GLUT-1 Expression in Breast Cancer

OBJECTIVE: Numerous studies have been conducted to predict the prognosis of breast cancers. The effect of glucose transporter protein 1 (GLUT-1), the main carrier protein responsible for glucose transport, was investigated in breast cancer patients.

MATERIAL AND METHOD: 170 patients operated for breast carcinoma were included in this study. We analysed the prognostic significance of GLUT-1 immune-expression in 149 patients without neoadjuvant therapy, and in 21 patients with neoadjuvant therapy.

RESULTS: GLUT-1 expression was correlated with poor prognostic factors such as estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor negativity, high Ki-67 proliferation index, and high histological and nuclear grade (p < 0.001). GLUT-1 was expressed at a statistically higher rate in invasive ductal carcinomas, compared to invasive lobular carcinomas (p < 0.001), and was expressed at a higher rate in luminal B, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 and triple-negative molecular subtypes compared to luminal A subtype tumors (p < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between GLUT-1 expression and presence of neoadjuvant therapy. Univariate survival analysis showed high GLUT1 expression was associated with low disease-free survival.

CONCLUSION: GLUT-1 expression was found to be associated with poor pathological prognostic factors in breast carcinoma patients. The results suggest that GLUT-1 expression can be considered as a prognostic marker in breast cancers, and it may be used as a target molecule in personalized treatment approaches.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Turk patoloji dergisi - 38(2022), 2 vom: 27., Seite 114-121

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

GLUT-1 Expression in Breast Cancer

Beteiligte Personen:

Okcu, Oguzhan [VerfasserIn]
Sen, Bayram [VerfasserIn]
Ozturk, Cigdem [VerfasserIn]
Guvendi, Gulname Findik [VerfasserIn]
Bedir, Recep [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers, Tumor
EC 2.7.10.1
Glucose Transporter Type 1
Journal Article
Ki-67 Antigen
Receptor, ErbB-2
Receptors, Progesterone
SLC2A1 protein, human

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Date Completed 18.05.2022

Date Revised 22.04.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5146/tjpath.2021.01557

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331224372