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ArticleKorean journal of urology2015

Expression of survivin in squamous cell carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a comparative immunohistochemical study.

Rania Makboul, Abeer E L-Refaiy M Refaiy, Fatma Ahmed Mahmoud Badary, Islam F Abdelkawi, Axel S Merseburger, Rabab Ahmed Ahmed Mohammed

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Article in Korean journal of urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Rania MakboulDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Abeer E L-Refaiy M RefaiyDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Fatma Ahmed Mahmoud BadaryDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Islam F AbdelkawiDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Axel S MerseburgerDepartment of Urology and Urological Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Rabab Ahmed Ahmed MohammedDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Assiut University · EGMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the expression of survivin and its association with clinicopathological criteria in major types of urinary bladder carcinoma, specifically, transitional cell carcinoma with and without squamous differentiation and squamous cell carcinoma. MATERIALS AND

methodsImmunohistochemical staining for survivin and Ki67 was performed on paraffin-embedded sections of 104 carcinomas: 52 transitional cell carcinoma, 20 transitional cell carcinoma with squamous differentiation, and 32 squamous cell carcinoma. Expression of survivin in >10% of tumor cells was described as altered survivin status. Ki67 staining in >20% of tumor cells was described as a high proliferation index.

resultsAltered survivin expression was detected in 60/104 specimens (58%) and was significantly more frequent in transitional cell carcinoma (78%) than in squamous cell carcinoma (38%) or transitional cell carcinoma with squamous differentiation (40%) (p<0.0001). In transitional cell carcinoma but not in squamous cell carcinoma, altered survivin status was associated with higher tumor grade, higher proliferation index, and recurrence. In the whole specimens, altered survivin expression was significantly associated with advanced stage (p<0.001), recurrence (p=0.005), distant metastasis (p<0.001), and death (p=0.001). In the multivariate analysis, altered survivin was an independent poor prognostic factor for recurrence.

conclusionsUnlike in transitional cell carcinoma, alteration of survivin expression in squamous cell carcinoma occurs less frequently and is not associated with features of tumor aggression or patient outcome. These findings raise a question: are urinary bladder carcinoma patients with squamous cell carcinoma type suitable candidates for survivin vaccine? This is an important question to be answered before approving the vaccine in management.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellCarcinoma, Transitional CellFemaleHumansInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsKi-67 AntigenMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPrognosisSurvivinBiomarkers, TumorBIRC5 protein, humanInhibitor of Apoptosis ProteinsKi-67 AntigenSurvivinSquamous cell carcinomaTransitional cell carcinomaUrinary bladderVaccines

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