P53 AND BCL-2 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY IN PRETREATMENT PROSTATE NEEDLE BIOPSIES TO PREDICT RECURRENCE OF PROSTATE CANCER AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY

Abstract
Purpose: Immunohistochemical staining of radical prostatectomy specimens for p53 and bcl-2 proteins has been shown to correlate with prostate specific antigen (PSA) recurrence in a series of patien...