The Adiponectin-AdipoR1 Axis Mediates Tumor Progression and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: The survival of patients diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is still limited and the current targeted therapies are only partially effective. Herein, we investigated the clinical value and functions of adiponectin receptors (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). A total of 127 mRCC patients treated with first-line TKIs between 2008 and 2017 at a single institution were collected. AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry. AdipoR1 was positively expressed in 87.4% (111/127) of tumors, especially, highly expressed in pulmonary and bone lesions. Patients with low-AdipoR1 expression in primary tumor tissues were more likely to suffer from progressive disease during TKIs

SUBMITTER: Sun G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6700451 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature