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Lack of bcl-2 persistence: an independent prognostic indicator of poor prognosis in endometrial carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE: bcl-2 is a protein which prohibits programmed cell death. The purpose of this study was to determine whether bcl-2 staining was related to traditional prognostic factors and/or recurrence in patients with endometrial carcinoma. METHODS: One hundred twenty consecutively surgically treated patients with endometrial carcinoma had their tumors studied immunohistochemically for bcl-2 staining. RESULTS: The mean follow-up of the patients was 53 months with a median of 56 months (range 30 to 68 months). bcl-2 staining was positive in 44.0% of patients with endometrioid carcinomas and in 23. 1% of patients with nonendometrioid carcinomas (P < 0.001). Increasing depth of invasion (P = 0.014), grade (P = 0.011), and FIGO stage (P = 0.018) were each correlated with decreasing bcl-2 staining. bcl-2 staining was positive in 44.1% of patients whose tumors showed no lymphovascular space invasion and in 11.1% of patients with lymphovascular space invasion (P < 0.001). Only 1 of 26 patients with recurrent disease had persistence of bcl-2 staining. Multivariate analysis revealed FIGO stage (P = 0.0051), histologic grade (P = 0.050), and lack of staining for bcl-2 (P = 0.012) to be independent predictors of recurrence. CONCLUSION: bcl-2 persistence is more common in endometrioid than in nonendometrioid adenocarcinomas of the endometrium. It appears to be inversely correlated with the universally recognized prognostic factors of depth of invasion, histologic grade, and FIGO stage. Lack of bcl-2 persistence was an independent predictor of recurrence of disease. This group of patients continues to be followed to determine the role of bcl-2 persistence or lack of persistence as a predictor of 5-year survival of patients with endometrial carcinoma.

Endometrial Neoplasms↗

Serum pseudouridine in the diagnosis of acute leukaemias and as a novel prognostic indicator in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

The serum level of pseudouridine, a modified nucleoside deriving mainly from t-RNA catabolism, was evaluated in 66 acute leukaemia patients at diagnosis to investigate its diagnostic and prognostic value, and its potential as a parameter with which to classify subtypes of the disease. Serum pseudouridine, measured by high performance liquid chromatography, was increased in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia patients (90% according to the pseudouridine index, which is the serum pseudouridine/creatinine ratio), and in acute myeloblastic leukaemia patients (75% according to the pseudouridine index). The increase was higher in the L3 than in the L1 and L2 subtypes. In the acute lymphoblastic leukaemia group there was a highly significant inverse correlation between serum pseudouridine levels and the most common end-point parameters used to assess disease outcome in leukaemia (i.e., complete remission rate, disease-free survival, and overall survival). In addition, 83% of patients with serum pseudouridine values < 5.5 nmol/mL were alive and in complete remission 12 months after the initial diagnosis, while only 11% of patients with serum pseudouridine values > 5.5 nmol/mL were alive and none were disease-free after the same period. This study: 1. demonstrates that the diagnostic sensitivity of the pseudouridine index is high in adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and good in acute myeloblastic leukaemia; 2. suggests that the serum pseudouridine assay can contribute to the classification of adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; and 3. demonstrates unequivocally that both pseudouridine assay and the pseudouridine index are excellent independent prognostic markers for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Adolescent↗

Nucleolar organizer regions as a prognostic indicator in epithelial cancers of the ovary.

Recent studies have shown that quantification of silver-stained nucleolar organizer region associated proteins (AgNORs) is correlated with ploidy and proliferative activity in several neoplasms. The prognostic value of this marker, however, has not been well defined in epithelial ovarian carcinomas (EOCs). We studied 84 cases of EOCs in an attempt to assess the potential prognostic significance of AgNORs and to compare the results with other prognostic factors in EOCs. Clinical, operative and treatment details, and follow-up data were recorded for each case. In univariate analysis, a highly significant correlation of AgNOR count with clinical stage (p < 0.01), histologic grade (p < 0.05), response to chemotherapy (p < 0.05), and biologic behavior (p < 0.01) was found. High AgNOR counts were observed in late stage (III and IV) tumors, grade 3 carcinomas, tumors in patients with partial response to chemotherapy, progressive disease, recurrence, or death from tumor. In multivariate analysis, AgNOR count at cut off 3.5 was found to be the third prognostic variable after response to therapy and stage. These observations suggest that AgNOR count holds promise for prediction of tumor aggressiveness in EOCs. However, its role as an independent prognostic variable of patient survival remains questionable.

