Abstract：
:Micropthalmia transcription factor (Mitf) is involved in melanocyte development and differentiation. The current study was undertaken to determine whether there is a relationship between Mitf expression and survival in patients with intermediate-thickness (1.0-4.0 mm) melanoma. Original paraffin blocks or slides of the primary tumor were accessible in 63 such patients. Mitf expression was evaluated by immunocytochemistry and analyzed visually. Slides were graded as follows according to the percentage of cells whose nuclei stained positive for Mitf: (a) 0, 0%; (b) +1, 1-25%; (c) +2, 26-50%; (d) +3, 51-75%; and (e) +4, > 75%. Median follow-up was 50 months. Mean thickness was 2.2 +/- 0.7 mm. Mean overall survival was 171.90 +/- 13.12 months. Mean disease-free survival was 168.53 +/- 13.96 months. Fifty-two melanomas (82.5%) stained positive for Mitf. By univariate analysis, mean overall survival and disease-free survival in patients whose melanomas did not express Mitf were 80.89 +/- 17.98 months (median, 51 months) and 71.36 +/- 19.87 months (median, 40 months), respectively. This compares with 187.90 +/- 13.41 months (median, not reached) and 186.78 +/- 13.84 months (median, not reached), respectively, for patients whose melanomas expressed Mitf (P = 0.0086 and P = 0.0054). These findings persisted in multivariate analysis. In addition, patients with > 50% Mitf expression had significantly fewer nodal metastases after node dissection than patients with < or = 50% Mitf expression (P = 0.04). Our data suggest that Mitf may be a new molecular prognostic marker in patients with intermediate-thickness melanoma.
journal_name
Cancer Resjournal_title
Cancer researchauthors
Salti GI,Manougian T,Farolan M,Shilkaitis A,Majumdar D,Das Gupta TKsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-09-15 00:00:00pages
5012-6issue
18eissn
0008-5472issn
1538-7445journal_volume
60pub_type
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