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2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Elucidation of drug resistance of Wnt5a positive breast cancer and its application to anticancer therapy

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 26861049
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field General surgery
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

Keiko Kajitani (Namerikawa) (滑川桂子)  広島大学, 病院(医), 医科診療医 (30700041)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
KeywordsWnt5a / 分子標的治療
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Relationships were examined between Wnt5a expression and clinicopathologic factors in 178 consecutive cases of invasive breast cancer.(1)Wnt5a was positively expressed in 69 cases (39%) among 178 cases of invasive breast cancer. Wnt5a expression was strongly correlated with being estrogen receptor (ER)-positive.(2)Analysis of the relationship between Wnt5a expression and malignancy in exclusively 153 cases of ER-positive breast cancer led to detection of significant correlations with lymph node metastasis, nuclear grade, and lymphatic invasion. (3)Relapse-free survival was shorter in cases of Wnt5a-positive breast cancer compared to Wnt5a-negative breast cancer cases. Base on our data, Wnt5a expression can be a prognostic factor in ER-positive breast cancer.

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Published: 2018-03-22  

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