title: [Prognosis value of p53, C-erB-2 and Ki67 proteins in ovarian carcinoma].
abstract: The prognosis in ovarian carcinoma remains poor. We need to identify patients who are less likely to respond to treatment. In order to evaluate the prognostic value of C-erb-B2, p53 and Ki 67 expression and correlate these markers with classic prognostic factors, we studied paraffin-embedded tumor tissue from 81 patients with epithelial ovarian cancer and made a quantitative evaluation of C-erb-B2, p53 and Ki 67 expression by immunohistochemistry. The results were: age 5.4 +/- 15(22-88); 66% with normal physical activity; 48.2% with residual disease < 2 cm; initial stage--42% and advanced stage--58%. Age, performance status, residual disease and stage were correlated with 2 and 5 years survival. Positive immunostaining: p53--87%, C-erb B-2--51% and Ki67--100%. P53 and C-erb B-2 were associated with residual disease and stage; patients with no C-erbB-2 staining had a significantly better survival. A direct and significant correlation was found between p53 and Ki67 and between C-erb B-2 and p53. We conclude that these markers have a high expression in ovarian carcinoma and p53 and C-er B-2 correlate with stage and residual disease. Although C-erb B-2 was associated with better survival, it was not found to be an independent prognostic factor.
authors.affiliation: Serviços de Ginecologia e Anatomia Patológica, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frutuoso
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amaral
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Oliveira
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: De Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D018734:Genes, erbB-2 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D019394:Ki-67 Antigen / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D019394:Ki-67 Antigen; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53