scholarly journals Prognostic Value of CD10 among Tunisian Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mokni Baizig N ◽  
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Mhamdi H ◽  
El Amine El Hadj O ◽  
Goucha A ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ◽  
Lymph Node Metastasis ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Normal Mucosa ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Node Metastasis ◽  
Cd10 Expression ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazard Regression

Introduction: CD10 expression was identified as a marker of poor prognosis in several types of cancer. However, its impact on the survival of Tunisian NPC patients has not been discussed. So, our objective was to confirm the prognostic value of this marker, in addition to its relationship to clinicopathologic parameters. Materials and Methods: Imunohistochemistry method was performed on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections of 66 cases of NPC, 6 patients with inflammatory nasopharynx and 20 normal mucosa tissues. Results: CD10 expression was detected in 66.66 % of the NPC with predominant staining in stromal cells (81.81%). While, no expression of CD10 was noted in control group (inflammatory nasopharyngeal lesions and normal nasopharynx mucosa). CD10 positive cases were correlated with increasing tumor size (p=0.001) and lymph node metastasis (p=0.034). Furthermore, with the Kaplan-Meier test, a strong association was observed between the expression of CD10 and the recurrence status (p = 0.003). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analysis showed that CD10 and lymph node metastasis factors were independent predictors of time to recurrence among NPC patients with respectively p=0.001 and p=0.044. Conclusion: The present study confirms the prognostic value of CD10 expression and suggests its strong effect on aggressive behavior of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

scholarly journals Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Metastasis in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Prognostic Value and Staging Categories

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1445-1452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Ma ◽  
Lizhi Liu ◽  
Linglong Tang ◽  
Jingfeng Zong ◽  
Aihua Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ◽  
Lymph Node Metastasis ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Retropharyngeal Lymph Node ◽  
Node Metastasis

scholarly journals Expression of HIF-2αand VEGF in Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Its Clinical Significance

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixia Zhang ◽  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Jing Hu ◽  
Yue Chen ◽  
Chenglong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Lymph Node Metastasis ◽  
Clinical Significance ◽  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Vegf Mrna ◽  
Node Metastasis ◽  
Figo Staging ◽  
Vegf Mrna Expression

CSCC is a systemic disease involving polygenic alteration and multiple steps, and HIF and VEGF are closely associated with tumorigenesis. Specimens surgically resected from 64 cases of CSCC and 22 cases of normal cervical tissue were selected randomly to detect the expression of HIF-2αand VEGF in CSCC for exploring their clinical significance; information regarding the age, lymph node metastasis, and FIGO staging were collected as well; expression of HIF-2αand VEGF was detected by qPCR and immunohistochemistry. We found that the expression of HIF-2αand VEGF mRNA in CSCC was significantly higher than that of normal cervical tissues and showed a positive correlation between them. The positive rates of HIF-2αand VEGF protein expression in CSCC and normal cervical tissues were 93.8% and 18.2%, respectively, with correlation between them. The expression of both HIF-2αand VEGF mRNA did not relate closely to age but the FIGO staging and lymph node metastasis. Compared with the counterpart control group, CSCC tissues with high FIGO staging and lymph node metastasis had a higher level of HIF-2αand VEGF mRNA expression. So, HIF-2αand VEGF were overexpressed in CSCC, which has a great clinical significance for its diagnosis.

Clinical significance of E-cadherin, β-catenin, vimentin and S100A4 expression in completely resected squamous cell lung carcinoma

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 937-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Zhang ◽  
Jun Liu ◽  
Dongsheng Yue ◽  
Liuwei Gao ◽  
Daowei Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Lymph Node Metastasis ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma ◽  
Histological Differentiation ◽  
Vimentin Expression ◽  
Cell Lung Carcinoma ◽  
Node Metastasis ◽  
S100a4 Expression ◽  
E Cadherin

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of E-cadherin, β-catenin, vimentin and S100A4 expression in a cohort of squamous cell lung carcinoma (SqCC) patients.MethodsTumours from 204 patients with surgically resected SqCC were used for the immunohistochemical analyses of E-cadherin, β-catenin, vimentin and S100A4 expression. Correlations between the expression of these markers and clinicopathological parameters were analysed using the χ2 test. The prognostic value of these markers was evaluated using univariate Kaplan–Meier survival analyses and multivariate Cox proportional hazards model analyses.ResultsSignificant associations between E-cadherin expression and T stage (p=0.040), histological differentiation (p=0.005), lymph node metastasis (p<0.001), and recurrence (p<0.001) were identified. Decreased β-catenin expression was significantly correlated with T stage (p=0.003) and lymph node metastasis (p=0.010). Vimentin expression was associated with histological differentiation (p=0.017) and lymph node metastasis (p=0.001). Moreover, significant correlations were observed between S100A4 expression and lymph node metastasis (p=0.020) and recurrence (p<0.001). In the univariate analyses, high E-cadherin expression was a positive indicator for overall survival (OS) (p<0.001) and disease-free survival (DFS) (p<0.001), whereas high S100A4 or vimentin expression were negative indicators for OS (p<0.001 and p=0.010, respectively) and DFS (p<0.001 and p=0.006, respectively). In the multivariate analyses, E-cadherin and S100A4 expression were independent prognostic factors for OS (HR 0.697, 95% CI 0.524 to 0.926, p=0.013, and HR 1.508, 95% CI 1.122 to 2.027, p=0.007, respectively) and DFS (HR 0.634, 95% CI 0.471 to 0.852, p=0.003, and HR 1.490, 95% CI 1.101 to 2.015, p=0.010, respectively).ConclusionsEffective analysis of E-cadherin and S100A4 expression may allow for the identification of patients who are at a high risk of recurrence and poor prognosis in SqCC.

scholarly journals Epidermal growth factor as a potential prognostic and predictive biomarker of response to platinum-based chemotherapy

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0252646
Author(s):  
Margot Geens ◽  
Sofie Stappers ◽  
Heleen Konings ◽  
Benedicte Y. De Winter ◽  
Pol Specenier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Lymph Node Metastasis ◽  
Epidermal Growth Factor ◽  
Healthy Volunteers ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Node Metastasis ◽  
Oncological Patients ◽  
Platinum Based Chemotherapy ◽  
Epidermal Growth

In this study, we investigated serum epidermal growth factor (EGF) in an oncological population of head- and neck and pulmonary neoplasms and whether serum EGF could serve as a prognostic marker of survival and as a predictive marker for treatment response to platinum-based chemotherapy. A total of 59 oncological patients and a control group of age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers were included in this study. Pre-treatment serum EGF from both groups was determined. Patient’s and tumour characteristics and mortality were recorded during a 5-year follow up period. Baseline serum EGF significantly differed between the oncological patients and the healthy volunteers (p<0.001). Serum EGF was associated with lymph node metastasis (p = 0.004) but not with sex (p = 0.753), age (p = 1.00), TNM stage (p = 0.191) or tumour size (p = 0.077). Neither serum EGF (p = 0.81) nor age (p = 0.55) showed an effect on the patient’s survival. Tumour location was significantly associated with overall 5-year survival (p = 0.003). The predictive capacity of serum EGF of response to chemotherapy was limited (AUC = 0.606), a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 56% was observed resulting in a likelihood ratio of a positive and negative test equal to 1.81 and 0.36, respectively. In conclusion, serum EGF levels are 5.5 times higher in an oncological population compared to a control group. Within the oncological population, low serum EGF values are associated with the presence of lymph node metastasis. Further investigation is necessary to determine if the serum EGF levels could serve as a diagnostic biomarker.

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