Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-D as outcome predictors in resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Ching Tzao, Shih Chun Lee, Ho Jui Tung, Han Shui Hsu, Wen Hu Hsu, Guang Huan Sun, Cheng Ping Yu, Jong Shiaw Jin, Yeung Leung Cheng

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摘要

Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are important angiogenic factors in human cancers. Relative to VEGF-C, prognostic significance of VEGF-D expression and its association with HIF-1α expression remain elusive in esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC). We studied expression of HIF-1α and VEGF-D using immunohistochemistry in 85 resected ESCC specimens and correlated results with patients' clinicopathologic parameters and survival. Association between expression of HIF-1α and VEGF-D was investigated using a concordance analysis. High expression of HIF-1α and VEGF-D was observed in 52 (61.2%) and 56 (65.9%) patients, respectively. HIF-1α expression correlated well with tumor stage (P = 0.041), whereas VEGF-D expression correlated with tumor stage (P = 0.027) and N status (P = 0.019). Groups of high HIF-1α and VEGF-D showed worse survivals than those of low expression (P = 0.002 and 0.001, respectively). Multivariate analysis supported expression of HIF-1α and VEGF-D as significant survival predictors (P = 0.044 and 0.035, respectively). A concordance rate of 69.5% was observed between expression of HIF-1α and VEGF-D. In conclusion, protein expression of HIF-1α and VEGF-D are independent prognostic predictors. An association between expression of HIF-1α and VEGF-D suggests that these two angiogenic factors are essential in progression of ESCC.

原文英語
頁(從 - 到)141-148
頁數8
期刊Disease Markers
25
發行號3
出版狀態已發佈 - 2008
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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 分子生物學
  • 遺傳學
  • 臨床生物化學
  • 生物化學(醫學)

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