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Article: Clusterin as a predictor for chemoradiotherapy sensitivity and patient survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

TitleClusterin as a predictor for chemoradiotherapy sensitivity and patient survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
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Issue Date2009
PublisherBlackwell Publishing Japan. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/CAS
Citation
Cancer Science, 2009, v. 100 n. 12, p. 2354-2360 How to Cite?
AbstractClusterin (CLU) is frequently overexpressed and correlates closely with chemotherapy and radiotherapy resistance and poor prognosis in many human cancers. However, the significance of CLU expression in chemoradiotherapy (CRT) sensitivity and its effect on the prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) are still unknown. In the present study, we used the methods of immunohistochemistry and terminal deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling assay to examine the expression status of CLU and apoptotic index in 110 pretreated biopsy specimens of ESCC patients treated with definitive CRT. High expression of CLU was observed in 42.7% of epithelium and 50.0% of stroma in ESCC. A significant association of high CLU stromal expression with large tumor size (P = 0.012) and locoregional progression (P = 0.001) was observed, and high epithelial expression of CLU showed a significant correlation with the lack of complete response (P = 0.028) and low apoptotic index (P = 0.001). Univariate analysis revealed that high CLU stromal expression was associated with poor locoregional progression-free survival, distant progression-free survival, and overall survival. Furthermore, ESCC patients with high CLU expression in both epithelium and stroma have the shortest survival time among the subgroups of different CLU expression status. In multivariate analysis, CLU stromal expression was evaluated as an independent prognostic factor for locoregional progression-free survival, distant progression-free survival, and overall survival. These findings suggest an important role for CLU, especially in stroma, in ESCC progression, and that high CLU epithelial expression might be a promising predictor of ESCC resistance to CRT. © 2009 Japanese Cancer Association.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/68201
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.625
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Major State Basic Research Program of China
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This study was supported by a grant from the Major State Basic Research Program of China (2006CB910104).

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dc.contributor.authorHe, LRen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, MZen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, BKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRao, HLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiao, YJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, LJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorGuan, XYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZeng, YXen_HK
dc.contributor.authorXie, Den_HK
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dc.date.issued2009en_HK
dc.identifier.citationCancer Science, 2009, v. 100 n. 12, p. 2354-2360en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1347-9032en_HK
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dc.description.abstractClusterin (CLU) is frequently overexpressed and correlates closely with chemotherapy and radiotherapy resistance and poor prognosis in many human cancers. However, the significance of CLU expression in chemoradiotherapy (CRT) sensitivity and its effect on the prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) are still unknown. In the present study, we used the methods of immunohistochemistry and terminal deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling assay to examine the expression status of CLU and apoptotic index in 110 pretreated biopsy specimens of ESCC patients treated with definitive CRT. High expression of CLU was observed in 42.7% of epithelium and 50.0% of stroma in ESCC. A significant association of high CLU stromal expression with large tumor size (P = 0.012) and locoregional progression (P = 0.001) was observed, and high epithelial expression of CLU showed a significant correlation with the lack of complete response (P = 0.028) and low apoptotic index (P = 0.001). Univariate analysis revealed that high CLU stromal expression was associated with poor locoregional progression-free survival, distant progression-free survival, and overall survival. Furthermore, ESCC patients with high CLU expression in both epithelium and stroma have the shortest survival time among the subgroups of different CLU expression status. In multivariate analysis, CLU stromal expression was evaluated as an independent prognostic factor for locoregional progression-free survival, distant progression-free survival, and overall survival. These findings suggest an important role for CLU, especially in stroma, in ESCC progression, and that high CLU epithelial expression might be a promising predictor of ESCC resistance to CRT. © 2009 Japanese Cancer Association.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Japan. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/CASen_HK
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dc.subject.meshCarcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality - pathology - therapy-
dc.subject.meshClusterin - analysis - physiology-
dc.subject.meshCombined Modality Therapy-
dc.subject.meshEsophageal Neoplasms - mortality - pathology - therapy-
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged-
dc.titleClusterin as a predictor for chemoradiotherapy sensitivity and patient survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinomaen_HK
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