Reduced expression of Raf kinase inhibitor protein correlates with poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
; 14(11): 848-852, nov. 2012. tab, ilus
Article
in English
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-127058
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: BNCS
ABSTRACT
AIM:
Raf kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) is an inhibitor of the Raf/MEK/MAP kinase signaling cascade and a suppressor of cancer metastasis. But its function in pancreatic cancer was not yet clarified completely. The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of RKIP in pancreatic cancer.METHODS:
RKIP expression was investigated retrospectively by immunohistochemistry in paraffin-embedded primary tumor tissue samples from a series (n = 99) of consecutive patients with pancreatic cancer. Survival was calculated using Kaplan-Meier curves. Parameters found to be of prognostic significance in univariate analysis were verified in a multivariate Cox regression model.RESULTS:
RKIP expression was high in normal pancreatic epithelium and retained to varying degrees in pancreatic cancer tissues. However, in tumor tissues with lymph node metastasis (P = 0.008) and high UICC stage (P = 0.006), RKIP expression was highly significantly reduced or lost. Furthermore, the reduced expression of RKIP significantly correlated with both poor overall and disease-free survival (P = 0.008 and 0.01, respectively). Multivariate analyses revealed RKIP to be an independent prognosticator.CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest that RKIP could be a promising marker for predicting a better prognosis in pancreatic cancer (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Pancreatic Neoplasms
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Prognosis
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Immunohistochemistry
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Multivariate Analysis
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Retrospective Studies
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Disease-Free Survival
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Kaplan-Meier Estimate
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Lymphatic Metastasis
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Central South University/China
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Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical College/Mongolia
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TheHospital of Jiuyuan Baotou/Mongolia