Ki-67 expression predicts biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy in the setting of positive surgical margins

BMC Urology

Deborah Mukherji¹  Hani Tamim¹  Samer Nassif²  Maya Hijazi²  Wassim Abou Kheir³  Marwan El Sabban³  Raja Khauli⁴  Muhammad Bulbul⁴  Mohammed Shahait⁴  Albert El Hajj⁴ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center;Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center;Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center;Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center;

关键词: Ki-67;    Positive surgical margin;    Radical prostatectomy;    Biochemical recurrence;    Prostate cancer;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12894-018-0330-y

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Positive surgical margin (PSM) is a predictor of biochemical recurrence (BCR) following radical prostatectomy (RP). Attempts to stratify PSM based on linear length, Gleason score, location and number have failed to add to predictive models using margin status alone. We evaluated the prognostic significance of Ki-67 expression in this setting. Methods Immunohistochemical staining for Ki-67 was done on prostatectomy specimens from 117 patients who had a PSM. Ki67 expression was measured at the margin and in the index lesion. Patients were dichotomized based on Ki-67 expression into three groups. Group 1 with no Ki-67 expression, Group 2 with Ki-67 ≤ 2%, and Group 3 with Ki-67 ≥ 3%. To eliminate the impact of the adjuvant treatment (AT) on the outcome, data were analyzed by the Cox proportional hazards in which AT was Considered as a time-dependent covariate. Results The discordance rate of Ki-67 expression between matched index lesion and margin specimens was 44/117 (37.6%). There was a trend for higher risk of BCR (HR:2.06, (0.97–4.43), P = 0.06) in patients expressing high Ki67 at the surgical margin although this was not statistically significant. However High Ki-67 expression in the index lesion was an independent predictive factor for BCR in this subset of patients. (HR:4, (1.64–9.80), P = 0.002). Conclusion High Ki67 expression in the index prostate cancer lesion is an independent predictor of BCR in patients with positive surgical margin following radical prostatectomy. Our findings need to be validated in a larger cohort.

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