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Positive immunostaining for platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) is an adverse prognostic factor in patients with advanced breast cancer

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Previous studies suggest a prognostic role for PDGF in patients with breast cancer, with patients with high plasma PDGF levels or positive response to therapy. We have examined a further 58 patients with advanced breast cancer for the presence of tissue PDGF immunostaining. Patients displaying positive tissue immunostaining for PDGF had a highly significant shorter survival (p = 0.002) than patients with no immunostaining. In addition PDGF positive patients treated with combination chemotherapy had a significantly lower response rate (p = 0.05) than PDGF negative patients. These results confirm our previous findings that PDGF may be an important indicator of shortened survival and treatment failure in patients with advanced breast cancer.

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Seymour, L., Bezwoda, W.R. Positive immunostaining for platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) is an adverse prognostic factor in patients with advanced breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Tr 32, 229–233 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00665774

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