| Literature DB >> 26168957 |
Shudan Mao1, Wenqi Yang2, Limei Ai1, Zhe Li1, Jieping Jin3.
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The objective of this study was to investigate the expression and significance of the transforming growth factor β type II receptor (TGFβRII) in diffuse large B cell lymphoma. All patients were enrolled at the First Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning Medical University between 2001 and 2007. The median follow-up period was 53.3 months. Of the 338 patients studied, 131 (38.76 %) had TGFβRII positive expression on immunohistochemistry. The 5 year survival rate was significantly higher in patients with TGFβRII expression than in those without TGFβRII expression (40.3 vs. 31.6 %, P = 0.041). Multivariate analysis identified TGFβRII expression as an independent predictive parameter for survival, in addition to lactate dehydrogenase, clinical stage, and histologic subtype. TGFβRII expression may be considered a new prognostic factor of diffuse large B cell lymphoma.Entities:
Keywords: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Survival; TGFβRII
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26168957 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3700-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tumour Biol ISSN: 1010-4283