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ArticleIndian journal of medical and paediatric oncology : official journal of Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric Oncology2014

Expression of phosphatase and tensin homolog, epidermal growth factor receptor, and Ki-67 in astrocytoma: A prospective study in a tertiary care hospital.

Rajdeep Saha, Uttara Chatterjee, Sonali Mandal, Kaushik Saha, Sandip Chatterjee, Samarendra Nath Ghosh

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Article in Indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology : official journal of Indian Society of Medical & Paediatric Oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Rajdeep SahaDepartment of Pathology, Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad, India.
Uttara ChatterjeeDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Sonali MandalDepartment of Pathology, Nilratan Sarkar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Kaushik SahaDepartment of Pathology, Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Berhampore, Murshidabad, India.
Sandip ChatterjeePark Clinic, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Samarendra Nath GhoshDepartment of Neurosurgery, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research and Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · INMurshidabad Medical College and Hospital · INBangur Institute of Neurosciences · INMedical College and Hospital, Kolkata · IN

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backgroundThough the tumor grade is a key factor influencing the choice of therapies, particularly determining the use of adjuvant radiation and specific chemotherapy protocols, role of abnormality in phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) expression and variation in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) labeling index (LI) and Ki-67 LI in survival and clinical outcome have been studied by many researchers in the recent past.

aimsThe aim was to evaluate the expression of PTEN, EGFR and Ki-67 in different grades of astrocytic tumors by means of immunohistochemistry and to judge their role in overall survival (OS). MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study was conducted on 57 cases of different grades of astrocytomas. Expression of PTEN, EGFR and Ki-67 was assessed by immunohistochemistry on formalin fixed and paraffin-embedded sections and the OS was evaluated by Kaplan-Meier survival curves and log-rank test for 2.5 years from the date of primary resection.

resultsMost of the tumors (59.6%; 34 cases out of 57) displayed WHO Grade IV features. Distribution of age, EGFR LI and Ki-67 LI expressed strong positive (≥0.5) correlation with the grade of tumors. However, the PTEN positivity was inversely related with the grade of the tumors. Lower WHO grades, lower values of Ki-67 LI, EGFR LI and PTEN positivity were associated with better survival.

conclusionExpression of PTEN, EGFR LI and Ki-67 LI should be combined with the basic histopathological features including WHO grade to predict the prognosis and therapeutic outcome.

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Astrocytomaepidermal growth factor receptorglioblastomaKi-67phosphatase and tensin homolog

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