Prevalence and clinical significance of HER/2neu, p53 and Rb expression in primary superficial bladder cancer.
OBJECTIVE
The usefulness of the expression of HER2/neu oncoprotein and of p53 and Rb suppressor gene product as predictors of tumor recurrence was evaluated by using a bank of prospectively collected primary papillary bladder tumors treated initially only by transurethral resection.


METHODS
The expression of HER-2/neu oncoprotein and p53 and Rb suppressor genes was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 256, 265 and 74 specimens of primary Ta/T1 superficial bladder tumors obtained from patients enrolled in a prospective study from 1990 to 1992. Survival analysis was used to evaluate the association between time to first recurrence and expression of each marker, the follow-up period extending to March 1994. Immunostaining for p53 and HER-2/neu was performed on paraffin-embedded tissue and, for Rb, on frozen tissue only.


RESULTS
Her-2/neu was expressed in 21 (8.2%) cases and p53 in 39 cases (14.7%); Rb expression was altered in 12 (16.2%). In this study, p53 expression was only related to earlier recurrence in a univariate analysis. Multivariate analysis, however, failed to recognize p53 expression as an independent predictor of recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
Our study demonstrates the low prevalence of HER2/neu, p53 and altered Rb expression in superficial TCC at initial resection. Only p53 expression was significantly associated with an earlier first tumor recurrence, but this association was not independent of other prognostic factors.
Tetu
B
B
Department of Pathology, Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Fradet
Y
Y
Allard
P
P
Veilleux
C
C
Roberge
N
N
Bernard
P
P
D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D016161:Genes, Retinoblastoma; D016158:Genes, p53; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000378:metabolism*; D011379:Prognosis; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases