Hormone receptor status influences the impact of body mass index and hyperglycemia on the risk of tumor relapse in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Background: High body mass index (BMI) has been associated with worse clinical outcomes in patients with early-stage breast cancer (BC), and its negative effects could be mediated by hyperglycemia/diabetes. However, the prognostic impact of high BMI in early-stage HER2-positive (HER2+) BC patients r...

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Main Authors: Francesca Ligorio, Luca Zambelli, Achille Bottiglieri, Lorenzo Castagnoli, Emma Zattarin, Riccardo Lobefaro, Arianna Ottini, Andrea Vingiani, Serenella M. Pupa, Giulia V. Bianchi, Giuseppe Capri, Giancarlo Pruneri, Filippo de Braud, Claudio Vernieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-04-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17588359211006960