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Comparative analysis and clinical value of the expression of metalloproteases and their inhibitors by intratumor stromal fibroblasts and those at the invasive front of breast carcinomas

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An immunohistochemical study was performed using tissue arrays and specific antibodies against MMPs -1, -2, -7, -9, -11, -13, -14, and TIMPs -1, -2 and -3. More than 5,000 determinations on cancer specimens from 124 patients with invasive breast cancer were performed at the center of the tumor and the invasive front. Immunostaining for MMPs/TIMPs by fibroblasts was evaluated. To identify specific groups of tumors with distinct expression profiles, the data obtained from both fibroblast populations were analyzed by unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis. Intratumor stromal fibroblasts more frequently showed expression of MMP-2, -7, and -14, and TIMP-3, but less frequently of MMP-9 than fibroblasts at the invasive front. Multivariate analysis showed that a high profile of MMPs and TIMPs staining in both fibroblast populations was the most potent predictor factor of distant metastases, whereas a low staining profile in fibroblasts was associated with a low risk of metastases.

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Supported by grants from: FIS-PI040137 and PI070306, Fondo de Inversión Sanitaria del Instituto Carlos III (FIS-Spain), and Obra Social Cajastur.

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  1. Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

    J. M. Del Casar, L. O. González, E. Alvarez & F. J. Vizoso

  2. Unidad de Investigación, Fundación Hospital de Jove, Avda. Eduardo Castro s/n, 33920, Gijón, Asturias, Spain

    J. M. Del Casar, L. O. González, S. Junquera, L. Marín, L. González, M. Bongera, J. Vázquez & F. J. Vizoso

  3. Servicio de Cirugía General, Fundación Hospital de Jove, Avda. Eduardo Castro s/n, 33920, Gijón, Asturias, Spain

    J. M. Del Casar & F. J. Vizoso

  4. Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Fundación Hospital de Jove, Avda. Eduardo Castro s/n, 33920, Gijón, Asturias, Spain

    L. O. González

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Del Casar, J.M., González, L.O., Alvarez, E. et al. Comparative analysis and clinical value of the expression of metalloproteases and their inhibitors by intratumor stromal fibroblasts and those at the invasive front of breast carcinomas. Breast Cancer Res Treat 116, 39–52 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-009-0351-z

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