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Article: Pre-operative chemoterapy for squamos cell carcinoma of the oesophagus: Do histological assessment and p53 overexpression predict-chemo responsiveness

TitlePre-operative chemoterapy for squamos cell carcinoma of the oesophagus: Do histological assessment and p53 overexpression predict-chemo responsiveness
Authors
KeywordsChemotherapy
Histology
Oesophageal carcinoma
p53
Issue Date1997
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ejca
Citation
European Journal Of Cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 1997, v. 33 n. 8, p. 1221-1225 How to Cite?
AbstractPre-operative chemotherapy is increasingly used in the treatment of oesophageal carcinoma. However, no features have been identified which can reliably predict a positive response to chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to examine whether histological features and p53 overexpression could predict such response. Prechemotherapy endoscopic biopsies from 55 patients, who subsequently completed two courses of chemotherapy followed by surgical resection, were studied. Patients were classified into responders and non-responders according to clinical and pathological findings. Pathological features of the endoscopic biopsies examined included adequacy of the tumour tissue, histological grade, degree of keratinisation, histologic patterns, mitotic rates and nuclear pleomorphism. Biopsy specimens were also tested for p53 overexpression using p53 protein specific mouse monoclonal antibody DO-7 on paraffin sections. Histologic features and p53 expression were correlated to chemoresponsiveness. 76% (42 of 55) of patients had sufficient biopsy tissue for assessment. Response to chemotherapy was evident in 64% (n = 27) of patients. None of the non-responders had tumours with high-grade nuclear pleomorphism compared with 37% (10 of 27) of responders (P = 0.01). All patients with high-grade nuclear pleomorphism responded to chemotherapy. No significant differences were found between the responders and non-responders with respect to tumour differentiation (P = 0.7), degree of keratinisation (P = 0.3) and mitotic rates (P = 0.8). Overall, p53 overexpression was noted in 67% (28 of 42) of patients. This was more prevalent in non-responders (12/15) compared to responders (16/27), but this was not statistically significant (P = 0.08). The degree of p53 overexpression had no significant relationship with responsiveness to chemotherapy. High-grade nuclear pleomorphism, identified on pretreatment biopsy specimens, correlated with response to chemotherapy, whereas p53 overexpression did not correlate with response. Improved tissue sampling and further investigations should be done so that the assessment of prechemotherapeutic endoscopic biopsies can have significant impact on clinical decision making.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/172737
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dc.contributor.authorLam, KYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLaw, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMa, LTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorOng, SKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Jen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-30T06:24:35Z-
dc.date.available2012-10-30T06:24:35Z-
dc.date.issued1997en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal Of Cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 1997, v. 33 n. 8, p. 1221-1225en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0959-8049en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/172737-
dc.description.abstractPre-operative chemotherapy is increasingly used in the treatment of oesophageal carcinoma. However, no features have been identified which can reliably predict a positive response to chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to examine whether histological features and p53 overexpression could predict such response. Prechemotherapy endoscopic biopsies from 55 patients, who subsequently completed two courses of chemotherapy followed by surgical resection, were studied. Patients were classified into responders and non-responders according to clinical and pathological findings. Pathological features of the endoscopic biopsies examined included adequacy of the tumour tissue, histological grade, degree of keratinisation, histologic patterns, mitotic rates and nuclear pleomorphism. Biopsy specimens were also tested for p53 overexpression using p53 protein specific mouse monoclonal antibody DO-7 on paraffin sections. Histologic features and p53 expression were correlated to chemoresponsiveness. 76% (42 of 55) of patients had sufficient biopsy tissue for assessment. Response to chemotherapy was evident in 64% (n = 27) of patients. None of the non-responders had tumours with high-grade nuclear pleomorphism compared with 37% (10 of 27) of responders (P = 0.01). All patients with high-grade nuclear pleomorphism responded to chemotherapy. No significant differences were found between the responders and non-responders with respect to tumour differentiation (P = 0.7), degree of keratinisation (P = 0.3) and mitotic rates (P = 0.8). Overall, p53 overexpression was noted in 67% (28 of 42) of patients. This was more prevalent in non-responders (12/15) compared to responders (16/27), but this was not statistically significant (P = 0.08). The degree of p53 overexpression had no significant relationship with responsiveness to chemotherapy. High-grade nuclear pleomorphism, identified on pretreatment biopsy specimens, correlated with response to chemotherapy, whereas p53 overexpression did not correlate with response. Improved tissue sampling and further investigations should be done so that the assessment of prechemotherapeutic endoscopic biopsies can have significant impact on clinical decision making.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcaen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)en_HK
dc.subjectChemotherapy-
dc.subjectHistology-
dc.subjectOesophageal carcinoma-
dc.subjectp53-
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshCarcinoma, Squamous Cell - Drug Therapy - Metabolism - Pathology - Surgeryen_US
dc.subject.meshChemotherapy, Adjuvanten_US
dc.subject.meshEsophageal Neoplasms - Drug Therapy - Metabolism - Pathology - Surgeryen_US
dc.subject.meshFeasibility Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshNeoplasm Proteins - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshPrognosisen_US
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcomeen_US
dc.subject.meshTumor Markers, Biological - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshTumor Suppressor Protein P53 - Metabolismen_US
dc.titlePre-operative chemoterapy for squamos cell carcinoma of the oesophagus: Do histological assessment and p53 overexpression predict-chemo responsivenessen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailLaw, S: slaw@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, J: jwong@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S0959-8049(97)00094-4-
dc.identifier.pmid9301446-
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dc.identifier.volume33en_HK
dc.identifier.issue8en_HK
dc.identifier.spage1221en_HK
dc.identifier.epage1225en_HK
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_HK
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