Long-term assessment of prostate cancer progression free survival: Evaluation of pathological parameters, nuclear shape and molecular biomarkers of pathogenesis

Robert W. Veltri, Sumit Isharwal, M. Craig Miller, Jonathan I. Epstein, Leslie A. Mangold, Elizabeth Humphreys, Alan W. Partin

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Abstract

BACKGROUND. Molecular pathways of proliferation, angiogenesis, neuroendocrine differentiation, apoptosis and alterations in nuclear structure of cancer epithelial cells are important in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer (PCa). Therefore, we evaluated the prognostic value of these parameters in 105 clinically localized PCa tumors with long-term follow-up after radical prostatectomy for progression-free survival (PFS). METHOD. Nuclear roundness variance (NRV) was calculated for tumor nuclei using the graphic tracing DynaCELL system. Immunohistochemistry assessed expression of Ki67, PCNA (proliferation), Chromogranin A (neuroendocrine differentiation), CD31 (angiogenesis), BCL2 (apoptosis), and Her-2/neu (oncogene) in the tumors. Cox proportional hazards regression, Spearman's rank correlation, and Kaplan-Meier plots were employed to analyze the data. RESULTS. Gleason score, focal vs. non-focal extra-prostatic extension, organ confined status, NRV, Her-2/neu, CD-31 and Ki67 were univariately significant predictors of PFS. NRV was the most significant prognostic indicator with the highest concordance index (0.7) for PFS. Gleason score, NRV and Her-2/neu were multivariately significant and yielded a concordance index of 0.77. CONCLUSION. Her-2/neu oncogene and NRV were shown to be significant in the prediction of PFS. The assessment of alterations in nuclear structure using NRV proved to be the most significant factor in the prediction of PFS. Integration of image analysis-based NRV and molecular biomarkers with pathologic parameters should be considered for validation in the prediction of PFS.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1806-1815
Number of pages10
JournalProstate
Volume68
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2008

Keywords

  • BCL2
  • CD31
  • Chromogranin a
  • Her-2/neu
  • Ki-67
  • Nuclear shape
  • PCNA
  • Prognosis
  • Prostate cancer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Urology

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