title: In vitro uptake of bromodeoxyuridine by human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and its relation to clinical findings.
abstract: A cell kinetic study of 27 newly diagnosed patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) using the in vitro bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) technique was performed. The results were reproducible as demonstrated by three independent sections performed on each patient. No correlation between BrdU labelling index (LI) and Ho's clinical staging was found. A higher LI was associated with the development of distant metastases (P = 0.057). Statistically significant correlation was found between low LI and longer duration required to achieve complete remission in the primary site of disease (P = 0.026). This study suggests a potential role for in vitro BrdU labelling index as a prognosticator for NPC prior to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Oncology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tjong
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008940:Mitotic Index; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine