Expression of bcl - 2 in breast cancer: correlation with clinicopathological characteristics and survival

Abstract

This study investigates the role of expression of the bcl-2 protein in breast cancer. We analysed bcl-2 expression in 57 women with primary breast carcinoma who were treated with neoadjuvant (primary) chemotherapy, followed by a surgical procedure.

Keywords

• breast cancer
• bcl-2
• apoptosis
• prognostic factor
• neoadjuvant chemotherapy