Expression of transmembrane 4 superfamily member, CD9, is related to improved progression-free survival in patients with diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Decreased expression of the transmembrane 4 superfamily member, CD9, is associated with poor prognosis in patients with breast or non-small cell lung cancer. The expression of CD9 in lymphoma was examined in this study. Fifty-one sections with diffuse lymphomas were examined. Thirty-seven had low expression and 14 high expression of CD9. At 5 years the progression-free survival rates were 83.3+/-10.8% and 32.8+/-9.2% (p=0.018), and the actual survival were 83.3+/-10.8% and 56.8+/-8.9% (p=0.256) for those with high and low CD9 expression respectively. Decreased expression of CD9 appears to be a prognostic factor for poor survival in patients with diffuse lymphomas.
Yau
J C
JC
Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4K7, Canada.
Dabbagh
L K
LK
Formenti
K S
KS
Coupland
R W
RW
Burns
B F
BF
Shaw
A R
AR
D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D001706:Biopsy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000276:immunology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D060245:Tetraspanin 29
D015703:Antigens, CD; C554869:CD9 protein, human; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D060245:Tetraspanin 29