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Urokinase plasminogen activator and its inhibitor, PAI-1, in association with progression-free survival in early stage endometrial cancer

Fredstorp-Lidebring, M ; Bendahl, Pär-Ola LU ; Brunner, N ; Casslén, Bertil LU ; Högberg, Thomas LU ; Långström-Einarsson, Eva LU ; Willén, R and Fernö, Mårten LU (2001) In European Journal of Cancer 37(18). p.2339-2348
Abstract
Components of the urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA) system are involved in the metastatic process, and have accordingly been associated with clinical outcome in a variety of malignant tumours. We investigated the prognostic importance of u-PA and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) in endometrial cancer, analysed with luminometric immunoassay (LIA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. Two different cut-off levels were used: the median and the 80th percentile-the latter because of the low progression rate for patients with early stage (I-II) endometrial cancer. After a median follow-up time of 6.8 years, univariate analysis of patients with stage I-II disease (n=188) showed that high u-PA and high... (More)
Components of the urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA) system are involved in the metastatic process, and have accordingly been associated with clinical outcome in a variety of malignant tumours. We investigated the prognostic importance of u-PA and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) in endometrial cancer, analysed with luminometric immunoassay (LIA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. Two different cut-off levels were used: the median and the 80th percentile-the latter because of the low progression rate for patients with early stage (I-II) endometrial cancer. After a median follow-up time of 6.8 years, univariate analysis of patients with stage I-II disease (n=188) showed that high u-PA and high PAI-1 content was associated with a shorter progression-free survival (PFS), but at different cut-off levels, uPA at the median (P=0.003), and PAI-1 at the 80th percentile (P<0.001). Among the other factors, DNA ploidy status was most strongly correlated to PFS, followed by age (continuous), International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) grade of differentiation, S-phase fraction and progesterone receptor (PgR) status. Bivariate analyses, including ploidy and one of the factors u-PA or PAI-1, showed that both add significant prognostic information. We conclude that u-PA and PAI-1 are promising prognostic factors in early stage endometrial cancer. (Less)
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Endometrial cancer, Urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA), Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1), DNA ploidy status, Prognosis
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European Journal of Cancer
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37
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18
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2339 - 2348
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Elsevier
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1879-0852
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10.1016/S0959-8049(01)00306-9
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English
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  abstract     = {{Components of the urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA) system are involved in the metastatic process, and have accordingly been associated with clinical outcome in a variety of malignant tumours. We investigated the prognostic importance of u-PA and plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) in endometrial cancer, analysed with luminometric immunoassay (LIA) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. Two different cut-off levels were used: the median and the 80th percentile-the latter because of the low progression rate for patients with early stage (I-II) endometrial cancer. After a median follow-up time of 6.8 years, univariate analysis of patients with stage I-II disease (n=188) showed that high u-PA and high PAI-1 content was associated with a shorter progression-free survival (PFS), but at different cut-off levels, uPA at the median (P=0.003), and PAI-1 at the 80th percentile (P&lt;0.001). Among the other factors, DNA ploidy status was most strongly correlated to PFS, followed by age (continuous), International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) grade of differentiation, S-phase fraction and progesterone receptor (PgR) status. Bivariate analyses, including ploidy and one of the factors u-PA or PAI-1, showed that both add significant prognostic information. We conclude that u-PA and PAI-1 are promising prognostic factors in early stage endometrial cancer.}},
  author       = {{Fredstorp-Lidebring, M and Bendahl, Pär-Ola and Brunner, N and Casslén, Bertil and Högberg, Thomas and Långström-Einarsson, Eva and Willén, R and Fernö, Mårten}},
  issn         = {{1879-0852}},
  keywords     = {{Endometrial cancer; Urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA); Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1); DNA ploidy status; Prognosis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{18}},
  pages        = {{2339--2348}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Cancer}},
  title        = {{Urokinase plasminogen activator and its inhibitor, PAI-1, in association with progression-free survival in early stage endometrial cancer}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0959-8049(01)00306-9}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0959-8049(01)00306-9}},
  volume       = {{37}},
  year         = {{2001}},
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