Increased proliferation activity measured by immunoreactive Ki67 is associated with survival improvement in rectal/recto sigmoid cancer

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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Colorectal Cancer

World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2005; 11(21): 3245-3249
Published online Jun 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i21.3245

Table 1 Patient characteristics.

	Number of patients (%)
Total number of eligible patients	146 (100)
Sex
Male	87 (60)
Female	59 (40)
Age (yr)
Mean	66
Range	3686
Performance status (WHO)
0	11 (15)
1	53 (72)
2	10 (14)
Tumor histology
Grade 1	24 (16)
Grade 2	89 (61)
Grade 3	33 (23)
Tumor localization
Rectum	125 (86)
Recto sigmoid	21 (14)
T stage
T1	6 (4)
T2	26 (18)
T3	94 (64)
T4	20 (14)
Dukes
A	26 (18)
B	85 (58)
C	25 (17)
D	10 (7)
N stage
0	98 (67)
1	26 (18)
2	22 (15)
Primary tumor	135 (93)
Recurrent tumor	11 (8)
Radiotherapy
Given to N patients (%)	91 (62)
Median dose (range) Gy¹	50 (4867)

¹One patient treated only to 25 Gy.

Citation: Salminen E, Palmu S, Vahlberg T, Roberts PJ, Söderström KO. Increased proliferation activity measured by immunoreactive Ki67 is associated with survival improvement in rectal/recto sigmoid cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(21): 3245-3249
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i21/3245.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i21.3245