结直肠癌(CRC)治疗的主要是根治性切除,肿瘤复发是手术后的一个重大问题。已经有一些尝试识别的分子标记,可以预测的复发率和生存率,不过,没有被批准用于临床应用。
环氧合酶-2(COX-2)是参与花生四烯酸到前列腺素和血栓转化的限速酶。这些产品在细胞增殖,免疫反应,血管发生和炎症反应中起关键作用,这可能涉及肿瘤发生和发展[
这项研究的目的是调查阶段I-III CRC患者根治术后COX-2的表达状态和疾病复发的特性之间的关系。
我们回顾,1991年1月和2001年8月间,492名CRC患者的诊断和一个三级医疗中心接受治疗。44名患者被纳入标准排除。纳入标准阶段I-III患者根治性切除(R0)。(a)远处转移患者(
由有经验的病理学家H&E染色的样品的组织学检查后,将含有肿瘤细胞的比例高的部件组装。的TMA用一个组织阵列(AccuMac样仪,ISU ABXIS有限公司,首尔,韩国)构成。The assembled TMAs were held in an X-Y position guide with 1 mm increments between individual samples and a 3 mm punch-depth stop device. Briefly, this instrument was utilized to make holes in a recipient block with defined array cores, and a solid stylet, which fitted the needle closely, was used to transfer the tissue cores into the recipient block. Due to the limited size of representative areas of the tumors, triplicate 1 mm diameter tissue cores were made from each donor block.
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COX-2的表达由两位经验丰富的病理学家(SS Paik和SH Jang)根据染色强度和程度独立进行解释。每个案例三穿孔被评估和考虑一个整体。染色强度评分为0 ~ 3(0 =阴性;1 =弱;2 =温和;和3 =强壮)(图
结直肠癌COX-2免疫染色强度显微照片:a阴性,(b)弱,(c)中,(d)强。
统计分析与SPSS版本进行。19.0(SPSS公司,Chicago,IL,USA)。卡方检验和学生
376名患者的临床和病理特征描述于表
根据在376名患者R0切除COX-2的表达的临床和病理特征。
| 变量 | 总病人( |
COX-2阴性( |
COX-2阳性( |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 年龄(岁) | 0.496 | |||
| <70 | 311(82.7%) | 134(81.2%) | 177(83.9%) | |
| ≥70 | 65例(17.3%) | 31(18.8%) | 34(16.1%) | |
| 性别 | 0.436 | |||
| Male | 208例(55.3%) | 95(57.6%) | 113(53.6%) | |
| Female | 168例(44.7%) | 70例(42.4%) | 98(46.4%) | |
| 肿瘤位置 | 0.209 | |||
| 右结肠 | 82(21.8%) | 34(20.6%) | 48(22.7%) | |
| Left colon | 113(30.1%) | 43 (26.1%) | 70例(33.2%) | |
| Rectum | 181(48.1%) | 88(53.3%) | 93例(44.1%) | |
| 肿瘤大小 | 0.961 | |||
| <5 cm | 118例(31.4%) | 52 (31.5%) | 66例(31.3%) | |
| ≥5 cm | 258(68.6%) | 113例(68.5%) | 145(68.7%) | |
| 毛型 | 0.297 | |||
| Fungating | 180例(44.9%) | 83例(50.3%) | 97(46.0%) | |
| 渗透性的 | 170例(46.9%) | 69(41.8%) | 101(47.8%) | |
| Unknown | 26 (8.2%) | 13(7.9%) | 13 (6.2%) | |
| 细胞类型 | 0.303 | |||
| Nonmucinous | 356(94.7%) | 154例(93.3%) | 202(95.7%) | |
| Mucinous | 20 (5.3%) | 11 (6.7%) | 9(4.3%) | |
| 区别 | 0.032 | |||
| WD | 10(2.7%) | 5 (3.0%) | 5 (2.4%) | |
