Contradictory results have been reported regarding the prognostic significance of IGF1R in breast cancer (Aaltonen et al., 2014; Fu et al., 2011; Lee et al., 1998; Papa et al., 1993; Peiro et al., 2011; Turner et al., 1997; Yerushalmi et al., 2012). Here, IGF1R is linked to breast carcinoma.