High Poly(Adenosine Diphosphate-Ribose) Polymerase Expression and Poor Survival in Advanced-Stage Serous Ovarian Cancer
High Poly(Adenosine Diphosphate-Ribose) Polymerase Expression and Poor Survival in Advanced-Stage Serous Ovarian Cancer
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DOI:
10.1097/aog.0b013e3181c2d294
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Berchuck, Andrew
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作者:
Barnett, Jason C.;Bean, Sarah M.;Berchuck, Andrew
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the range of poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]-ribose) polymerase expression in serous ovarian cancers and to determine whether expression is associated with response to therapy and outcome.METHODS: Immunostaining for poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase was performed in 186 paraffin-embedded, serous ovarian cancers. Nuclear poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase expression was quantified using a scoring system that assesses both staining intensity and percentage of cells staining. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship between poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase expression and overall survival.RESULTS: High poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase expression was present in 54% of serous cancers but was not associated with stage or grade. There was no difference in the rate of complete clinical response to primary chemotherapy between cases with low poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase expression (70% compared with those with high poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase expression (71%). However, high poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase expression was associated with significantly worse median overall survival (36 compared with 43 months, P=.04, hazard ratio 0.71).CONCLUSION: Expression of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in ovarian cancers is heterogeneous, and high expression in serous ovarian cancers is associated with worse overall survival. These data suggest that evaluation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase expression in the primary cancer could potentially allow selective use of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors in patients most likely to respond. (Obstet Gynecol 2010;115:49-54)