Adolescent↗

DNA ploidy is an independent prognostic indicator of overall survival in stage I endometrial endometrioid carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: The current retrospective follow-up study aimed to evaluate DNA ploidy, S-phase fraction and preoperative serum CA 125 level as prognostic factors of endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 115 patients with FIGO stage I endometrial endometrioid carcinoma who had undergone abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and, in most cases, pelvic lymph node dissection at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Oulu University Hospital, Finland, were included. Flow cytometry was performed on fresh primary tumor samples. Blood samples were obtained within 2 weeks before surgery. The median follow-up time was 98 months. In univariate analysis, DNA ploidy, serum CA 125 level (< or = 13 U/ml versus > 13 U/ml), clinical stage and histological grade of differentiation correlated significantly with survival. S-phase fraction failed in this function. In multivariate analysis, clinical stage, grade of histological differentiation and DNA ploidy (diploid versus nondiploid; RR 5.1) remained significant independent predictors of overall survival. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that DNA ploidy could be helpful in the standard management of patients with early stage endometrial adenocarcinoma. The results also suggest that even slightly elevated preoperative serum CA 125 levels may be helpful in identifying the patients at high risk.

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Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule in breast cancer: prognostic indicator.

INTRODUCTION: Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) (CD166) is an immunoglobulin molecule that has been implicated in cell migration. The present study examined the expression of ALCAM in human breast cancer and assessed its prognostic value. METHODS: The immunohistochemical distribution and location of ALCAM was assessed in normal breast tissue and carcinoma. The levels of ALCAM transcripts in frozen tissue (normal breast, n = 32; breast cancer, n = 120) were determined using real-time quantitative PCR. The results were then analyzed in relation to clinical data including the tumor type, the grade, the nodal involvement, distant metastases, the tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) stage, the Nottingham Prognostic Index (NPI), and survival over a 6-year follow-up period. RESULTS: Immunohistochemical staining on tissue sections in ducts/acini in normal breast and in breast carcinoma was ALCAM-positive. Differences in the number of ALCAM transcripts were found in different types of breast cancer. The level of ALCAM transcripts was lower (P = 0.05) in tumors from patients who had metastases to regional lymph nodes compared with those patients without, in higher grade tumors compared with Grade 1 tumors (P < 0.01), and in TNM Stage 3 tumors compared with TNM Stage 1 tumors (P < 0.01). Tumors from patients with poor prognosis (with NPI > 5.4) had significantly lower levels (P = 0.014) of ALCAM transcripts compared with patients with good prognosis (with NPI < 3.4), and tumors from patients with local recurrence had significantly lower levels than those patients without local recurrence or metastases (P = 0.04). Notably, tumors from patients who died of breast cancer had significantly lower levels of ALCAM transcripts (P = 0.0041) than those with primary tumors but no metastatic disease or local recurrence. Patients with low levels of ALCAM transcripts had significantly (P = 0.009) more incidents (metastasis, recurrence, death) compared with patients with primary breast tumors with high levels of ALCAM transcripts. CONCLUSIONS: In the present panel of breast cancer specimens, decreased levels of ALCAM correlated with the nodal involvement, the grade, the TNM stage, the NPI, and the clinical outcome (local recurrence and death). The data suggest that decreased ALCAM expression is of clinical significance in breast cancer, and that reduced expression indicates a more aggressive phenotype and poor prognosis.

