Ki67 as a prognostic factor for long-term outcome following surgery in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
; 27(11): 1276-80, 2015 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-26275084
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine the value of Ki67 expression along with other potential prognostic factors for predicting overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors who underwent curative resection. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixty-eight histologically confirmed and operated patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors were included. Clinical and follow-up data were retrieved from medical records and patients were contacted at the end of the study. The effects of certain clinical and histopathological parameters on survival outcomes were examined. RESULTS: Sixty-eight patients were followed for a mean duration of follow-up of 2923.3 patient-months. Twelve deaths (17.6%), seven metastasis (10.3%), and two local recurrences (2.9%) occurred. Overall survival was 102.5 months [95% confidence interval (CI), 88.3-116.8] and disease-free survival was 91.8 months (95% CI, 76.5-107.2). Multivariate analyses identified a high Ki67 index (≥ 10%) as an independent predictor of both poor overall survival (hazard ratio, 4.8; 95% CI 1.2-19.2; P=0.027) and poor disease-free survival (hazard ratio, 15.3; 95% CI, 4.7-50.2). CONCLUSION: A high Ki67 expression seems to be a useful prognostic factor that would aid in predicting disease course in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. These findings deserve further investigation in larger studies.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ki-67 Antigen
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
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Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
Journal subject:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Year:
2015
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Article
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