Frequent loss of expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27(Kip1) in estrogen-related Endometrial adenocarcinomas. |
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| Authors: | Valeria Masciullo Tommaso Susini Alessandra Zamparelli Alessandro Bovicelli Corrado Minimo Daniela Massi Gianluigi Taddei Nicola Maggiano Pierandrea De Iaco Marcello Ceccaroni Luciano Bovicelli Gianni Amunni Salvatore Mancuso Giovanni Scambia Antonio Giordano |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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| Abstract: | PURPOSE: p27(Kip1) is a member of the Cip1/Kip1 family of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors and is a potential tumor suppressor gene. Low levels of p27 are associated with poor prognosis in a variety of gynecological tumors, including breast, ovarian, and cervical carcinomas. The role of p27 in endometrial cancer remains controversial. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: In the present study, p27 protein expression was investigated by immunohistochemistry in a series of 217 endometrial adenocarcinomas and, where present, in synchronous normal endometrium, simple and complex hyperplasia (with or without atypia), and cystic atrophy. The relationship between p27 expression and clinical outcome was also evaluated. RESULTS: Immunohistochemical analysis revealed a significant loss of p27 expression from normal (33%) through hyperplastic endometrium (50%) to endometrial adenocarcinomas (71%; P
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