Body mass index and progesterone receptor in postmenopausal ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer: A nation-wide study in Korean breast cancer society and the multi-institutional cohort
In postmenopausal patients with ER+/HER2-breast cancer, the prognostic impact of PgR is modified by BMI. PgR-negativity is a strong predictor of poor outcomes in obese patients but not in non-obese patients.
Authors
- Byung Kyun Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6085-4839)
- Seung Ho Baek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8062-470X)
- Sung Gwe Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8778-9686)
- Joon Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0397-0005)
- Young Ah Lim
- Doyil Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2452-0591)
- Seok Jin Nam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1072-8954)
- Soong June Bae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0012-9694)
- Ho Yong Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4380-0089)
- Sanghwa Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4387-1976)
- Soo Youn Bae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0551-7618)
- Jung Ho Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8367-4371)
- Hong Kyu Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4425-972X)
- Janghee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-2488)
- Yeonjoo Kwon
- Hee-Joon Kang
- Yoowon Kook
- Youri Park
Institutions
- Ulsan College (KR)
- Ewha Womans University (KR)
- Kyungpook National University Hospital (KR)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- Samsung Medical Center (KR)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
- Sacred Heart Hospital (NG)
- Sacred Heart Hospital (US)
- Ulsan University Hospital (KR)
- Gangnam Severance Hospital (KR)
- Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital (KR)
- Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
- Catholic University of Korea (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Breast
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2025.104515
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Korean Breast Cancer Society
- National Research Foundation
- National Research Foundation of Korea