| Autor: |
Griffiths EA; Academic Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Cancer & Imaging Sciences, The University of Manchester, Christie Hospital, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 4BX, UK., Pritchard SA, McGrath SM, Valentine HR, Price PM, Welch IM, West CM |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
British journal of cancer [Br J Cancer] 2008 Mar 11; Vol. 98 (5), pp. 965-73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Feb 19. |
| DOI: |
10.1038/sj.bjc.6604210 |
| Abstrakt: |
The study investigated hypoxia-associated markers (HIF-2alpha, Epo, Epo-R, Glut-1 and VEGF) along with Ki-67 in a gastric carcinogenesis model, and the prognostic significance of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-2alpha in surgically treated gastro-oesophageal cancer. Protein expression was examined using immunohistochemistry on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded biopsies of normal mucosa (n=20), Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis (n=24), intestinal metaplasia (n=24), dysplasia (n=12) and intestinal (n=19) and diffuse (n=21) adenocarcinoma. Relationships between HIF-2alpha expression and prognosis were assessed in resection specimens from 177 patients with gastric and gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. Expression of all markers increased with progression along the gastric carcinogenesis sequence (P=0.0001). Hypoxia-inducible factor-2alpha was expressed in 63% of 177 resection specimens and at a high level in 44%. The median overall survival in patients with HIF-2alpha-expressing tumours was 22 (95% CI 18-26) months, whereas those with HIF-2alpha-negative tumours had a median survival of 37 (95% CI 29-44) months (P=0.015). Hypoxia-inducible factor-2alpha had no independent prognostic significance in multivariate analysis. In view of the lack of independent prognostic significance, HIF-2alpha has no role as a routine prognostic indicator. However, the high expression of HIF-2alpha suggests that it may be of value as a potential therapeutic target. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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