Measuring tumour levels of the protein BAG-1 can predict which women with localised breast cancer are at greatest risk of metastases, according to a paper in the February
Interestingly, 82% of women who had tumours that contained high levels of BAG-1 had a longer survival time and were still alive 10 years after diagnosis, compared with 42% of women whose tumours contained low levels of the protein. No other biomarkers tested reached statistical significance for predicting survival (
Patients with tumours containing low levels of BAG-1 may benefit from more aggressive...