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Figure 1

Determination of Ki67, NSE, CgA, SYP in primary prostate cancer patients. Number of concurrent biomarkers evaluated. The number of patients is reported above each column.
Determination of Ki67, NSE, CgA, SYP in primary prostate cancer patients. Number of concurrent biomarkers evaluated. The number of patients is reported above each column.

Figure 2

Distribution of Ki67 staining score. Positive Ki67 cells in TURP and prostatectomy specimens from a cohort of 166 primary prostate cancer patients.
Distribution of Ki67 staining score. Positive Ki67 cells in TURP and prostatectomy specimens from a cohort of 166 primary prostate cancer patients.

Figure 3

Representative immunohistochemical staining for Ki67. (A) prostate adenocarcinoma with Ki67 > 10% 20 x and 40 x (B) magnification; (C) prostate adenocarcinoma with Ki67 ≤ 10% 20 x and 40 x (D) magnification; (E) prostate adenocarcinoma negative for Ki67 20 x and 40 x (F) magnification.
Representative immunohistochemical staining for Ki67. (A) prostate adenocarcinoma with Ki67 > 10% 20 x and 40 x (B) magnification; (C) prostate adenocarcinoma with Ki67 ≤ 10% 20 x and 40 x (D) magnification; (E) prostate adenocarcinoma negative for Ki67 20 x and 40 x (F) magnification.

Figure 4

Survival curves by NSE staining in patients with primary prostate cancer. p-value from log-rank test is reported. Numbers of at risk (still alive) patients are indicated below the x-axis.
Survival curves by NSE staining in patients with primary prostate cancer. p-value from log-rank test is reported. Numbers of at risk (still alive) patients are indicated below the x-axis.

Figure 5

Survival curves by Ki67 expression in patients with primary prostate cancer. (A) Ki67 staining dichotomized in ≤; 10% and > 10%; (B) Ki67 staining divided into negative, 1–10%, 11%–20%, > 20%. p-value from log-rank test is reported. Numbers of at risk (still alive) patients are indicated below the x-axis.
Survival curves by Ki67 expression in patients with primary prostate cancer. (A) Ki67 staining dichotomized in ≤; 10% and > 10%; (B) Ki67 staining divided into negative, 1–10%, 11%–20%, > 20%. p-value from log-rank test is reported. Numbers of at risk (still alive) patients are indicated below the x-axis.

Univariate analysis of prognostic factors in patients with primary prostate cancer based on Cox proportional hazards regression model

VariableUNIVARIATE
HR (95% CI)P-value
Nuclear grading
 2 vs 11.45 (0.90-2.34)0.125
 3 vs 13.49 (1.94-6.27)< 0.001

Significant value

Gleason score
7 vs < 72.97 (2.07-4.26)< 0.001

Significant value

Ki67 expression
 > 10% vs ≤ 10%2.75 (1.85-4.09)< 0.001

Significant value

Age at diagnosis (continuous)1.04 (1.02-1.07)< 0.001

Significant value

NSE expression
 Positive

Only diffuse expression was considered as positive staining;

vs negative
1.99 (1.19-3.34)0.009

Significant value

CgA expression
 Positive

Only diffuse expression was considered as positive staining;

vs negative
0.96 (0.62-1.47)0.840
Syp expression
 Positive

Only diffuse expression was considered as positive staining;

vs negative
1.18 (0.77-1.81)0.447
Type of intervention
 Prostatectomy vs TURP0.45 (0.30-0.67)< 0.001

Significant value

Association between Ki67 expression and clinicopathological variables (N = 146)

VariableKi67 expression
≤ 10%> 10%TotP-value
Nuclear grading
122123
27223950.001

Significant value

3141428
Gleason Score
< 7568640.001

Significant value

≥ 7513081
missing 1
Age at diagnosis (median, years)
≤ 715319720.922
> 71551974
Age at diagnosis (continuous)108381460.973
NSE expression
Negative214250.073
Positive

Only diffuse expression was considered as positive staining;

281644
missing 77
CgA expression
Negative3710470.217
Positive

Only diffuse expression was considered as positive staining;

241236
missing 40
Syp expression
Negative318390.326
Positive

Only diffuse expression was considered as positive staining;

331447
missing 60
Type of intervention
TURP78331110.081
Prostatectomy29534
missing 1
Total10838146

Neuroendocrine marker staining in our cohort of primary prostate cancer patients

StainingNeuroendocrine markers
NSECgASyp
Negative28 (31.5)49 (40.5)44 (34.6)
Diffuse50 (56.1)45 (37.2)54 (42.5)
Focal3 (3.4)19 (15.7)17 (13.4)
Spotty8 (9)8 (6.6)12 (9.5)
Total89121127
missing774539

Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in patients with primary prostate cancer based on Cox proportional hazards regression model stratified by type of intervention (N = 144)

VariableMULTIVARIATE
Adjusted HR (95%CI)Adjusted P-value
Nuclear grading
 2 vs 11.27 (0.75-2.13)0.373
 3 vs 11.93 (1.01-3.68)0.045

Significant value

Gleason score
 ≥ 7 vs < 72.41 (1.56-3.74)< 0.001

Significant value

Ki67 expression
 > 10% vs ≤ 10%2.14 (1.41-3.25)< 0.001

Significant value

Age at diagnosis (continuous)1.04 (1.02-1.07)0.001

Significant value

Distribution of Ki67 positively stained cells in our cohort of primary prostate cancer patients

% Ki67-positive cellsNumber of samples
N%
0149.6
≤ 57047.9
> 5 and ≤ 102416.5
> 10 and ≤ 201812.3
> 20 and ≤ 30138.9
> 3074.8
Total146100%
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