Review Article

Autoantibodies to Tumor-Associated Antigens in Breast Carcinoma

Table 1

Frequency of identified circulating AAbs to TAAs in breast carcinoma.

AAb to TAAPositiveTotal%CommentReference

p5322
6 a
94
4 0 a
23.4
1 5 . 0 a
Promising diagnostic potential when incorporated in AAb assays to a panel of TAAs[23]
p53112445.8Association with higher risk for relapse.[24]
p533114421.5Correlation to higher stage, lymph node metastasis, negative ER, positive c-erbB-2 and worse survival.[25]
p5381017.9Correlated neither with p53 cytosolic assay nor with prognostic factors.[26]
p532222010Promising diagnostic potential when incorporated in AAb assays to a panel of TAAs[1]
p53296200614.7Summary of 15 studies (1979–1999). Frequency of AAbs: 2.8%–47.5%. Few studies showed association with high grade and poor survival.[27]
MUC119
9 a
94
4 0 a
20.2
2 2 . 5 a
Promising diagnostic potential when incorporated in AAb assays to a panel of TAAs.[23]
MUC12248.3No correlation to circulating mucin levels or stage of disease.[28]
MUC1 3 6 b
1 1 c
1 4 0 b
6 1 c
2 5 . 7 b
1 8 . 0 c
Inverse correlation to extent of disease. Suggested role in protection against disease progression.[29]
MUC12010020Promising diagnostic potential when incorporated in AAb assays to a panel of TAAs.[1]
HSP-2721957937.8Association with improved survival.[30]
HSP-6018
1 6 a
58
4 9 a
31
3 3 a
Promising diagnostic potential.[31]
HSP-904612536.8Correlation to extent of disease. Promising diagnostic potential.[32]
HSP-9013521463.1Association with higher mortality rate.[33]
HER2/neu16
5 a
94
4 0 a
17.0
1 2 . 5 a
Promising diagnostic potential when incorporated in autoantibody assays against a panel of TAAs.[23]
HER2/neu112055HER2/neu oncoprotein elicits an immune response and may be used as a target for specific immunotherapy.[34]
HER2/ne u b 12
9 d
3 e
107
4 4 d
6 3 e
11.2
2 0 . 4 d
4 . 8 e
Correlation to positive HER2/neu status in the primary tumor ( 𝑃 = . 0 3 ).[35]
HER2/ne u c 3456.6Incidence is lower in advanced-stage disease compared to early-stage disease. Suggested role in limiting disease progression.[36]
HER2/neu3022513Promising diagnostic potential when incorporated in AAb assays to a panel of TAAs.[1]
GIPC-1172277Promising diagnostic potential.[37]
c-myc12
3 a
94
4 0 a
12.7
7 . 5 a
Promising diagnostic potential when incorporated in autoantibody assays against a panel of TAAs[23]
c-myb317243No correlation to c-myb status in the primary tumor.[38]
NY-ESO-1/ LAGE-125
3 a
94
4 0 a
26.6
7 . 5 a
Promising diagnostic potential when incorporated in autoantibody assays against a panel of TAAs[23]
BRCA18
1 a
94
4 0 a
8.5
2 . 5 a
No diagnostic potential, even if incorporated in autoantibody assays against a panel of TAAs[23]
BRCA232
9 a
94
4 0 a
34.0
2 2 . 5 a
Promising diagnostic potential when incorporated in autoantibody assays against a panel of TAAs[23]
Endostatin 2 4 b
2 5 c
3 6 b
5 9 c
6 6 . 6 b
4 2 . 4 c
Inverse correlation to extent of disease. No correlation to circulating levels of endostatin. Association with better prognosis in advanced-stage disease.[39]
Lipophilin B20
1 3 c
74
3 5 c
27.0
3 7 . 1 c
Correlation to extent of disease. Promising diagnostic potential.[40]
Cyclin B13742.8Correlation to higher level of tumor cyclin B1 expression. Questionable diagnostic potential.[41]
Cyclin D13407.5Questionable diagnostic potential[1]
Fibulin152075Promising diagnostic potential.[42]
IGFBP22114215Questionable diagnostic potential[1]
IGFBP24805Questionable diagnostic potential[43]
TOPO2α81157Questionable diagnostic potential[1]
Cathepsin D51005Questionable diagnostic potential[1]

a Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
b Early-stage disease.
c Advanced-stage disease.
d HER2/neu-positive tumor.
e HER-2/neu-negative tumor.