Novel Angiogenesis Markers as Long-Term Prognostic Factors in Patients With Renal Cell Cancer

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• 作者：Anita M. Lampinen¹ ; Juha P. Virman² ; ³ ; Petri Bono⁴ ; Tiina H. Luukkaala⁵ ; Kaisa L. Sunela⁶ ; Paula M. Kujala⁷ ; Pipsa Saharinen¹ ; Pirkko-Liisa I. Kellokumpu-Lehtinen² ; ⁶ ; ^{klpike@uta.fi}
• 关键词：Angiogenesis ; Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) ; Prognostic factors ; Proliferation markers ; Renal cell cancer (RCC)
• 刊名：Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：15
• 期：1
• 页码：e15-e24
• 全文大小：1585 K
• 卷排序：15

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To evaluate Ang-2 expression alone and in combination with expression of cell proliferation and cell survival markers (MIB-1 and Bcl-2) and angiogenesis markers (VEGFR3 and CD31), and the associations of these markers with renal cell cancer (RCC) in long-term survival.Patients and MethodsOur study included 224 patients with RCC who were treated before the availability of antiangiogenic agents between 1985 and 1995, at the Pirkanmaa Hospital District in Finland. All tumor samples were reclassified and reevaluated by an experienced uropathologist, and parallel tissue microarrays (TMA) were performed for immunohistochemical analysis. Kaplan-Meier's survival estimation method and Cox proportional hazards models were used for survival analysis.ResultsThe percentage of Ang-2 expression in the tumor area varied from 0.07 to 25.65. Ang-2 expression was significantly associated with the tumor grade and stage, as well as the MIB-1, Bcl-2, and VEGFR3 expression (P = .042, P = .019, P = .039, P = .013, and P = .005, respectively). The highest Ang-2 expression predicted better survival, P < .05. High Bcl-2 and low MIB-1 expression combined with Ang-2 expression was associated with better survival. Multivariate analysis showed poorer survival in patients with low Ang-2 or high MIB-1 expressions: HR 1.89, 95% CI 1.16 to 3.08, P = .010 and HR 2.20, 95% CI 1.36 to 3.54, P = .001, respectively.ConclusionsVery high Ang-2 expression was associated with better survival in patients with RCC. Ang-2 expression correlated with tumor stage and grade, but it was still an independent prognostic factor in a multivariate analysis.