Activated-Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule↗

P105 as a prognostic indicator in patients irradiated for locally advanced head-and-neck cancer: a clinical/laboratory correlative analysis of RTOG-9003.

PURPOSE: In a previous retrospective study, p105 AD, a proliferation-associated nuclear antigen density (AD), was found to be an independent prognostic factor for patients irradiated for locally advanced head-and-neck cancer. We sought to confirm this finding by analyzing patients entered on RTOG 9003, a Phase III randomized trial of altered fractionation radiotherapy. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Paraffin blocks of pretreatment biopsies of the primary tumor of patients with Stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, or supraglottic larynx, or Stage II squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx or base of tongue entered on RTOG 9003 were prospectively collected at patient entry. From these paraffin blocks, areas of tumor were selected based on histologic examinations and sectioned. Nuclear suspensions were then prepared and processed for p105 antibody and DNA staining. Flow cytometric quantification of p105 labeling indices and DNA content were then performed for correlation with local-regional control and survival. RESULTS: Paraffin blocks of tumor biopsies from 457 of 1073 patients entered were available for p105 determination. There was no significant difference in pretreatment characteristics between patients who had paraffin blocks available or not available. The median (range) of p105 labeling index (LI-C), p105 labeling index of cells in S phase (p105 LI-S), and p105 AD were 56 (range: 6-99), 8.255 (range: 0.913-23), and 67 (range: 5-364), respectively. Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors showed that T stage, N stage, Karnofsky performance status, and fractionation schedule were significant for local-regional control (p < 0.0001, 0.0011, <0.0001, and 0.007, respectively) and T stage, N stage, Karnofsky performance status, and tumor grade were significant for survival (p = 0.018, 0.002, <0.0001, and 0.0058, respectively). Neither p105 LI-C nor p105 LI-S nor p105 AD nor DNA ploidy was significant for local-regional control or survival. CONCLUSION: p105 labeling indices, antigen density, and DNA ploidy do not predict the outcome of patients irradiated for advanced squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck.

Antigens, Neoplasm↗

[Pepsin activity of the stomach as a pathogenetic factor of duodenal ulcer and prognostic indicator of its course].

Proteolytic activity in the stomach can play an active role in pathogenesis of duodenal ulcer (DU). When high, this activity attends a severe course of the disease. It is feasible to prognosticate DU progress in remission patients basing on gastric pepsin levels. Normal gastric pepsin levels suggest a favorable long-term outcome. In DU aggravation investigations of acid-peptic aggression should be supplemented by examination of the mucous protective barrier.

Acute Disease↗

Prognostic indicators in renal adenocarcinoma.

From 1968 to 1978, 246 patients underwent surgical exploration for renal adenocarcinoma at our clinic. Of these patients 241 had complete tumor excision and 5 had biopsy only. Correlation of the clinical and pathological data of these patients with the clinical course identified prognostic parameters. Disease progression was uncommon when the tumor was contained within the capsule of the kidney (9 of 80 patients). Perinephric tumor extension indicated a worse prognosis (11 of 40 patients with progression) that was not altered significantly by the presence of renal vein involvement (17 of 35 patients with progression). Inferior vena caval involvement or regional lymph node metastases worsened the prognosis markedly, with 8 of 11 and 8 of 9 patients demonstrating progressive disease, respectively. The worst prognosis was seen in patients with metastatic disease at operation (66 of the 71 patients dying of the disease by the end of followup). The disease was classified according to the tumor, node and metastasis system of the American Joint Committee and a stage grouping system has been suggested.

Adenocarcinoma↗

IGA nephropathy: a retrospective evaluation of prognostic indices in 176 patients.

