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Expression and clinical significance of MAPK and EGFR in triple‑negative breast cancer

  • Authors:
    • Weihua Jiang
    • Xiaowen Wang
    • Chenguang Zhang
    • Laiti Xue
    • Liang Yang
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  • Published online on: January 9, 2020     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11274
  • Pages: 1842-1848
  • Copyright: © Jiang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

To investigate the expression and clinical significance of mitogen‑activated protein kinase (MAPK) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in triple‑negative breast cancer (TNBC), a total of 300 TNBC and 120 paired paracancerous tissues were examined. Immunohistochemistry was conducted to determine the expression levels of MAPK and EGFR, and the correlation between MAPK and EGFR expression was evaluated using Cramer's V test. The association between MAPK and EGFR expression, and various clinicopathological variables (such as lymph node metastasis, clinical stage, recurrence and metastasis) was also evaluated, using the χ2 test. MAPK and EGFR expression levels in TNBC tissues were significantly higher than in the paired paracancerous tissues. Moreover, MAPK expression was associated with that of EGFR in TNBC tissues. The positive expression rates of MAPK and EGFR in patients with lymph node metastasis, advanced clinical stage, tumor recurrence and metastasis were higher than those without. Patients with positive expression of MAPK and EGFR in TNBC tissues had poorer prognoses and lower overall survival times than those without expression. In summary, the expression of MAPK and EGFR is closely associated with tumor invasion and the metastasis of TNBC, and may therefore be used as an indicator of poor prognosis in patients with TNBC.
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Jiang W, Wang X, Zhang C, Xue L and Yang L: Expression and clinical significance of MAPK and EGFR in triple‑negative breast cancer. Oncol Lett 19: 1842-1848, 2020
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Jiang, W., Wang, X., Zhang, C., Xue, L., & Yang, L. (2020). Expression and clinical significance of MAPK and EGFR in triple‑negative breast cancer. Oncology Letters, 19, 1842-1848. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11274
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Jiang, W., Wang, X., Zhang, C., Xue, L., Yang, L."Expression and clinical significance of MAPK and EGFR in triple‑negative breast cancer". Oncology Letters 19.3 (2020): 1842-1848.
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Jiang, W., Wang, X., Zhang, C., Xue, L., Yang, L."Expression and clinical significance of MAPK and EGFR in triple‑negative breast cancer". Oncology Letters 19, no. 3 (2020): 1842-1848. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11274