Immunohistochemical validation of COL3A1, GPR158 and PITHD1 as prognostic biomarkers in early-stage ovarian carcinomas.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Ovarian cancer is the main cause of gynecological cancer-associated death. However, 5-year survival rates differ dramatically between the five main ovarian carcinoma histotypes. Therefore, we need to have a better understanding of the mechanisms that promote histotype-specific ovarian carcinogenesis and identify novel prognostic biomarkers. METHODS:Here, we evaluated the prognostic role of 29 genes for early-stage (I and II) ovarian carcinomas (n?=?206) using immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS:We provide evidence of aberrant protein expression patterns for Collagen type III alpha 1 chain (COL3A1), G protein-coupled receptor 158 (GPR158) and PITH domain containing 1 (PITHD1). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that COL3A1 expression was associated with shorter overall survival in the four major histotypes of epithelial ovarian carcinoma patients (P value?=?0.026, HR?=?2.99 (95% CI 1.089-8.19)). Furthermore, GPR158 and PITHD1 were shown to be histotype-specific prognostic biomarkers, with elevated GPR158 expression patterns in mucinous ovarian carcinoma patients with unfavorable overall survival (P value?=?0.00043, HR?=?6.13 (95% CI 1.98-18.98)), and an association with lower PITHD1 protein expression and unfavorable overall and disease-specific survival in clear-cell ovarian carcinoma patients (P value?=?0.012, HR?=?0.22 (95% CI 0.058-0.80); P value?=?0.003, HR?=?0.17 (95% CI 0.043-0.64)). CONCLUSIONS:The novel biomarkers identified here may improve prognostication at the time of diagnosis and may assist in the development of future individualized therapeutic strategies for ovarian carcinoma patients.
SUBMITTER: Engqvist H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6751742 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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