Journal
CANCER
Volume 103, Issue 8, Pages 1685-1692Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20951
Keywords
survivin; lung carcinoma; nucleus; tissue array; mitosis; apoptosis
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- NCI NIH HHS [P50-CA90949, R01-CA89674, R01-CA88076] Funding Source: Medline
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BACKGROUND. Survivin, which is a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein gene family, regulates both programmed cell death and mitosis. It has been shown that survivin expression and its subcellular localization both have prognostic value for patients with malignant disease. In this study, the authors investigated whether nuclear or cytoplasmic staining of survivin was a prognostic marker for patients with lung carcinoma. METHODS. Paraffin-e in bedded tissue blocks from 144 patients with Stage I and II resected nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) were obtained for immunohistochemical staining. Three specimens from each patient were prepared and stained with a survivin-specific antibody. Nuclear and cytoplasmic staining was graded from 1 to 3 based on intensity. RESULTS. Patients who had nuclear staining for survivin had a significantly increased risk of disease recurrence (hazard ratio, 2.95; P = 0.0046) and death (hazard ratio, 2.74; P = 0.0086). CONCLUSIONS. The nuclear presence of survivin may be an independent biomarker for disease recurrence and overall survival in patients with resected Stage I and II NSCLC. (c) 2005 Arnerican Cancer Society.
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