Expression of Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase in Cancer Cells but Not in Stromal Cells Predicts the Efficacy of Fluorouracil Treatment in Patients with Gastric Carcinoma
Background: It is not known whether immunohistochemical quantification of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) in cancer cells, stromal mononuclear cells and normal glands predicts the efficacy of fluorouracil (FU) derivatives in patients with T3 gastric adenocarcinoma. Materials and Methods: The l...
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Published in | Anticancer research Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 2495 - 2501 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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International Institute of Anticancer Research
01.07.2004
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Summary: | Background: It is not known whether immunohistochemical quantification of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) in cancer
cells, stromal mononuclear cells and normal glands predicts the efficacy of fluorouracil (FU) derivatives in patients with
T3 gastric adenocarcinoma. Materials and Methods: The levels of DPD in cancer cells, stromal cells and normal glands were
measured immunohistochemically in 111 patients with T3 gastric carcinoma. Adjuvant chemotherapy with oral UFT (uracil/tegafur[4:1])
was administered to 95 patients for more than 1 year after surgery. Results: Forty-two (37.8%) patients demonstrated high
DPD expression in the cytoplasm of their cancer cells. In patients with low DPD expression in cancer cells, the 5-year survival
rates were 64.5% in patients given FU and 42.8% in those not given FU (p=0.014). Neither stromal cells nor normal glands affected
the efficacy of FU treatment in relation to their DPD expression. Conclusion: DPD expression in cancer cells but not in stromal
cells could be a predictor of the efficacy of FU chemotherapy in patients with T3 gastric carcinoma. |
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ISSN: | 0250-7005 1791-7530 |