Ki-67 as a marker of proliferation activity in tumor progression of recurrent gliomas of supratentorial localization. Immunocytochemical quantitative studies.
Quantitative study of labeling index (expressed in per cent of positive cells to all tumor cells) of Ki-67 (Ki-67LI), a marker of tumor proliferation, was performed in a group of 37 primary glial tumors and their recurrences. Three cases were entirely negative (no positive cells were found). Mean Ki-67LI for all primary tumors was 19.2% and for their recurrences-20.1%. There was no significant difference between tumors with longer (exceeding 1 year) and shorter survival between first and second surgery. In 17 cases recurrent tumor was of the same grade and in 16 cases malignancy at second surgery was higher than in primary tumor. Among tumors whose malignancy increased between first and second surgery as well as among tumors with the same grade at first and second surgery there were cases with increased and decreased Ki-67LI comparing samples from primary and secondary (recidiving) tumors. It is however, noteworthy that there was no tumor with markedly (at least twofold) decreased Ki-67LI and increased malignancy. The present findings indicate that there is still no simple answer to the question of prognostic role of Ki-67 in gliomas.
Kałuza
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Department of Neuropathology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków.
Adamek
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Pyrich
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D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D002455:Cell Division; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen