“…This is contradictory to most tumors, where a low p27 Kip1 is associated with poor prognosis, e.g., colorectal, epithelial, ovarian, breast, gastric, Barrett's, esophageal, non-small cell lung, and prostatic carcinomas (18 -21, 32-37). The findings are, however, consistent with previous evidence that p27 Kip1 is often expressed at relatively high levels in human cancer cell lines, which are additionally characterized by increased the expression of cyclin D1 or cyclin E (38,39). Also, high levels of p27 Kip1 are associated with poor survival in invasive cervical carcinoma (16) High proliferative activity, as defined by expression of the Ki-67 analysis (MIB-1) antibody, has been shown to correlate with reduced p27 Kip1 in lymphoid neoplasms, carcinoma of the oral cavity, and endocrine tumors, including pituitary, thyroid, and parathyroid gland hyperplasia (14, 40 -43).…”