Roles of Ki67 in Breast Cancer - Important for Management?

• Main Authors: Yip, C.H., Bhoo-Pathy, N., Daniel, J.M., Foo, Y.C., Mohamed, A.K., Abdullah, M.M., Ng, Y.S., Yap, B.K., Pathmanathan, R.
• Format: Article
• Published: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18772/; http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.3.1077

Background: The three standard biomarkers used in breast cancer are the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). The Ki-67 index, a proliferative marker, has been shown to be associated with a poorer outcome, and despite absence of stand...