Blood vessel invasion in resected non small cell lung carcinomas is predictive of metastatic occurrence
Autor: | S Chevret, T.J Molina, G Huchon, V Rigau, C Chaffaud, J Audouin, Jeanne-Marie Bréchot |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Oncology Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Lung Neoplasms Disease-Free Survival Metastasis Predictive Value of Tests Carcinoma Non-Small-Cell Lung Internal medicine medicine Adjuvant therapy Lymphatic vessel Humans Neoplasm Metastasis Lung cancer Aged Neoplasm Staging Retrospective Studies Neovascularization Pathologic biology business.industry Large cell Cell Differentiation Middle Aged Prognosis medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Lymphatic system Ki-67 biology.protein Female business Blood vessel |
Zdroj: | Lung Cancer. 38:169-176 |
ISSN: | 0169-5002 |
Popis: | Prognosis of patients with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains difficult to assess, even after adjustment for pathological stage. Prognostic value of numerous biological markers has been evaluated, with conflicting results. Data of 86 patients with NSCLC treated by surgery were collected with clinical characteristics, histopathological data including tumor differentiation and status of blood and lymphatic vessel invasion and evaluation by immunohistochemistry of Rb, Bcl-2 and Ki-67 expression. Prognostic values for overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) were analyzed by the log tank test and the multivariable Cox model. Using univariable analyses, pT, pN, poor differentiation or large cell subtype were associated with a poor OS, while lymphatic and/or blood vessel invasion were associated with a short EFS. None of the molecular markers had a significant prognostic value for either outcome. In multivariable analyses, only stage remained of prognostic value for OS. Interestingly, the presence of blood vascular invasion in the tumor was significantly predictive for subsequent metastatic occurrence in stages I and II. This feature might, therefore, be relevant for administration of adjuvant therapy in completely resected NSCLC. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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