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Flow cytometric DNA index and S-phase fraction in breast cancer in relation to other prognostic variables and to clinical outcome

Fernö, Mårten LU ; Baldetorp, Bo LU ; Borg, Åke LU ; Olsson, Håkan LU orcid ; Sigurdsson, Helgi and Killander, Dick LU (1992) In Acta Oncologica 31(2). p.157-165
Abstract
One frequently used classification of flow cytometric DNA ploidy status (diploid versus nondiploid) was compared with a division into seven ploidy classes based on DNA index (DI) and number of cell populations (hypodiploid, diploid, near-hyperdiploid, hyperdiploid, tetraploid, hypertetraploid, and multiploid). The latter ploidy classification showed a better correlation with prognosis and other prognostic factors (i.e., lymph node involvement, estrogen and progesterone receptor status, and S-phase fraction). The improvement in correlation was mainly due to the identification of near-hyperdiploid cases (DI 1.00-1.14) which could be combined with the diploid cases to form a group with favourable prognosis. In contrast to cases with a small... (More)
One frequently used classification of flow cytometric DNA ploidy status (diploid versus nondiploid) was compared with a division into seven ploidy classes based on DNA index (DI) and number of cell populations (hypodiploid, diploid, near-hyperdiploid, hyperdiploid, tetraploid, hypertetraploid, and multiploid). The latter ploidy classification showed a better correlation with prognosis and other prognostic factors (i.e., lymph node involvement, estrogen and progesterone receptor status, and S-phase fraction). The improvement in correlation was mainly due to the identification of near-hyperdiploid cases (DI 1.00-1.14) which could be combined with the diploid cases to form a group with favourable prognosis. In contrast to cases with a small increase in DNA content (near-hyperdiploid), those with a small decrease of DNA content (hypodiploid) manifested a more aggressive disease. In multivariate analysis, S-phase fraction (SPF) was a more important prognostic factor than both the improved or the conventional ploidy classification. (Less)
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Breast cancer, flow cytometry, DNA-index, ploidy, S-phase, interphase, proliferation, prognosis
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Acta Oncologica
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31
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2
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157 - 165
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Taylor & Francis
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1651-226X
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10.3109/02841869209088897
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English
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  abstract     = {{One frequently used classification of flow cytometric DNA ploidy status (diploid versus nondiploid) was compared with a division into seven ploidy classes based on DNA index (DI) and number of cell populations (hypodiploid, diploid, near-hyperdiploid, hyperdiploid, tetraploid, hypertetraploid, and multiploid). The latter ploidy classification showed a better correlation with prognosis and other prognostic factors (i.e., lymph node involvement, estrogen and progesterone receptor status, and S-phase fraction). The improvement in correlation was mainly due to the identification of near-hyperdiploid cases (DI 1.00-1.14) which could be combined with the diploid cases to form a group with favourable prognosis. In contrast to cases with a small increase in DNA content (near-hyperdiploid), those with a small decrease of DNA content (hypodiploid) manifested a more aggressive disease. In multivariate analysis, S-phase fraction (SPF) was a more important prognostic factor than both the improved or the conventional ploidy classification.}},
  author       = {{Fernö, Mårten and Baldetorp, Bo and Borg, Åke and Olsson, Håkan and Sigurdsson, Helgi and Killander, Dick}},
  issn         = {{1651-226X}},
  keywords     = {{Breast cancer; flow cytometry; DNA-index; ploidy; S-phase; interphase; proliferation; prognosis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{157--165}},
  publisher    = {{Taylor & Francis}},
  series       = {{Acta Oncologica}},
  title        = {{Flow cytometric DNA index and S-phase fraction in breast cancer in relation to other prognostic variables and to clinical outcome}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02841869209088897}},
  doi          = {{10.3109/02841869209088897}},
  volume       = {{31}},
  year         = {{1992}},
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