Cathespin D

Hello
I am newly diagnosed, one week after surgery, HER2 (100% expression), ER-negative, PR-negative, with p53 overexpression, Cathespin D (100% overexpression). Cathepspin D is apparently a predictor of possibility of distant metastases. Have any of you ever heard of that? Anyone heard of p53? Is that measured in the USA? (I live in Switzerland).

I posted a paper, in which I found the definitions of all of these parameters, and none look real positive. I am just now undergoing diagnostic tests for metastases, so I don't know that status yet.

Comments are invited, please. Thanks to whomever, for creating this site. I have learned a lot here.

Very best to all of you, with compassion and sympathy.
Nedra