To evaluate the apoptotic indices in the lung cancers the apoptotic bodies were stained with in situ apoptosis detection kit (Apoptag). The apoptotic indices were 3.0 in squamous cell carcinoma, 8.3 in small cell carcinoma, 2.6 in adenocarcinoma, and ...
To evaluate the apoptotic indices in the lung cancers the apoptotic bodies were stained with in situ apoptosis detection kit (Apoptag). The apoptotic indices were 3.0 in squamous cell carcinoma, 8.3 in small cell carcinoma, 2.6 in adenocarcinoma, and 0.9 in bronchioloalveolar carcinoma,respectively. The apoptotic index of small cell carcinoma was significantly higher than those of three other types of the lung cancer. The results suggest that apoptotic index may be a useful marker for predicting the biologic behavior of some types of lung cancer.