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A retrospective study on TS mRNA expression and prediction of the effects of adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil in breast cancer

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    • Fuminori Aki
    • Yoshimi Bando
    • Tetsuyuki Takahashi
    • Hisanori Uehara
    • Satoshi Numoto
    • Sueyoshi Ito
    • Mitsunori Sasa
    • Keisuke Izumi
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    Affiliations: Department of Molecular and Environmental Pathology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan, Division of Pathology, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan, Kochi Health Sciences Center, Kouchi 781-8555, Japan, Department of Surgery, Ito Surgical and Mammary Gland Clinic, Kouchi 780-0085, Japan, Department of Surgery, Tokushima Breast Care Clinic, Tokushima 770-0052, Japan
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    Published online on: September 23, 2010
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.186
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Abstract

Nucleic acid-metabolizing enzymes, such as thymidylate synthase (TS), dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), thymidine phosphorylase (TP) and orotate phosphoribosyl transferase (OPRT), have attracted attention as candidates for response determinants of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Whether the expression levels of these enzymes can be adopted as valuable parameters for 5-FU sensitivity in breast cancer has yet to be elucidated. In the present study, intratumoral mRNA expression of TS, DPD, TP and OPRT were determined in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded surgical specimens collected from 217 breast cancer patients, using the Danenberg Tumor Profile method, which combines microdissection and real-time-polymerase chain reaction. The significance of these enzymes as prognostic and 5-FU efficacy-predicting factors was evaluated. Our data showed that a low DPD expression is related to a high nuclear grade and other factors including hormone receptor-negativity. Low expression levels of TP were found in hormone receptor-negative tumors. TS and OPRT expression were not related to various clinicopathological factors, but patients with a high TS mRNA expression showed a significantly poorer prognosis in cases where 5-FU was not administered. The efficacy of 5-FU was more significant when administered for more than 6 months in the group with a high TS mRNA expression. These data suggest that TS mRNA expression in breast cancer tissue is an ideal predictor of outcomes for patients with no administration of 5-FU, and of the efficacy of 5-FU.
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Aki F, Bando Y, Takahashi T, Uehara H, Numoto S, Ito S, Sasa M and Izumi K: A retrospective study on TS mRNA expression and prediction of the effects of adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil in breast cancer. Oncol Lett 1: 981-988, 2010.
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Aki, F., Bando, Y., Takahashi, T., Uehara, H., Numoto, S., Ito, S. ... Izumi, K. (2010). A retrospective study on TS mRNA expression and prediction of the effects of adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil in breast cancer. Oncology Letters, 1, 981-988. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.186
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Aki, F., Bando, Y., Takahashi, T., Uehara, H., Numoto, S., Ito, S., Sasa, M., Izumi, K."A retrospective study on TS mRNA expression and prediction of the effects of adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 1.6 (2010): 981-988.
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Aki, F., Bando, Y., Takahashi, T., Uehara, H., Numoto, S., Ito, S., Sasa, M., Izumi, K."A retrospective study on TS mRNA expression and prediction of the effects of adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 1, no. 6 (2010): 981-988. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.186
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Aki F, Bando Y, Takahashi T, Uehara H, Numoto S, Ito S, Sasa M and Izumi K: A retrospective study on TS mRNA expression and prediction of the effects of adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil in breast cancer. Oncol Lett 1: 981-988, 2010.
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Aki, F., Bando, Y., Takahashi, T., Uehara, H., Numoto, S., Ito, S. ... Izumi, K. (2010). A retrospective study on TS mRNA expression and prediction of the effects of adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil in breast cancer. Oncology Letters, 1, 981-988. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.186
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Aki, F., Bando, Y., Takahashi, T., Uehara, H., Numoto, S., Ito, S., Sasa, M., Izumi, K."A retrospective study on TS mRNA expression and prediction of the effects of adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 1.6 (2010): 981-988.
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Aki, F., Bando, Y., Takahashi, T., Uehara, H., Numoto, S., Ito, S., Sasa, M., Izumi, K."A retrospective study on TS mRNA expression and prediction of the effects of adjuvant oral 5-fluorouracil in breast cancer". Oncology Letters 1, no. 6 (2010): 981-988. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.186
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