PCNA CYCLIN AND P-GLYCOPROTEIN AS PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN LOCALLY ADVANCED BREAST-CANCER - AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL, RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
PCNA CYCLIN AND P-GLYCOPROTEIN AS PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN LOCALLY ADVANCED BREAST-CANCER - AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL, RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
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DOI:
10.1177/030089169307900312
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发表时间:
1993-06-30
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通讯作者:
CASCIONE, F
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BOTTI, G;CHIAPPETTA, G;CASCIONE, F
Aims and Background: The alm of the present study was to determine, retrospectively, whether the immunohistochemical expression of two biologic markers of aggressivity, P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and PCNA/cyclin (PCNA), could be related to response to chemotherapy and prognosis in locally advanced breast cancer. Methods: PC 10 Mab was used to determine the proliferation index (PCNA) and C-219 Mab to determine P-gp in 25 locally advanced breast carcinomas subjected to preoperative chemotherapy with MDR-related drugs. Results: P-gp and PCNA were expressed in 76 % and 100 % of the tumors, respectively. No case of high P-gp expression was associated with good chemosensitivity, and all P-gp-negative cases showed the best chemotherapeutic response. P-gp and PCNA were both highly expressed in patients who developed local-regional or distant metastases. No recurrence was associated with a negative or low P-gp score. Conclusions: Statistical analysis showed that high P-gp expression was related to a poor response to chemotherapy and a short disease-free survival. A high PCNA score was not found to be significant for predicting chemosensitivity or survival.