Determination of prognosis in patients with prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy:: Prognostic value of CD44v6 score
Determination of prognosis in patients with prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy:: Prognostic value of CD44v6 score
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DOI:
10.1016/s0022-5347(05)65078-1
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发表时间:
2002-05-01
影响因子:
6.6
通讯作者:
Özen, H
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作者:
Ekici, S;Ayhan, A;Özen, H
Purpose: A third of the patients treated with radical prostatectomy experience progression even when tumors are confined pathologically to the prostate. CD44 may be a promising prognostic marker for determining malignant potential. However, there has not been a standard scoring system because of its heterogeneous staining pattern. Thus, we developed an objective scoring system to evaluate reliably CD44v6 (Bender Medsystems, Vienna, Austria) as a prognostic marker for prostate cancer.Materials and Methods: A total of 22 patients with metastatic stage pT3bN0M0 or any pTN1M0 disease and 18 with nonmetastatic disease less than stage pT3bN0M0 were selected from a well examined group of 114 who underwent radical retropubic prostatectomy. Mean followup was 33 months (range 4 to 78). A combined CD44v6 score was determined by adding the scores of the primary and secondary areas. CD44v6 expression in terms of the CD44v6 score in primary and metastatic tissues was examined. The relationships of CD44v6 expression with pathological stage, progression and PSA-free survival were also evaluated. The prognostic value of the CD44v6 score for progression was analyzed by multivariate analysis.Results: Progression in the metastatic group was significantly higher than in the nonmetastatic group (p