LEVEL OF EXPRESSION OF E-CADHERIN MESSENGER-RNA IN COLORECTAL-CANCER CORRELATES WITH CLINICAL OUTCOME

被引:110
作者
DORUDI, S
HANBY, AM
POULSOM, R
NORTHOVER, J
HART, IR
机构
[1] ST THOMAS HOSP,RICHARD DIMBLEBY ICRF LAB,LONDON SE1 7EH,ENGLAND
[2] ST MARKS HOSP,IMPERIAL CANC RES FUND,COLORECTAL CANC UNIT,LONDON EC1V 2PS,ENGLAND
[3] IMPERIAL CANC RES FUND,HISTOPATHOL UNIT,LONDON WC2A 3PX,ENGLAND
关键词
COLORECTAL CARCINOMAS; E-CADHERIN; PROGNOSIS;
D O I
10.1038/bjc.1995.119
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
A series of colorectal carcinomas (n = 49) resected from patients with known clinical outcomes were analysed for E-cadherin expression using in situ hybridisation to measure mRNA. Patients surviving 5 years or longer (n = 31) exhibited significantly higher levels of E-cadherin mRNA than those surviving less than 5 years (n = 18, P = 0.003). These preliminary results from this small sample suggest that E-cadherin expression may be a useful prognostic marker in colorectal cancer patients.
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页码:614 / 616
页数:3
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