title: A risk score for predicting outcome in patients with gastric cancer, based on stage, sialyl-Tn immunoreactivity and ploidy--a multivariate analysis.
abstract: Twelve variables were studied for possible prognostic value in 242 patients with adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Eight of these had a statistically significant effect on survival in univariate analyses. A multivariate analysis of 196 patients showed that the most significant differences in survival could be explained by 3 independent variables acting simultaneously, namely stage of disease, Sialyl Tn antigen (STn) expression and aneuploidy of the tumour cells. By adding scores for stage (1-4 points), STn expression (0-1 points) and ploidy (0-1 points) a risk score based on these 3 variables defined the patients into 6 different risk groups with statistically highly significant differences in survival (chi 2 = 107.74, DF = 1, p < 0.0001). Application of the risk score improves the prediction of outcome, may help in choosing patients for different treatment modalities, and allows more accurate stratification in clinical trials.
authors: Fourth Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Victorzon
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Lundin
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Haglund
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Nordling
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000782:Aneuploidy; D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000032:analysis*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011003:Ploidies; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; C055491:sialosyl-Tn antigen