After being labelled with monoclonal antibodies against A,B, H blood group antigens,100 specimens of transitional-cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder were studied with ABC immunohistochemical technique and the cases...After being labelled with monoclonal antibodies against A,B, H blood group antigens,100 specimens of transitional-cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder were studied with ABC immunohistochemical technique and the cases were followed up.It was found that the overall positive rate of A,B,H antigens was 63%. The mortality rate and recurrence were significantly lower in the positive group than in the negative group(P<0.01)and 5-years survival rate was higher in the positive than in the negative(P<0.01).The findings suggest that the expression of blood group antigens is more effective for the prognosis of transitional-cell bladder carcinoma than the pathomorphological grading.展开更多
文摘After being labelled with monoclonal antibodies against A,B, H blood group antigens,100 specimens of transitional-cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder were studied with ABC immunohistochemical technique and the cases were followed up.It was found that the overall positive rate of A,B,H antigens was 63%. The mortality rate and recurrence were significantly lower in the positive group than in the negative group(P<0.01)and 5-years survival rate was higher in the positive than in the negative(P<0.01).The findings suggest that the expression of blood group antigens is more effective for the prognosis of transitional-cell bladder carcinoma than the pathomorphological grading.
