Prognostic value of claudin 18.2 expression in gastric adenocarcinoma.

Autor:	Kayikcioglu E; Department of Medical Oncology, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta 32260, Turkey. drkayikcioglu@yahoo.com., Yüceer RO; Department of Pathology, Isparta City Hospital, Isparta 32360, Turkey., Cetin B; Department of Internal Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine, Isparta 32360, Turkey., Yüceer K; Department of Internal Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Medicine, Isparta 32360, Turkey., Karahan N; Department of Pathology, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta 32360, Turkey.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	World journal of gastrointestinal oncology [World J Gastrointest Oncol] 2023 Feb 15; Vol. 15 (2), pp. 343-351.
DOI:	10.4251/wjgo.v15.i2.343
Abstrakt:	Background: Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) is a cell surface protein expressed by gastric cancer cells. The monoclonal antibody zolbetuximab binds CLDN18.2-positive cancer cells and causes cancer cell death. A few studies researched the prognostic effect of CLDN18.2 expression in metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. Aim: To identify the prognostic value of CLDN18.2 expression in patients with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. Methods: This study was conducted with 65 patients over the age of 18 who were diagnosed with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. We investigated the effect of CLDN18.2 expression on clinicopathological characteristics (age, sex, histological grade, Lauren classification, family history, metastatic site, HER2 expression) and prognosis for patients with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. Results: CLDN18.2 expression was positive in 73.8% (48) of the patients. During the median 17.7-mo follow-up period, 89.2% (58) of the patients died. Median progression-free survival and overall survival (OS) were 6 mo (95% confidence interval: 1.6-10.4) and 12 mo (95% confidence interval: 7.5-16.5). There was no statistically significant correlation between CLDN18.2 expression and clinicopathological characteristics of the patients. In univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis, there was no correlation between clinicopathological characteristics of patients and progression-free survival or OS. Conclusion: CLDN18.2 expression was quite high in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma, identifying the proportion of the patients in whom zolbetuximab would be efficacious. There is no statistically significant correlation with clinicopathological characteristics and OS. CLDN18.2 is not a prognostic marker in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma, although it is predictive. Competing Interests: Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. (©The Author(s) 2023. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.)
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