Serum tumor markers such as alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9, CA242, and CA50 were analyzed to evaluate their diagnostic values in single and combined tests for distinguishing intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Preoperative serum levels of AFP, carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19-9, CA242, and CA50 were measured in 45 ICC and 76 HCC patients. The serum levels and the positive rate of AFP, CA19-9, and CA242 were significantly different between the ICC patients and HCC patients. Although AFP (-) was the most sensitive assay for distinguishing ICC from HCC (91.1%), its specificity was significantly lower than that of CA242 (+) and CA19-9 (+). The combination of AFP (-) and CA242 (+) afforded a high specificity of 94.3 per cent and showed highest accuracy (78.5%). Evaluation of patients without liver cirrhosis also showed similar results. The diagnostic value of CA242 (+) is better than that of CA19-9 (+) and AFP (-) in distinguishing ICC from HCC. Combined detection of AFP (-) and CA242 (+) can improve the specificity and accuracy of diagnosing ICC. 相似文献
目的:获得较高比例的已分化表皮细胞,为表皮细胞去分化研究奠定基础.方法:采用常规表皮细胞培养方法对人表皮角质细胞系(HEK)进行培养和传代.每一代细胞均通过免疫细胞化学染色和Western blot 方法进行表皮干细胞和表皮细胞相应标志物的检测,包括β1整合素、角蛋白19(K19)、角蛋白10(K10)等指标.结果:第1代HEK呈克隆样生长,表皮干细胞标志物β1整合素、K19均有高表达,而K10的表达为阴性.经过数次传代,细胞克隆形成数目减少,细胞逐渐呈分散分布,K10的表达逐渐增高,而β1整合素、K19的表达呈下降趋势,比例减少.细胞培养至第5~6代时,为其生长的一个转折点,即此时细胞增殖能力开始明显降低,但形态良好,K10表达阳性细胞比例明显增高,而β1整合素、K19表达阳性细胞比例迅速降低.细胞培养至10~11代时,为其生长的第二个转折点,此时细胞几乎丧失增殖能力,数量显著减少,体积变大,核浆比明显减小,完全见不到β1整合素、K19表达阳性细胞,K10染色均为阳性.结论:可以选取适当代数的HEK用于去分化研究,为增加HEK的新用途提供了实验基础. 相似文献
Aim We studied the outcome and prognostic factors for T1 rectal cancer patients undergoing standard resection or transanal excision. Method One hundred and twenty‐four patients with T1 rectal cancer were included in the study, of whom 66 (53.2%) underwent standard resection and 58 (46.8%) underwent transanal excision. Survival analysis was performed to compare the outcome. Results The 5‐year local recurrence rate was 11.0% in the transanal excision group versus 1.6% in the standard resection group (P = 0.031) but the 5‐year disease‐free survival and overall survival rates were not significantly different between the two groups. Multivariate analysis suggested that a high tumour grade and perineural or lymphovascular invasion were independent risk factors for local recurrence and recurrence‐free survival. For high‐risk patients (with at least one of the above risk factors), the 5‐year local recurrence and 10‐year recurrence‐free survival rates were 21.2% and 74.5%, versus 1.2% and 92.0% in low‐risk patients (P = 0.00003 and P = 0.003). In patients undergoing transanal excision, none in the low‐risk group had local recurrence during follow up, while 40% (6 of 15) of patients in the high‐risk group developed local recurrence within 5 years after surgery. The 5‐year local recurrence rate was 45.0%. Conclusion Transanal excision in T1 rectal cancer may result in a high rate of local failure for patients with a high‐grade tumour, or perineural or lymphovascular invasion. Local excision should be avoided as a curative treatment in high‐risk patients. 相似文献
Delta-like ligand 4 (DLL4)-Notch signaling plays a key role in tumor angiogenesis, but its prognostic value in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains unclear. Our aim was to determine whether high DLL4 expression is correlated with poor prognosis after curative resection for PDAC.
Methods
Surgical specimens obtained from 89 patients with PDAC were immunohistochemically assessed for DLL4 and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR-2) expression. Prognostic significance of DLL4 expression was evaluated by Kaplan–Meier method and Cox regression. The correlations of DLL4 expression with VEGFR-2 expression, tumor stage, and lymph node metastasis were examined by chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression.
Results
There were 38 (42.7%) and 51 patients who showed high and low DLL4 expression, respectively. Survival curves showed that patients with low DLL4 expression had a significantly better survival than those with high DLL4 expression (P < .001). Multivariate survival analysis demonstrated that high DLL4 expression was independently associated with both reduced overall survival (hazard ratio [HR] 2.24; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.14–4.38) and reduced progression-free survival (HR 2.37; 95% CI 1.22–4.60). Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that high DLL4 expression was independently associated with both advanced tumor stage (odds ratio [OR] 6.84; 95% CI 2.42–9.36) and lymph node metastasis (OR 3.27; 95% CI 1.04–10.34). We also found a positive correlation between DLL4 and VEGFR-2 expression (P < .001).
Conclusions
High DLL4 expression is significantly associated with poor prognosis for surgically resected PDAC, advanced tumor stage, and lymph node metastasis. Application of adjuvant therapy targeting DLL4-Notch signaling may improve prognosis.