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Prognostic value of cell proliferation (Ki-67 antigen) and nuclear DNA content in clinically resectable, distal bile duct carcinoma

Annals of Surgical Oncology volume 5, pages 699–705 (1998)Cite this article

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of cell proliferation (Ki-67 antigen) and DNA content in patients resected for distal bile duct carcinoma (DBDC).

Methods: Formalin-fixed tumor specimens of 35 patients with resected DBDC and a long-term clinical follow-up were analyzed. MIB-1 antibody was used for Ki-67 antigen detection to determine the proportion of proliferating cells. DNA content was measured using flow cytometry.

Results: A significant correlation was found between a low MIB-1 index (<20%) and survival (P<.05). Of the 35 tumor specimens, 34 specimens were evaluable by flow cytometry: 22 carcinomas were diploid (65%), and 12 were aneuploid (35%). The median DNA index of aneuploid tumors was 1.36 (range, 1.09 to 1.76). No correlation of DNA-ploidy with survival time was found.

Conclusion: In contrast to DNA-ploidy pattern, Ki-67 antigen expression showed prognostic significance in resectable DBDC. A Ki-67 positive ratio of ⩾20% was associated with decreased survival time.

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    Arjen M. Rijken MD, Anne Bosma MD, Mirjam M. Polak BA & G. Johan A. Offerhaus MD

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    Arjen M. Rijken MD, Akiko Umezawa MD, Thomas M. van Gulik MD, Huug Obertop MD & Dirk J. Gouma MD

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Rijken, A.M., Umezawa, A., van Gulik, T.M. et al. Prognostic value of cell proliferation (Ki-67 antigen) and nuclear DNA content in clinically resectable, distal bile duct carcinoma. Annals of Surgical Oncology 5, 699–705 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02303480

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Key Words

  • Prognostication
  • Cell proliferation
  • Ki-67 antigen
  • Nuclear DNA content
  • Bile duct carcinoma