title: The value of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6-PGDH) activity as a marker of tumour cellularity and prognostic indicator in primary breast cancer.
abstract: The value of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6-PGDH) activity as a cytosolic marker of tumour cellularity has been assessed, together with its use as a prognostic indicator for primary breast cancer in 87 patients over 4 years. 6-PGDH activity shows a good correlation with histologically-assessed tumour cellularity in a sample of 114 patients (correlation coefficient = 0.83). Patients whose primary breast tumour had a high 6-PGDH activity showed poor relapse-free survival times when compared to those with low 6-PGDH activities (Log Rank chi 2 = 6.87, P less than 0.01). This compared with a Log Rank chi 2 of 2.22, P less than 0.20 for oestrogen positive and negative patients. These results suggest that 6-PGDH activity is a better prognostic indicator in primary breast cancer than oestrogen receptor status.
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis*; D011379:Prognosis; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D010734:Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase