Low expression of p27Kip1, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, is a marker of poor prognosis in synovial sarcoma
Low expression of p27Kip1, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, is a marker of poor prognosis in synovial sarcoma
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DOI:
10.1002/1097-0142(20010301)91:5
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发表时间:
2001-03-01
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Sasaki, K
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作者:
Kawauchi, S;Goto, Y;Sasaki, K
BACKGROUND, Low expression of p27(kip1), a dominant cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor involved in G1-S transition of the cell cycle, recently has been reported to be associated with aggressive tumor growth. It has been shown that active cell proliferation alludes to poor prognosis in patients with synovial sarcoma. However, to the authors' knowledge, little is known about the clinicopathologic significance of p27(kip1) in synovial sarcoma.METHODS, p27(kip1) expression was examined immunohistochemically in 55 cases of primary synovial sarcoma, and the relations between p27(kip1) expression and several eel proliferation markers, i.e., mitotic index (MI), Ki-67 labeling index (Ki-67 LI), and clinicopathologic parameters related to poor prognosis, were determined. Univariate and multivariate survival analyses were performed to evaluate the prognostic significance of p27(kip1) expression in synovial sarcomas.RESULTS, p27(kip1) labeling index (p27(kip1) LI) correlated inversely with MI (r = - 0.44, P = 0.0007) and Ki-67 LI (r = -0.63, P < 0.0001). Of the clinicopathologic parameters examined, tumor necrosis (P = 0.019) and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage (P = 0.021) correlated significantly with p27(kip1) LI. Survival analysis showed that p27(kip1) LI was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in patients with synovial sarcoma (P = 0.0031).CONCLUSIONS, The study results suggested that low expression of p27(kip1) may be useful as a marker of poor-prognosis synovial sarcoma. (C) 2001 American Cancer Society.