RRC ID 44747
Author Ha SY, Kim KY, Lee NK, Kim MG, Kim SH.
Title Overexpression of matriptase correlates with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal Virchows Arch
Abstract Matriptase is one of the type II transmembrane serine proteases and is known to be involved in cancer progression. Increased matriptase expression has been reported in a variety of human cancers, and its association with poor prognosis has been highlighted in some cancer types. However, its exact role in cancer progression and its effect on patient survival in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) are still unclear. We performed immunohistochemical staining of matriptase in 171 ESCC samples after antibody validation and evaluated the association of its expression with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis. High matriptase expression was observed in 38.6 % (66/171) of ESCC samples and more frequently in N3 stage and in poorly differentiated tumors. Both overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were significantly lower for patients with high expression of matriptase than for patients with low expression (5-year OS rate, 38.6 vs 55.3 %; p=0.034 and 5-year DFS rate, 30.5 vs 49.4 %; p=0.007). High matriptase expression was an independent prognostic factor for OS [hazard ratio (HR), 1.65 (95 % confidence interval (CI), 1.01-2.68); p=0.045] and for DFS [HR, 1.79 (95 % CI, 1.14-2.81); p=0.012]. In conclusion, higher expression of matriptase is an independent prognostic factor involved in the progression of ESCC, which suggests that matriptase is a factor in ESCC tumor progression and also a potential molecular therapeutic target.
Volume 464(1)
Pages 19-27
Published 2014-1-1
DOI 10.1007/s00428-013-1504-3
PMID 24248283
MeSH Adult Aged Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / enzymology* Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / mortality* Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology Cell Line, Tumor Disease Progression Esophageal Neoplasms / enzymology* Esophageal Neoplasms / mortality* Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Female HEK293 Cells Humans Immunohistochemistry Male Middle Aged Prognosis Serine Endopeptidases / analysis* Serine Endopeptidases / physiology
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