title: Mucin-associated sialosyl-Tn antigen expression in gastric cancer correlates with an adverse outcome.
abstract: The expression of sialosyl-Tn (STn) antigen was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in primary gastric cancers. Twenty-one of 31 (68%) gastric cancers expressed STn, regardless of tumour location, stage or histological type. Eighty-one per cent of patients with STn-positive tumours died of their disease or had recurrent cancer, compared with 20% of patients with STn-negative tumours (P < 0.002). STn may be a useful prognostic marker in patients with gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Werther
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rivera-MacMurray
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bruckner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatematsu
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Itzkowitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C055491:sialosyl-Tn antigen