One hundred and seventy-six patients with mesangial IgA nephropathy have been studied retrospectively. Mean follow up from apparent onset of the disease was 9.3 years and with follow up from the diagnostic renal biopsy of 4.6 years. Our aim was to evaluate the prognostic significance of sex, age and type of symptoms at onset. The degree of proteinuria, presence of hypertension or decreased renal function, histological lesions and IFL pattern at the time of the diagnostic renal biopsy were recorded. 17 of the patients developed End Stage Renal Failure (ESRF) during the study. According to the Logrank test (renal survival) and Cox stepwise proportional hazard model, severity of glomerular mesangial lesions and degree of proteinuria are the most important indicators of a poor prognosis. The significance of all other parameters disappear after correction for histological lesions and degree of proteinuria. Our conclusion is that a semiquantitative light microscopical examination is an excellent prognostic index in IgA nephropathy, as is a simple determination of protein excretion in the urine.

Adult↗

HER2/neu and Ki-67 as prognostic indicators in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands.

INTRODUCTION: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common salivary gland malignancy, representing up to 30% of all cases. Despite attempts to correlate histopathologic grades to clinical outcomes, some histologically "low"-grade lesions continue to behave aggressively despite appropriate treatment. OBJECTIVE: This preliminary study will attempt to evaluate the use of immunohistochemical markers HER2/neu and Ki-67 as prognostic markers of biologic aggressiveness for mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary glands. DESIGN AND METHODS: A retrospective chart review of 42 patients with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of major and minor salivary glands treated between 1970 and 1995 was conducted. A combination of primary resection with or without postoperative irradiation was used. Histologic grading and correlation with outcome analyses are provided. RESULTS: In the current study, positive HER2/neu staining and strong Ki-67 staining occurred in patients with high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, whereas low-grade carcinoma was correlated with negative or weak staining. CONCLUSION: These preliminary results indicate that, overall, the overexpression of both the HER2/neu and the Ki-67 oncoproteins may serve as prognostic markers for poor outcome in salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid↗

Dukes's classification: a valid prognostic indicator for gastric cancer.

Dukes's classification for colorectal cancer is simple, and correlates well with survival. This study assessed whether the principles of Dukes's classification applied to gastric cancer resulted in the separation of prognostically useful groups. The cumulative survival curves determined by Dukes's, Astler-Coller's (another classification for colorectal cancer), and the Japanese classification for gastric cancer were evaluated using 476 curatively treated patients with gastric cancer. Of the three staging systems, both Dukes's and the Japanese classifications showed a step-wise relationship between the stage of the tumour and the survival of patients. The prognostic value of Dukes's classification was reinforced when Dukes's C cases were subdivided according to the number of positive nodes (1-6 v > or = 7) or the level of positive nodes (n1 v n2,n3) but not when the subdivision was made according to the depth of wall invasion. A modified Dukes's classification in which Dukes's cases are subdivided according to the number of metastatic nodes (Dukes's Ca = 1-6 nodes, Dukes's Cb > 6 nodes) could be both simply and accurately applied to gastric cancer.

Evaluation Studies as Topic↗

Monoethylglicinexylidide test: a prognostic indicator of survival in cirrhosis.

The aim of this study was to assess the value of the monoethylglicinexylidide assay, a dynamic liver function test based on the determination of the serum concentration of lidocaine major metabolite, as a predictor of survival in cirrhosis. For this purpose, the predictive value of monoethylglicinexylidide was evaluated in comparison with the Pugh score, ascites, encephalopathy and a number of different biochemical parameters as collected from the prospective follow-up of 118 patients with cirrhosis. A stepwise regression analysis was performed on the variables of prognostic value according to the Cox model and with respect to 1-yr survival; because Pugh score and monoethylglicinexylidide were the sole variables selected, they were proved to supply independent prognostic information. The most reliable cutoff values for discrimination between death and survival were 25 ng/ml or less for monoethylglicinexylidide and less than 9 for the Pugh score. In 74 patients without overt signs of liver failure (i.e., Pugh < or = 9), monoethylglicinexylidide provided a wide range of results (i.e., 4 to 77 ng/ml), namely values ranging from very low to elevated. Of the 38 patients with satisfactory Pugh scores (< or = 9) but poor monoethylglicinexylidide values (< or = 25), 11 died during follow-up and 3 underwent liver transplantation, despite having shown no clinical signs of liver failure at entry. On the bases of discriminant levels, the monoethylglicinexylidide test is suitable for adoption as a reliable and sensitive indicator of survival in patients with cirrhosis because it supplies more accurate prognostic information compared with the Pugh score.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adult↗

T-lymphocytes as a prognostic indicator in head and neck cancer.

The relationship of a cancer patient's immunoreactivity and prognosis appears to be more complex than originally reported. Many earlier studies seemed to show that these assessments of immune competence had prognostic significance. Later reports showed no correlation. Newer technology has given the capability of measuring T-lymphocyte subpopulations and offers the possibility of a more sophisticated assessment of immunoreactivity that might correlate with prognosis. A study of 59 head and neck cancer patients was undertaken to assess the value of measuring the T-cell subpopulations in the peripheral blood and from regional neck lymph nodes. This study shows no difference between those patients free of disease and those either living or dying of disease. The conclusion of this study is that the measurement of T-cell subpopulations offers no prognostic value for patients with head and neck carcinoma.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗

Hamming clustering techniques for the identification of prognostic indices in patients with advanced head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy.

The aim of the study is to demonstrate the usefulness of a new, non-linear classifier method, called Hamming clustering (HC), in selecting prognostic variables affecting overall survival in patients with head and neck cancer. In particular, the aim is to identify whether tumour proliferation parameters can be predictive factors of response in a set of 115 patients that receive either alternating chemo-radiotherapy or accelerated or conventional radiotherapy. HC is able to generate a set of understandable rules underlying the study objective; it can also select a subset of input variables that represent good prognostic factors. HC has been compared with other standard classifiers, providing better results in terms of classification accuracy. In particular, HC obtains the best accuracy of 74.8% (sensitivity of 51.1% and specificity of 91.2%) about survival. The rules found show that, besides the classical, well-known variables concerning the tumour dimension and the involved lymphonodes, some biological parameters, such as DNA ploidy, are also useful as predictive factors.

Aged↗

[Reopening of chronic coronary occlusions--initial references for prognostic indications].

Today indication for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is based on typical chest pain and objective signs of myocardial ischemia during exercise. Especially in chronic coronary occlusions, however, prognostic implications may play an increasing role in the future. The case report describes long-term follow-up of a patient in whom a chronic complete occlusion of the right coronary artery could be reopened successfully back in September 1988. At this time, the peripheral part of the occluded RCA was filled retrogradely by septal collaterals from the LAD. After reopening the patient remained symptom-free for more than two years. In January 1991 again severe angina recurred and ECG showed a non-transmural anterior myocardial infarction. The LAD was occluded proximal and the peripheral part was filled retrogradely by septal collaterals coming from the right coronary artery which was still open (flow reversal). Left ventricular function was only slightly impaired and the LAD occlusion could be reopened successfully too. The case suggests that prognostic implications should be taken into consideration in addition to symptoms especially in complete coronary occlusions.

Aged↗

Echocardiographic variables as prognostic indicators and therapeutic monitors in chronic congestive heart failure. Veterans Affairs cooperative studies V-HeFT I and II. V-HeFT VA Cooperative Studies Group.

