Investigating the pretreatment miRNA expression patterns of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients in association with response to TACE treatment.
Biomed Res Int
; 2015: 649750, 2015.
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| ID: mdl-25811030
ABSTRACT
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a lethal malignancy with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) using chemotherapy agents-doxorubicin and cisplatin-is an accepted treatment option for locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. In the current study, we analyzed the expression pattern of a selected panel of 94 miRNAs in archival samples that were collected prior to treatment from 15 Egyptian patients diagnosed with advanced hepatocelleular carcinoma. We observed an overall increase in miRNA expression in HCC samples compared with normal subjects. Out of 94 examined miRNAs, 53 were significantly upregulated while 3 miRNAs were downregulated in HCC samples compared to normal liver samples. Comparing the pretreatment miRNA expression profiles in HCC patients and the patients response to TACE treatment resulted in the identification of a set of 12 miRNAs that are significantly upregulated in nonresponders group. This miRNA panel includes miR-10a-1, miR-23a-1, miR-24, miR-26a, miR-27a, miR-30c, miR-30e, miR-106b, miR-133b, miR-199a, miR-199-3p, and miR-200b. Furthermore, we observed that a panel of 10 miRNAs was significantly associated with patients' survival status at 1 year. These results highlight the potential implications of pretreatment miRNAs expression profiling in prediction of the patients' response to TACE treatment in liver cancer.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular
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MicroARNs
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Embolización Terapéutica
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biomed Res Int
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Egipto