Loss of aquaporin 3 protein expression constitutes an independent prognostic factor for progression-free survival: an immunohistochemical study on stage pT1 urothelial bladder cancer

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  • Background: Treatment of patients with stage pT1 urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) continues to be a challenge due to its unpredictable clinical course. Reliable molecular markers that help to determine appropriate individual treatment are still lacking. Loss of aquaporin (AQP) 3 protein expression has previously been shown in muscle-invasive UBC. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prognostic value of AQP3 protein expression with regard to the prognosis of stage pT1 UBC. Method: AQP 3 protein expression was investigated byBackground: Treatment of patients with stage pT1 urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) continues to be a challenge due to its unpredictable clinical course. Reliable molecular markers that help to determine appropriate individual treatment are still lacking. Loss of aquaporin (AQP) 3 protein expression has previously been shown in muscle-invasive UBC. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prognostic value of AQP3 protein expression with regard to the prognosis of stage pT1 UBC. Method: AQP 3 protein expression was investigated by immunohistochemistry in specimens of 87 stage T1 UBC patients, who were diagnosed by transurethral resection of the bladder (TURB) and subsequent second resection at a high-volume urological centre between 2002 and 2009. Patients underwent adjuvant instillation therapy with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Loss of AQP3 protein expression was defined as complete absence of the protein within the whole tumour. Expression status was correlated retrospectively with clinicopathological and follow-up data (median: 31 months). Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to assess the value of AQP3 tumour expression with regard to recurrence-free (RFS), progression-free (PFS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS). RFS, PFS and CSS were calculated by Kaplan-Meier analysis and Log rank test. Results: 59% of patients were shown to exhibit AQP3-positive tumours, whereas 41% of tumours did not express the marker. Loss of AQP3 protein expression was associated with a statistically significantly worse PFS (20% vs. 72%, p=0.020). This finding was confirmed by multivariate Cox regression analysis (HR 7.58, CI 1.29 - 44.68; p=0.025). Conclusions: Loss of AQP3 protein expression in pT1 UBC appears to play a key role in disease progression and is associated with worse PFS. Considering its potential prognostic value, assessment of AQP3 protein expression could be used to help stratify the behavior of patients with pT1 UBC.show moreshow less

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Author: Wolfgang Otto, Peter C. Rubenwolf, Maximilian Burger, Hans-Martin Fritsche, Wolfgang Rößler, Matthias May, Arndt Hartmann, Ferdinand Hofstädter, Wolf F. Wieland, Stefan Denzinger
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-135679
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Medizinische Fakultät / Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik
Language:English
Parent Title (English):BMC Cancer
Year of Completion:2012
Volume:12
Issue:459
Source:BMC Cancer 2012 12:459. doi:10.1186/1471-2407-12-459
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-12-459
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 618 Gynäkologie, Geburtsmedizin, Pädiatrie, Geriatrie
Tag:T1; aquaporin 3 protein; bacillus calmette guerin; follow up; growth; immunohistochemistry; in vitro; progression; proliferation; recurrence; stage pT1; transitional cell carcinoma; tumor; urothelial bladder carcinoma; water channels
Release Date:2018/04/03
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