BACKGROUND: Echocardiographic indexes of ventricular function have become indispensable in clinical cardiology but have not been tested as prognostic markers or therapeutic monitors in clinical trials. In two Veterans Administration trials on heart failure (Vasodilator-Heart Failure Trials I and II, V-HeFT I and II), echocardiographic variables were analyzed as predictors and monitors and were compared with other indicators of cardiac performance. METHODS AND RESULTS: Echocardiograms were recorded before randomization and at follow-up intervals. Baseline measurements of left ventricular internal diameters (LVIDd, LVIDs), wall thickness (THd, THs), radius to thickness ratios (Rd/THd, Rs/THs), and mitral E-point septal separation (EPSS) were evaluated as predictors of mortality individually, in multivariate regression models with each other, and with nonechocardiographic predictors. Within-subject changes were compared between treatment groups. Cumulative survival curves were compared between strata formed by cut-points of EPSS and Rs/THs data. In Cox regression analyses, EPSS, LVIDs, and Rs/THs were significant predictors of mortality. In V-HeFT I, Rd/THd was a predictor in the presence of ejection fraction and peak oxygen uptake. In patients with EPSS > or = 21, there was an 83% increase in mortality in the subgroup of patients with Rs/THs > or = 2.5 compared with Rs/THs < 2.5 (p = 0.003), whereas there was no statistical difference for EPSS < 21. EPSS showed improvement in patients treated with hydralazine-isosorbide dinitrate compared with placebo at 2 and 18 months and a trend toward deterioration between 36 and 66 months. In V-HeFT II, there were no differences between enalapril and hydralazine-isosorbide dinitrate groups at follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Echocardiographic variables, EPSS, LVIDs, and Rs/THs were shown to be predictors of mortality and monitors of treatment for heart failure in clinical trials.

Drug Therapy, Combination↗

Prostate-specific antigen is a new favorable prognostic indicator for women with breast cancer.

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is thought to be produced exclusively by prostatic epithelial cells and is currently used as a tumor marker of prostatic adenocarcinoma. We recently found that 30% of breast cancers contain PSA immunoreactivity (IR-PSA). To examine the prognostic value of PSA in female breast cancer, we measured IR-PSA in tumor cytosols of 174 breast cancer patients and classified the breast cancers as either PSA positive or PSA negative based on an IR-PSA cutoff level of 0.03 ng/mg. IR-PSA was present in 27% of the patients. IR-PSA presence was associated with early disease stage, small tumors, and estrogen receptor-positive tumors. We used the Cox proportional hazards regression model to analyze survival of patients in association with PSA status and found that patients with IR-PSA-positive tumors had a reduced risk for relapse and death in univariate analysis (P = 0.02 and 0.06, respectively) and a reduced risk for relapse in multivariate analysis (P = 0.03). Further analysis indicated that the effect of IR-PSA on relapse-free survival was evident in node-positive or estrogen receptor-negative patients. Our study suggests that IR-PSA is an independent favorable prognostic marker for breast cancer and may be used to identify a subgroup of estrogen receptor-negative and/or node-positive patients who have good prognoses.

Adult↗

p53 mutations in L3-loop zinc-binding domain, DNA-ploidy, and S phase fraction are independent prognostic indicators in colorectal cancer: a prospective study with a five-year follow-up.

p53 gene alterations are among the most common events observed in colorectal cancer,and are accompanied frequently by DNA aneuploidy and high proliferative activity. The prognostic significance of such mutations remains controversial. We prospectively evaluated the prognostic significance of p53 mutations, DNA-ploidy, and S phase fraction (SPF) in a consecutive series of 160 colorectal cancer patients (median follow-up 71 months). Tumor DNA was screened for p53 mutations by PCR/single-strand conformational polymorphism/sequencing. DNA-ploidy and SPF were assessed by DNA flow cytometry. p53 mutations were detected in 68 of 160 (42.5%) cases. In 56% (38 of 68) of these, p53 mutations were found in conserved areas of the gene and in 44% (30 of 68 cases) outside the conserved regions. Eighteen of the 68 cases (26%) had mutations in the L3 loop, 11 of 68 (16%) in the L1 loop-sheet-alpha helix motif, and 39 of 68 (58%) outside L3 and loop-sheet-alpha helix. Seventy-five percent of the cases (120 of 160) showed DNA aneuploidy, whereas 18% of these (22 of 120) were multiclonal. The major independent predictors for both disease relapse and death were advanced Dukes' stage, p53 mutations affecting L3 loop, DNA-aneuploid tumors, and high SPF (>18.5%). Our results show that mutations in L3 functional domain, more than any mutations, are important biological indicators to predict the outcome of patients indicating that these mutations have biological relevance in terms of colorectal cancer disease course.

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