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Molecular phenotype is associated with survival in breast cancer patients with spinal bone metastases

To aid in therapy selection for patients with spinal bone metastases (SBM), predictive models have been developed. These models consider SBM from breast cancer a positive predictive factor, but do not take phenotypes based on estrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) and human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2...

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Published in:Clinical & experimental metastasis 2015, Vol.32 (1), p.1-5
Main Authors: Bollen, L., Wibmer, C., Wang, M., van der Linden, Y. M., Leithner, A., Bünger, C. E., Jensen, A. B., Fiocco, M., Bratschitsch, G., Pondaag, W., Bovée, J. V. M. G., Dijkstra, P. D. S.
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Summary:To aid in therapy selection for patients with spinal bone metastases (SBM), predictive models have been developed. These models consider SBM from breast cancer a positive predictive factor, but do not take phenotypes based on estrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) and human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) receptors into account. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether receptors are associated with survival, when the disease has progressed up to SBM. All patients who were treated for SBM from breast cancer between 2005 and 2012 were included in this international multi-center retrospective study (n = 111). Reports were reviewed for ER, PR and HER2 status and subsequently subdivided into one of four categories; luminal A, luminal B, HER2 and triple negative. Survival time was calculated as the difference between start of treatment for SBM and date of death. Analysis was performed using the Kaplan–Meier method and log-rank tests. Median follow-up was 3.7 years. Survival times in the luminal B and HER2 categories were not significantly different to the luminal A category and were joined into a single receptor positive category. Eighty-five patients (77 %) had a receptor positive phenotype and 25 (23 %) had a triple negative phenotype. Median survival time was 22.5 months (95 %CI 18.0–26.9) for the receptor positive category and 6.7 months (95 %CI 2.4–10.9) for the triple negative category (p 
ISSN:0262-0898
1573-7276
DOI:10.1007/s10585-014-9685-y