Correlation between elevated intratumoral thymidine phosphorylase and prognosis of node-positive breast carcinoma undergoing adjuvant doxifluridine treatment.

  • Authors:
    • H Takahashi
    • Y Maeda
    • K Watanabe
    • K Taguchi
    • F Sasaki
    • S Todo
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  • Published online on: December 1, 2000     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.17.6.1205
  • Pages: 1205-1216
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Abstract

We determined intratumoral thymidine phosphorylase (dThdPase) activity in 213 patients with T2N0M0 or T2N1M0 breast cancer. After surgery doxifluridine, an intermediate metabolite of capecitabine, and tamoxifen were given by mouth. According to dThdPase activity the examined patients were classified as: A, high activity group; tumors with the activity not less than the mean value and B, low activity group; tumors with activity less than the mean value. Group A had a better prognosis than group B in node-positive patients (disease-free survival, p=0.0446; overall survival, p=0.0788). Intratumoral dThdPase activity might be a useful marker for predicting responsiveness to doxifluridine treatment in the adjuvant setting.

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Takahashi H, Maeda Y, Watanabe K, Taguchi K, Sasaki F and Todo S: Correlation between elevated intratumoral thymidine phosphorylase and prognosis of node-positive breast carcinoma undergoing adjuvant doxifluridine treatment.. Int J Oncol 17: 1205-1216, 2000
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Takahashi, H., Maeda, Y., Watanabe, K., Taguchi, K., Sasaki, F., & Todo, S. (2000). Correlation between elevated intratumoral thymidine phosphorylase and prognosis of node-positive breast carcinoma undergoing adjuvant doxifluridine treatment.. International Journal of Oncology, 17, 1205-1216. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.17.6.1205
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Takahashi, H., Maeda, Y., Watanabe, K., Taguchi, K., Sasaki, F., Todo, S."Correlation between elevated intratumoral thymidine phosphorylase and prognosis of node-positive breast carcinoma undergoing adjuvant doxifluridine treatment.". International Journal of Oncology 17.6 (2000): 1205-1216.
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Takahashi, H., Maeda, Y., Watanabe, K., Taguchi, K., Sasaki, F., Todo, S."Correlation between elevated intratumoral thymidine phosphorylase and prognosis of node-positive breast carcinoma undergoing adjuvant doxifluridine treatment.". International Journal of Oncology 17, no. 6 (2000): 1205-1216. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.17.6.1205