Patient charts were reviewed for demographic data, clinical course, chemotherapy, and survival times.RESULTS:
Her-2/neu expression was 0 in 30 patients (69.76%), 1+ in 12 patients (27.9%), and 3+ in 1 patient (2.32%) before chemotherapy. After platinum chemotherapy, Her-2/neu expression changed from 0 to 1+ in 7 patients, from 1+ to 0 in 4 patients, 0 to 2+ in 1 patient, and 1+ to 2+ in 2 patients and no change was seen in 29 patients. Both pathologists agreed in all instances when the score was 0 or 1+ and disagreed in two instances between a negative and a weakly positive staining.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings indicate a low level of overexpression of Her-2/neu at the time of primary diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. Relapsing tumors show no significant change in the intensity of Her-2/neu expression after platinum-based chemotherapy. Further prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings and to ascertain whether platinum chemotherapy indeed has no effect on Her-2/neu expression.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Compostos Organoplatínicos
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Neoplasias Ovarianas
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Receptor ErbB-2
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Antineoplásicos
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article