title: Distribution of Bcl-2 gene expression and its prognostic value in non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the expression of Bcl-2 gene and prognostic importance of Bcl-2 expression in paraffin embedded blocks of patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study included the retrospective analysis of overall 46 patients diagnosed with NSCLC in our clinic between 1996 and 1999. In 16 (34.8%) patients, the diagnosis was made on biopsy of bronchial mucosa and in 30 (65.2%) patients, on materials obtained by surgical resection (lobectomy and pneumonectomy). We reviewed the sections 4-6 microns in size and stained with Hemotoxylin-Eosine (HE) obtained from paraffin embedded blocks and fixed by 10% formalin. These sections are transferred on to slides covered with poly-L-lysine, then de-paraffinization was made. In all cases, immunohistochemical staining with Bcl-2 antibodies was performed. Positive staining was observed in 9 (19.6%) patients, but not in 37 (80.4%) patients. Out of 32 cases with squamous cell tumor, 8 (25%) were observed to have positive staining in their sections, but 24 (75%) were not so. No staining was observed in 11 cases whose cell type was adenoma and two cases whose cell type was adenosquamos (100%). Staining was present in the section of one case with large cell (100%). Median survival time was 36.6 months in cases in which staining was observed and 6.10 months in cases in which staining was not observed, with a significant difference (p< 0.05). In conclusion, the rate of survival was higher in cases in which staining was present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Savaş
authors.forename: Serpil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dizbay Sak
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Serinsöz
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Savaş
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D019254:Genes, bcl-2; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2