| Autor: |
C R, Bradford, S, Zhu, J, Poore, S G, Fisher, T F, Beals, D, Thoraval, S M, Hanash, T E, Carey, G T, Wolf |
| Rok vydání: |
1997 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Archives of otolaryngology--headneck surgery. 123(6) |
| ISSN: |
0886-4470 |
| Popis: |
To determine the relationship of p53 mutations in advanced laryngeal carcinomas to p53 immunohistochemistry, organ preservation, and patient survival.Paraffin-embedded tumor specimens were obtained from patients enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs Laryngeal Cancer Cooperative Study, a multi-institutional randomized clinical trial comparing induction chemotherapy (cisplatin and fluorouracil) plus radiation therapy surgery plus postoperative radiation therapy. Tumor specimens were analyzed for p53 mutations in exons 5 through 8 by using single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis followed by DNA sequencing of all variants. Five-year follow-up data were available for all patients studied.Forty-four patients enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs Laryngeal Cancer Cooperative Study from whom paraffin-embedded tumor specimens were readily available.p53 immunostaining did not correlate with p53 SSCP and DNA sequencing results. More than half (62% [16/26]) of the tumors that overexpressed p53 immunohistochemically did not have a detectable p53 gene mutation. Similarly, 39% (7/18) of tumors that did not overexpress p53 did have a p53 gene mutation. p53 mutations were present in 39% of tumors tested. Mutations within exon 5 made up 41% of p53 gene mutations in laryngeal carcinomas. Transitions were the most common type of mutation in this study (92% of mutations).The presence of a p53 mutation as detected by SSCP is associated with decreased patient survival. Further study is required to confirm this relationship and to determine whether specific p53 mutations predict organ preservation. |
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