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Differential cyclooxygenase expression levels and survival associations in type I and type II ovarian tumors.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:High cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression in ovarian tumors has been associated with poor prognosis, but the role of COX-1 expression and its relation to survival is less clear. Here, we evaluated COX expression and associations with survival outcomes between type I (clear cell, mucinous, low grade endometrioid and low grade serous) and type II (high grade serous and high grade endometrioid) ovarian tumors. METHODS:We developed and validated a new COX-1 antibody, and conducted immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for COX-1 and COX-2 on a tissue microarray (TMA) of 190 primary ovarian tumors. In addition to standard IHC scoring and H-scores to combine the percentage of positive cells and staining intensity, we also measured COX-1 and COX-2 mRNA expression by QPCR. High expression was defined as greater than or equal to median values. Clinical characteristics and disease outcomes were ascertained from medical records. Associations with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were quantified by hazard ratios (HRs) and confidence intervals (CIs) from proportional hazards regression. RESULTS:Type I tumors had high COX-2 expression, while type II tumors had high COX-1 expression. In multivariable adjusted regression models, higher COX-1 mRNA expression was associated with shorter DFS (HR: 6.37, 95% CI: 1.84-22.01) and OS (HR: 2.26, 95% CI: 1.04-4.91), while higher H-scores for COX-2 expression were associated with shorter DFS (HR: 1.92, 95% CI: 1.06-3.49). Stratified analysis indicated that COX-2 was significantly associated with DFS among cases with Type II tumors (HR: 1.93, 95% CI: 1.06-3.53). CONCLUSIONS:These findings suggest that ovarian tumor type contributes to differences in COX expression levels and associations with survival.

SUBMITTER: Beeghly-Fadiel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5828488 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Differential cyclooxygenase expression levels and survival associations in type I and type II ovarian tumors.

Beeghly-Fadiel Alicia A   Wilson Andrew J AJ   Keene Spencer S   El Ramahi Meral M   Xu Shu S   Marnett Lawrence J LJ   Fadare Oluwole O   Crispens Marta A MA   Khabele Dineo D  

Journal of ovarian research 20180227 1


<h4>Background</h4>High cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expression in ovarian tumors has been associated with poor prognosis, but the role of COX-1 expression and its relation to survival is less clear. Here, we evaluated COX expression and associations with survival outcomes between type I (clear cell, mucinous, low grade endometrioid and low grade serous) and type II (high grade serous and high grade endometrioid) ovarian tumors.<h4>Methods</h4>We developed and validated a new COX-1 antibody, and condu  ...[more]

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