title: BCL-2, TP53 and BAX protein expression in superficial urothelial bladder carcinoma.
abstract: Whether TP53, BCL-2 and BAX expressions add independent prognostic information in patients with Ta/T1 bladder urothelial carcinoma remains unclear. TP53 overexpression correlated with high tumor grade (p=0.004), WHO grading categories (0.045), BAX expression (p=0.043) and pathologic stage (p=0.05). BCL-2 immunostaining was inverse associated with tumor grade (p=0.008). Lack of BAX expression was related to reduced patient's survival (p=0.028). Mortality was higher in patients with BCL-2+/TP53+ (p=0.023) or TP53+/BAX- (p=0.027) phenotype. BAX and pathologic stage were independent predictors of progression-free and overall survival, respectively. Therefore, BAX expression might be relevant in patient's prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Virgen Macarena University Hospital and University of Seville Medical School, Seville, Spain. rcampora@us.es
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Campora
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davalos-Casanova
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beato-Moreno
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia-Escudero
authors.forename: Maria Jesus
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pareja Megia
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montironi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopez-Beltran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein