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Published in: BMC Cancer 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Research article

The association between the preoperative serum levels of lipocalin-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and prognosis of breast cancer

Authors: Hyuna Sung, Ji-Yeob Choi, Sang-Ah Lee, Kyoung-Mu Lee, Sohee Han, Sujee Jeon, Minkyo Song, Yunhee Lee, Sue K Park, Keun-Young Yoo, Dong-Young Noh, Sei-Hyun Ahn, Daehee Kang

Published in: BMC Cancer | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Although a number of experimental studies have suggested the role of lipocalin-2 (LCN2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in breast cancer progression, limited numbers of epidemiological studies have examined the relationship between the levels of lipocalin-2 and MMP-9 and breast cancer survival.

Methods

Preoperative serum levels of lipocalin-2 and MMP-9 were measured in 303 breast cancer patients and 74 healthy controls recruited between 2004 and 2007. We examined the association between lipocalin-2 and MMP-9 levels and disease-free survival (DFS) using Cox proportional hazard regression model.

Results

The serum levels of lipocalin-2 and MMP-9 were not significantly different between patients and controls (P > 0.05). Elevated lipocalin-2 and MMP-9 levels were associated with reduced DFS of breast cancer ( P trend = 0.029 and P trend = 0.063, respectively). When lipocalin-2 and MMP-9 levels were categorized based on the combined risk score, patients with higher levels of both lipocalin-2 and MMP-9 exhibited poor DFS compared to patients with lower levels (P trend = 0.004). Furthermore, these effects were profound in patients with BMI less than 25 kg/m2 (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR), 3.17; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 1.66-6.06, P trend < 0.001) or lymph-node negative breast cancer (aHR, 5.36; 95% CI, 2.18-13.2, P trend < 0.001).

Conclusions

Our study suggests that the elevated levels of lipocalin-2 and MMP-9 are associated with reduced breast cancer survival, particularly in patients with lower BMI and lymph-node negative breast cancers.
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Metadata
Title
The association between the preoperative serum levels of lipocalin-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and prognosis of breast cancer
Authors
Hyuna Sung
Ji-Yeob Choi
Sang-Ah Lee
Kyoung-Mu Lee
Sohee Han
Sujee Jeon
Minkyo Song
Yunhee Lee
Sue K Park
Keun-Young Yoo
Dong-Young Noh
Sei-Hyun Ahn
Daehee Kang
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Cancer / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2407
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-12-193

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