The regrouping of Luminal B (HER2 negative), a better discriminator of outcome and recurrence score

Abstract Background Breast cancer (BC) remains the leading cause of cancer‐related deaths worldwide. High recurrence risk Luminal BC receives adjuvant chemotherapy in addition to standard hormone therapy. Considering the heterogeneity of Luminal B BC, a more accurate classification model is urgently...

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Main Authors: Zheng‐Jun Yang, Yu‐Xiao Liu, Yue Huang, Zu‐Jin Chen, Hao‐Zhi Zhang, Yue Yu, Xin Wang, Xu‐Chen Cao
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author Zheng‐Jun Yang
Yu‐Xiao Liu
Yue Huang
Zu‐Jin Chen
Hao‐Zhi Zhang
Yue Yu
Xin Wang
Xu‐Chen Cao
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Yu‐Xiao Liu
Yue Huang
Zu‐Jin Chen
Hao‐Zhi Zhang
Yue Yu
Xin Wang
Xu‐Chen Cao
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description Abstract Background Breast cancer (BC) remains the leading cause of cancer‐related deaths worldwide. High recurrence risk Luminal BC receives adjuvant chemotherapy in addition to standard hormone therapy. Considering the heterogeneity of Luminal B BC, a more accurate classification model is urgently needed. Methods In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the data of 1603 patients who were diagnosed with HER2‐negative breast invasive ductal carcinoma. According to the expression level of PR and Ki‐67 index, the Luminal B (HER2‐negative) BCs were divided into three groups: ER+PR−Ki67low (ER‐positive, PR‐negative, and Ki‐67 index <20%), ER+PR+Ki67high (ER‐positive, PR‐positive, and Ki‐67 index ≥20%), and ER+PR−Ki67high (ER‐positive, PR‐negative, and Ki‐67 index ≥20%). The cox proportional hazards regression model was used to evaluate the correlation between each variable and outcomes. Besides, discriminatory accuracy of the models was compared using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and log‐rank χ2 value. Results The analysis results showed that there was a significant correlation between subtypes using this newly defined classification and overall survival (p < 0.001) and disease‐free survival (DFS) (p < 0.001). Interestingly, patients in the ER+PR−Ki67high subgroup have the worst survival outcome in Luminal B (HER2‐negative) subtype, similar to Triple‐negative patients. Besides, the ER+PR+Ki67high has worse 5‐year DFS compared with Luminal A group. There was a significant relationship between the regrouping subtype and the recurrence score index (RI) (p < 0.001). Moreover, the results showed that patients in ER+PR–Ki67high subtype were more likely to have high RI for distance recurrence (RI‐DR) and local recurrence (RI‐LRR). Our newly defined classification has a better discrimination ability to predict survival outcome and recurrence score of Luminal B (HER2‐negative) BC patients, which may help in clinical decision‐making for individual treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-ae01dda874fc498f8741e95d1c849d162025-08-20T01:53:22ZengWileyCancer Medicine2045-76342023-02-011232493250410.1002/cam4.5089The regrouping of Luminal B (HER2 negative), a better discriminator of outcome and recurrence scoreZheng‐Jun Yang0Yu‐Xiao Liu1Yue Huang2Zu‐Jin Chen3Hao‐Zhi Zhang4Yue Yu5Xin Wang6Xu‐Chen Cao7The First Department of Breast Cancer Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer Tianjin ChinaThe First Department of Breast Cancer Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer Tianjin ChinaThe First Department of Breast Cancer Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer Tianjin ChinaThe First Department of Breast Cancer Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer Tianjin ChinaKey Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy Tianjin ChinaThe First Department of Breast Cancer Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer Tianjin ChinaThe First Department of Breast Cancer Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer Tianjin ChinaThe First Department of Breast Cancer Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer Tianjin ChinaAbstract Background Breast cancer (BC) remains the leading cause of cancer‐related deaths worldwide. High recurrence risk Luminal BC receives adjuvant chemotherapy in addition to standard hormone therapy. Considering the heterogeneity of Luminal B BC, a more accurate classification model is urgently needed. Methods In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the data of 1603 patients who were diagnosed with HER2‐negative breast invasive ductal carcinoma. According to the expression level of PR and Ki‐67 index, the Luminal B (HER2‐negative) BCs were divided into three groups: ER+PR−Ki67low (ER‐positive, PR‐negative, and Ki‐67 index <20%), ER+PR+Ki67high (ER‐positive, PR‐positive, and Ki‐67 index ≥20%), and ER+PR−Ki67high (ER‐positive, PR‐negative, and Ki‐67 index ≥20%). The cox proportional hazards regression model was used to evaluate the correlation between each variable and outcomes. Besides, discriminatory accuracy of the models was compared using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve and log‐rank χ2 value. Results The analysis results showed that there was a significant correlation between subtypes using this newly defined classification and overall survival (p < 0.001) and disease‐free survival (DFS) (p < 0.001). Interestingly, patients in the ER+PR−Ki67high subgroup have the worst survival outcome in Luminal B (HER2‐negative) subtype, similar to Triple‐negative patients. Besides, the ER+PR+Ki67high has worse 5‐year DFS compared with Luminal A group. There was a significant relationship between the regrouping subtype and the recurrence score index (RI) (p < 0.001). Moreover, the results showed that patients in ER+PR–Ki67high subtype were more likely to have high RI for distance recurrence (RI‐DR) and local recurrence (RI‐LRR). Our newly defined classification has a better discrimination ability to predict survival outcome and recurrence score of Luminal B (HER2‐negative) BC patients, which may help in clinical decision‐making for individual treatment.https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5089breast cancerbreast cancer subtypeLuminal Bprognosisrecurrence score
spellingShingle Zheng‐Jun Yang
Yu‐Xiao Liu
Yue Huang
Zu‐Jin Chen
Hao‐Zhi Zhang
Yue Yu
Xin Wang
Xu‐Chen Cao
The regrouping of Luminal B (HER2 negative), a better discriminator of outcome and recurrence score
Cancer Medicine
breast cancer
breast cancer subtype
Luminal B
prognosis
recurrence score
title The regrouping of Luminal B (HER2 negative), a better discriminator of outcome and recurrence score
title_full The regrouping of Luminal B (HER2 negative), a better discriminator of outcome and recurrence score
title_fullStr The regrouping of Luminal B (HER2 negative), a better discriminator of outcome and recurrence score
title_full_unstemmed The regrouping of Luminal B (HER2 negative), a better discriminator of outcome and recurrence score
title_short The regrouping of Luminal B (HER2 negative), a better discriminator of outcome and recurrence score
title_sort regrouping of luminal b her2 negative a better discriminator of outcome and recurrence score
topic breast cancer
breast cancer subtype
Luminal B
prognosis
recurrence score
url https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.5089
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