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Comparative Study of Cyclioxygenase-2 Expression and HER-2/neu Amplification in Korean and Caucasian Women with Early-Onset Breast Carcinoma

한국인과 백인 젊은 여성 유방암 환자에서 Cyclooxygenase-2 발현과 HER-2/neu 증폭의 비교 연구

  • Choi, Doo-Ho (Departments of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Seog (Departments of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Ho (Departments of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Jin, So-Young (Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Wha (Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Haffty, Bruce G. (Department on Therapeutic Radiology, School of Medicine, Yale University)
  • 최두호 (순천향대학교 의과대학 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 김은석 (순천향대학교 의과대학 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 김용호 (순천향대학교 의과대학 방사선종양학과) ;
  • 진소영 (순천향대학교 의과대학 병리과) ;
  • 이동화 (순천향대학교 의과대학 병리과) ;
  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this work was to study the differences of cyclooxygenase (COX-2) expression between Korean and Caucasian patients with early-onset breast carcinoma by immunohistochemistry. The test were analyzed to find a correlation between COX-2 and other biomarkers including HER-2/neu amplification, because we previously reported that a significant difference had been found in the expression of HER-2/neu between the two races. Furthermore, we investigated prognostic significance of COX-2 in korean patients. Materials and Methods: Sixty Korean women who were diagnosed breast carcinoma at 45 years old or younger and 60 Caucasian women with breast carcinoma were selected for this study. The median age of both groups was 37 years and tumor sizes were distributed evenly between the two group. Paraffin embedded blocks of primary tumor were processed for immunohistochemical staining of COX-2. The COX-2 expression was evaluated according to the percentage of positive cells and the intensity of staining. And the results were compared with the data of the previous studies to find correlation between COX-2 and other parameters and survival data. Results: Proportion of the COX-2 expression in total patients was $27.6\%$. The percentage of tumors that stained positive for COX-2 in korean and Caucasian women with early-onset breast carcinoma were $37.9\%$ and $20.8\%$, respectively. The difference was statistically not significant(p=0.090). Expression of COX-2 was not associated with several clinicopathologic parameters including HER-2/neu overexpression, but negative estrogen receptor status was correlated with significance (p=0.046). The 5 year disease free survival rate for patients with COX-2 expression was $67.9\%$, compared to $81.9\%$ of the COX-2 negative patients and the result was statistically not significant. Conclusions : A significant difference was not found in the expression of COX-2 between the two groups of patients with early-onset breast carcinoma. And correlation between COX-2 and other parameters was not observed except estrogen receptor negativity. Large scaled further research including radiotherapy factors will be needed to identify COX-2 as a prognostic role in patients with early-onset breast carcinoma.

목적: 한국인은 젊은 여성 유방암의 비율이 높으며 저자들의 선행 연구에서 HER-2/neu 과발현이 백인에 비해 높았으며 나쁜 예후 인자였다. 이 환자들을 대상으로 COX-2 발현의 비교와 HER-2/neu 과발현의 관계를 비교하고 한국인에서 COX-2의 예후인자로서의 역할을 알아보기 위해 이 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 45세 이하의 한국인 여성 유방암 환자와 같은 나이의 백인 여성 환자 60명의 파라핀 포매조직을 이용하여 COX-2 염색을 시행하였다. COX-2 발현을 판독하고 한국인과 백인의 발현 비율을 비교하였다 그리고 한국인 환자의 추적 검사 결과와 COX-2를 관계를 조사하여 예후인자로서의 역할을 연구하였다. 결과: 판독이 가능한 전체 환자의 COX-2 발현 비율은 $27.6\%$이었으며 한국인은 $37.9\%$37.9%, 백인은 $20.8\%$로 한국인 젊은 여성의 비율이 다소 높았으나 통계적인 유의성은 없었다(p=0.090). 전체 환자의 COX-2 발현과 HER-2/neu 과발현의 상관 관계는 발견하지 못하였지만 에스트로겐 수용체 음성과 COX-2 발현은 통계적으로 유의한 관계가 있었다. (p=0.046) COX-2 양성의 5년 무병 생존율은 $67.9\%$로 COX-2 음성의 $81.6\%$에 비해 낮았으나 통계적인 유의성이 없었다(p=0.3607). 결론: 젊은 여성 유방암 환자에서 한국인과 백인간의 COX-2 발현 비율의 차이는 통계적으로 유의하지 않았으며 HER-2/neu 과발현과의 관련성도 없었으며 예후와의 관련성도 통계적으로 유의하지 않았고 에스트로겐 수용체 음성과의 관련성은 있었다. COX-2 발현과 다른 임상적 병리적 인자와의 관계나 예후인자로서의 역할을 찾기 위해 보다 많은 환자를 대상으로 한 연구가 필요하며 COX-2 발현에 따라 방사선치료가 예후에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구도 필요하다.

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