title: Expression of Fas (CD95/APO-1) and Fas ligand in lung cancer, its prognostic and predictive relevance.
abstract: In order to examine whether or not the expression of the apoptosis-related receptor Fas (CD-95/APO-1) and its ligand (FasL) has relevance for patient survival, immunohistochemistry was used to analyze the proteins of both factors in 164 non-small cell lung carcinomas. Patients with Fas-positive tumors exhibited significantly longer survival times than patients with Fas-negative carcinomas. In contrast, FasL did not significantly influence patient survival time. A multivariate analysis of clinical and biological factors indicated that lymph node status and Fas expression were significant prognostic factors. Carcinoma patients who were negative for both Fas and FasL had a significantly higher incidence of lymph node involvement than did carcinoma patients who were positive for Fas and FasL. Carcinomas that were positive for Fas and FasL demonstrated a greater sensitivity to doxorubicin in vitro.
authors.affiliation: German Cancer Research Center, Department of Oncological Diagnostics and Therapy, Heidelberg.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koomägi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: C505661:FASLG protein, human; D053222:Fas Ligand Protein; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019014:fas Receptor; D004317:Doxorubicin