RT Journal Article T1 Let-7a-5p, miR-100-5p, miR-101-3p, and miR-199a-3p Hyperexpression as Potential Predictive Biomarkers in Early Breast Cancer Patients A1 Fuso, Paola A1 Di Salvatore, Mariantonietta A1 Santonocito, Concetta A1 Guarino, Donatella A1 Autilio, Chiara A1 Mulè, Antonino A1 Arciuolo, Damiano A1 Rinninella, Antonina A1 Mignone, Flavio A1 Ramundo, Matteo A1 Di Stefano, Brunella A1 Orlandi, Armando A1 Capoluongo, Ettore A1 Nicolotti, Nicola A1 Franceschini, Gianluca A1 Martín Sánchez, Alejandro A1 Tortora, Giampaolo A1 Scambia, Giovanni A1 Barone, Carlo A1 Cassano, Alessandra AB Background: The aim of this study is to identify miRNAs able to predict the outcomes in breast cancer patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC).Patients and methods: We retrospectively analyzed 24 patients receiving NAC and not reaching pathologic complete response (pCR). miRNAs were analyzed using an Illumina Next-Generation-Sequencing (NGS) system.Results: Event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were significantly higher in patients with up-regulation of let-7a-5p (EFS p = 0.006; OS p = 0.0001), mirR-100-5p (EFS s p = 0.01; OS p = 0.03), miR-101-3p (EFS p = 0.05; OS p = 0.01), and miR-199a-3p (EFS p = 0.02; OS p = 0.01) in post-NAC samples, independently from breast cancer subtypes. At multivariate analysis, only let-7a-5p was significantly associated with EFS (p = 0.009) and OS (p = 0.0008). Conclusion: Up-regulation of the above miRNAs could represent biomarkers in breast cancer. PB MPDI SN 2075-4426 YR 2021 FD 2021-08-20 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4934 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4934 LA eng DS Docta Complutense RD 8 abr 2025