Fira Soraya, Willy Sandhika, Priangga Adi Wiratama
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Abstract
Objective: Oxidative stress prompts breast cancer cells to adapt by raising the lethal threshold and enhancing the antioxidant mechanism, thereby enabling survival and continuous proliferation that facilitates tumor progression. Nrf2 and 8-OHdG are indicative of oxidative stress activity and impact the progression of breast cancer. We aimed to analyze the expression of Nrf2 and 8-OHdG in various T stages of breast cancer in our hospital.
Methods: This observational study employed a cross-sectional design and included patients with invasive breast carcinoma of no special type diagnosis from histopathology examination who underwent modified radical mastectomy without neoadjuvant chemotherapy at Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital between January 2019 and December 2022. Medical records and paraffin blocks that met these criteria were obtained. 8-OHdG and Nrf2 were assessed using immunohistochemistry.
Result: There was no significant difference and correlation between 8-OHdG (p=0.578) and Nrf2 (p=0.694) expression with various T stages of IBC-NST and no significant correlation between 8-OHdG/Nrf2 expression and T stage (p=0.242 and 0.625 respectively).
Conclusion: Consistent expression of 8-OHdG and Nrf2 in various T stages of breast cancer represents a continuation of the oxidative stress process in breast cancer that is not influenced by the tumor size. The existence of consistent oxidative stress at all tumor sizes (T stage) stimulates breast cancer cells to continue proliferating.
期刊介绍:
Cancer is a very complex disease. While many aspects of carcinoge-nesis and oncogenesis are known, cancer control and prevention at the community level is however still in its infancy. Much more work needs to be done and many more steps need to be taken before effective strategies are developed. The multidisciplinary approaches and efforts to understand and control cancer in an effective and efficient manner, require highly trained scientists in all branches of the cancer sciences, from cellular and molecular aspects to patient care and palliation.
The Asia Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention (APOCP) and its official publication, the Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (APJCP), have served the community of cancer scientists very well and intends to continue to serve in this capacity to the best of its abilities. One of the objectives of the APOCP is to provide all relevant and current scientific information on the whole spectrum of cancer sciences. They aim to do this by providing a forum for communication and propagation of original and innovative research findings that have relevance to understanding the etiology, progression, treatment, and survival of patients, through their journal. The APJCP with its distinguished, diverse, and Asia-wide team of editors, reviewers, and readers, ensure the highest standards of research communication within the cancer sciences community across Asia as well as globally.
The APJCP publishes original research results under the following categories:
-Epidemiology, detection and screening.
-Cellular research and bio-markers.
-Identification of bio-targets and agents with novel mechanisms of action.
-Optimal clinical use of existing anti-cancer agents, including combination therapies.
-Radiation and surgery.
-Palliative care.
-Patient adherence, quality of life, satisfaction.
-Health economic evaluations.