The prognostic significance of tumor-associated antigen 22-1-1 expression in adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix.
We previously established (K. Sonoda et al., Int. J. Oncol., 6: 1099-1104, 1995) a novel monoclonal antibody, 22-1-1, generated from adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix, and 22-1-1 antigen (Ag) was expressed in cancer cells derived mainly from the uterus and ovary. In this report, a relationship between 22-1-1 Ag expression and clinicopathological variables and the prognostic significance of 22-1-1 Ag were immunohistochemically investigated in adenocarcinoma of the cervix. Of 56 cases, the 22-1-1 Ag was negative in 7, 1+ in 14, 2+ in 26 and 3+ in 9 instances. The 22-1-1 Ag existed both in the cytoplasm and on the membrane of cancer cells. There was no correlation between 22-1-1 Ag expression and age, stage, grade, myometrial invasion, lymph-vascular space invasion, lymph node metastasis, and parametrial invasion. The estimated 5-year overall survival (OS) of patients with low 22-1-1 Ag expression (-/+) and high 22-1-1 Ag expression (++/ ) were 90.5 and 71.4%, respectively. Patients with high 22-1-1 Ag expression had significantly worse OS than those with low 22-1-1 Ag expression (log-rank test, P = 0.0193). In addition, lymph-node metastasis, age, and clinical stage were significantly related to OS in univariate analysis. Multivariate analysis for OS revealed a prognostic significance in 22-1-1 Ag expression, stage, age, and grade. These data suggest that 22-1-1 Ag expression may be related to prognosis in adenocarcinoma of the cervix.
Kaku
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Sonoda
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Kamura
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Hirakawa
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Sakai
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K
Amada
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Ogawa
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Kobayashi
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Nakashima
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M
Watanabe
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Nakano
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015588:Observer Variation; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
C099099:22-1-1 antigen; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm