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Table 1 ERβ and clinical outcome

From: The role of estrogen receptor beta in breast cancer

ERβ isoform

ERβ expression

ERα status

Number of patients

Clinical outcome

Year (Ref.)

ERβ

↑

–

1400

reduced RFS

2018 [51]

ERβ

  

32

worse prognosis

2017 [46]

ERβ

↑

+/−

1026

better prognosis

2017 [30]

ERβ

↑

 

120

worse prognosis

2017 [44]

ERβ

 

–

17

no association with PFS

2016 [52]

ERβ

↑

+

195

reduced DFS; reduced DFS after endocrine therapy

2016 [49]

Nuclear ERβ1

 

–

126

no association with DFS and OS

2015 [53]

ERβ

↑

+

127

no association with PFS

2015 [54]

ERβ

↑

–

107

reduced DFS

2015 [54]

Nuclear ERβ1

↑

–

19

reduced OS

2015 [55]

ERβ1

 

–

571

prolonged OS, DFS, and DMFS

2015 [56]

ERβ

↑

+/−

583

worse prognosis; worse endocrine therapy response

2014 [48]

ERβ

ERα/ERβ: 1–1.5

78

better hormonal treatment response

2013 [45]

ERβ

↓

 

89

reduced OS

2012 [47]

Nuclear ERβ1

↑

+/−

123

better chemotherapy therapy and endocrine therapy response

2011 [50]

Cytoplasmic ERβ 2/cx

 

+/−

123

poor chemotherapy response

2011 [50]

ERβ

↓

 

41

prolonged PFS; better aromatase inhibitor therapy response

2010 [57]

Nuclear P-S105-ERβ

↑

+/−

459

better prognosis

2010 [58]

  1. RFS Recurrence-free survival, PFS Progression-free survival, DFS Disease-free survival, OS Overall survival, DMFS Distant metastases-free survival.