Frizzled-9 Expression Is Associated With Aggressive Clinicopathological Features and Reduced Overall Survival in Invasive Breast Carcinoma. (PubMed, Pathol Int)
In parallel, breast cancer cell lines were treated with trichostatin A, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, cisplatin, doxorubicin, paclitaxel, and ionizing radiation, followed by quantification of FZD9 mRNA levels by RT-qPCR. Baseline FZD9 transcript levels varied substantially across cell lines, and transcriptional responses to chemotherapy, radiation, and epigenetic treatment were highly context-dependent, with divergent patterns observed according to molecular background. Collectively, these findings indicate that FZD9 expression in breast cancer is heterogeneous, associated with aggressive clinicopathological features, and dynamically modulated by therapeutic exposures, supporting its consideration as an exploratory marker of tumor aggressiveness and therapy-related biological responses.