BACKGROUND: Our purpose was to evaluate the relationship of Ki-67 labeling index (Ki67-LI) to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ploidy, S phase fraction (SPF), other clinical prognostic factors, and clinical outcome for patients with prostate cancer treated by external beam radiotherapy. METHODS: Tissue was retrieved from 42 patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate before treatment with external beam radiotherapy between 1987-1993. DNA histogram profiles were classified as diploid (diploid + near-diploid) and nondiploid (tetraploid + aneuploid). Immunohistochemical staining of Ki-67 by the MIB-1 monoclonal antibody was used to calculate Ki67-LI. Median patient follow-up was 62 months. Treatment failure was defined as two consecutive rises in serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) or clinical evidence of disease recurrence. RESULTS: The mean and median Ki67-LIs were 3.1 and 2.4, respectively (range, 0-12.4). Mean Ki67-LI values were significantly associated with higher stage, Gleason score, and pretreatment PSA. Nondiploid tumors had significantly higher Ki67-LIs, as did patients who failed radiotherapy over the follow-up period. SPF was not significantly correlated with Ki67-LI. As a categorical variable, the most significant relationships were seen when Ki67-LI was subdivided into thirds around the median (Ki67-LI </=1.5%, Ki67-LI >1.5-3.5%, and Ki67-LI >3.5%). This trichotomous variable correlated significantly with pretreatment PSA (P = 0.0008), tumor stage (P = 0.016), Gleason score (P = 0.024), and treatment failure (P = 0.0015), but not with DNA-ploidy (P = 0.15). In actuarial univariate analyses, Ki67-LI appeared to be a more significant predictor of patient outcome (P = 0.003) than DNA-ploidy (P = 0.035). CONCLUSIONS: The Ki67-LI correlated with known prognostic factors such as pretreatment PSA, tumor stage, and Gleason score, and was also weakly related to DNA-ploidy. In comparison to DNA-ploidy, Ki67 LI seems to be a better correlate of treatment outcome. Copyright 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
BACKGROUND: Our purpose was to evaluate the relationship of Ki-67 labeling index (Ki67-LI) to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) ploidy, S phase fraction (SPF), other clinical prognostic factors, and clinical outcome for patients with prostate cancer treated by external beam radiotherapy. METHODS: Tissue was retrieved from 42 patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate before treatment with external beam radiotherapy between 1987-1993. DNA histogram profiles were classified as diploid (diploid + near-diploid) and nondiploid (tetraploid + aneuploid). Immunohistochemical staining of Ki-67 by the MIB-1 monoclonal antibody was used to calculate Ki67-LI. Median patient follow-up was 62 months. Treatment failure was defined as two consecutive rises in serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) or clinical evidence of disease recurrence. RESULTS: The mean and median Ki67-LIs were 3.1 and 2.4, respectively (range, 0-12.4). Mean Ki67-LI values were significantly associated with higher stage, Gleason score, and pretreatment PSA. Nondiploid tumors had significantly higher Ki67-LIs, as did patients who failed radiotherapy over the follow-up period. SPF was not significantly correlated with Ki67-LI. As a categorical variable, the most significant relationships were seen when Ki67-LI was subdivided into thirds around the median (Ki67-LI </=1.5%, Ki67-LI >1.5-3.5%, and Ki67-LI >3.5%). This trichotomous variable correlated significantly with pretreatment PSA (P = 0.0008), tumor stage (P = 0.016), Gleason score (P = 0.024), and treatment failure (P = 0.0015), but not with DNA-ploidy (P = 0.15). In actuarial univariate analyses, Ki67-LI appeared to be a more significant predictor of patient outcome (P = 0.003) than DNA-ploidy (P = 0.035). CONCLUSIONS: The Ki67-LI correlated with known prognostic factors such as pretreatment PSA, tumor stage, and Gleason score, and was also weakly related to DNA-ploidy. In comparison to DNA-ploidy, Ki67 LI seems to be a better correlate of treatment outcome. Copyright 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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