Open AccessPractical value of MIB-1 index in predicting behavior of astrocytomas
Author(s) -
Marie Moses Ambroise,
Charu Khosla,
Mitra Ghosh,
V.S. Mallikarjuna,
S Annapurneswari
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.85085
Subject(s) - univariate analysis , grading (engineering) , proportional hazards model , univariate , multivariate analysis , mann–whitney u test , astrocytoma , medicine , survival analysis , oncology , pathology , multivariate statistics , glioma , gastroenterology , biology , statistics , mathematics , cancer research , ecology
The MIB-1 labeling index (LI) has proved to be useful in assigning grading and prognosis to astrocytomas. The purpose of our study was to analyze the utility of MIB-1 LI in differentiating astrocytomas of varying grades and the possible relationships of MIB-1 LI with clinical parameters like age and sex. We also wanted to study the prognostic role of MIB-1 index in predicting behavior of astrocytomas.