Wwox expression may predict benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen in randomized breast cancer patients

  • Authors:
    • Anna Göthlin Eremo
    • Pia Wegman
    • Olle Stål
    • Bo Nordenskjöld
    • Tommy Fornander
    • Sten Wingren
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  • Published online on: January 31, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2261
  • Pages: 1467-1474
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Abstract

Reduced or absent Wwox expression has recently been associated with tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer and has also been proposed as a candidate predictive marker for treatment. We aimed to investigate the correlation of Wwox expression with the outcome of tamoxifen treatment by examining tissues from 912 randomized breast cancer patients. Paraffin-embedded tissues from patient tumors were arranged on tissue microarray, and Wwox protein was stained using immunohistochemistry. After microscopic examination, the results were analyzed with Cox regression, Kaplan-Meier survival curves and the log-rank test. In the group of cases having a tumor absent for Wwox expression, there was no difference in recurrence-free survival between treated and untreated patients (P=0.81). For treated cases with a tumor expressing moderate or strong Wwox protein, recurrence-free survival was improved (P=0.001 and P=0.003, respectively). The test for interaction between Wwox and treatment response demonstrated a decreased risk of recurrence for treated patients with a moderate or strong Wwox expression (HR=0.31, 95% CI 0.10-0.98 and HR=0.28, 95% CI 0.08-0.97, respectively). Our results indicate that patients with high expression of Wwox may gain more benefit from treatment with tamoxifen.
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Göthlin Eremo A, Wegman P, Stål O, Nordenskjöld B, Fornander T and Wingren S: Wwox expression may predict benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen in randomized breast cancer patients. Oncol Rep 29: 1467-1474, 2013
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Göthlin Eremo, A., Wegman, P., Stål, O., Nordenskjöld, B., Fornander, T., & Wingren, S. (2013). Wwox expression may predict benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen in randomized breast cancer patients. Oncology Reports, 29, 1467-1474. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2261
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Göthlin Eremo, A., Wegman, P., Stål, O., Nordenskjöld, B., Fornander, T., Wingren, S."Wwox expression may predict benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen in randomized breast cancer patients". Oncology Reports 29.4 (2013): 1467-1474.
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Göthlin Eremo, A., Wegman, P., Stål, O., Nordenskjöld, B., Fornander, T., Wingren, S."Wwox expression may predict benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen in randomized breast cancer patients". Oncology Reports 29, no. 4 (2013): 1467-1474. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2261