| MD | 301(80.1%) | 141(85.5%) | 160(75.8%) | |
| PD | 65例(17.3%) | 19(11.5%) | 46(21.8%) | |
| 淋巴管浸润 | 0.004 | |||
| Absent | 180(47.9%) | 65例(39.4%) | 115(54.5%) | |
| Present | 196(52.1%) | 100(60.6%) | 96(45.5%) | |
| 血管侵犯 | 0.634 | |||
| Absent | 372例(98.9%) | 164(99.4%) | 208例(98.6%) | |
| Present | 4 (1.1%) | 1(0.6%) | 3(1.4%) | |
| T类别 | 0.089 | |||
| T1 | 7(1.9%) | 1(0.6%) | 6(2.8%) | |
| T2 | 32(8.5%) | 9(5.5%) | 23(10.9%) | |
| T3 | 330例(87.8%) | 152(92.1%) | 178(84.4%) | |
| T4 | 7(1.9%) | 3(1.8%) | 4(1.9%) | |
| n产品种类 | 0.019 | |||
| N0 | 185(49.2%) | 69(41.8%) | 116(55.0%) | |
| N1 | 90(23.9%) | 41(24.8%) | 49(23.2%) | |
| N2 | 101例(26.9%) | 55 (33.3%) | 46(21.8%) | |
| 阶段 | 0.003 | |||
| 我 | 31(8.2%) | 7 (4.2%) | 24(11.4%) | |
| 我I | 158(42.0%) | 62(37.6%) | 96(45.5%) | |
| 3 | 187(49.7%) | 96例(58.2%) | 91例(43.1%) | |
| 递归式 | 0.001 | |||
| 早期(≤3岁) | 71(18.9%) | 45(27.4%) | 26 (12.3%) | |
| Late (>3 yrs) | 27(7.2%) | 7(4.3%) | 20 (9.4%) | |
| 没有 | 278(73.9%) | 112(67.9%) | 166例(78.7%) |
根据患者的复发COX-2的表达的临床和病理特征。
| 变量 | 总病人( |
COX-2阴性( |
COX-2阳性( |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 年龄(岁) | 0.200 | |||
| <70 | 80例(81.6%) | 40 (76.9%) | 40 (87.0%) | |
| ≥70 | 18 (18.4%) | 12 (23.1%) | 6(13.0%) | |
| 性别 | 0.267 | |||
| Male | 56(57.1%) | 27(51.9%) | 29(63.0%) | |
| Female | 42 (42.9%) | 25(48.1%) | 17(37.0%) | |
| 肿瘤位置 | 0.725 | |||
| 右结肠 | 25(25.5%) | 13(25.0%) | 12(26.1%) | |
| Left colon | 16 (16.3%) | 9 (17.3%) | 7(15.2%) | |
| Rectum | 57(58.2%) | 30(57.7%) | 26(58.7%) | |
| 肿瘤大小 | 0.286 | |||
| <5 cm | 33 (33.7%) | 20(38.5%) | 13 (28.3%) | |
| ≥5 cm | 65例(66.3%) | 32(61.5%) | 33 (71.7%) | |
| 毛型 | 0.680 | |||
| Fungating | 44 (44.9%) | 22 (42.3%) | 22 (47.8%) | |
| 渗透性的 | 46(46.9%) | 25(48.0%) | 21 (45.6%) | |
| Unknown | 8(8.2%) | 5(9.6%) | 3 (6.5%) | |
| 细胞类型 | 1.000 | |||
| Nonmucinous | 93(94.9%) | 49(94.2%) | 44 (95.7%) | |
| Mucinous | 5(5.1%) | 3(5.8%) | 2(4.3%) | |
| 区别 | 0.291 | |||
| WD | 4(4.1%) | 2 (3.8%) | 2(4.3%) | |
| MD | 75(76.5%) | 43 (82.7%) | 32(69.6%) | |
| PD | 19(19.4%) | 7 (13.5%) | 12(26.1%) | |
| 淋巴管浸润 | 0.190 | |||
| Absent | 20(20.4%) | 8 (15.4%) | 12(26.1%) | |
| Present | 78(79.6%) | 44(84.6%) | 34 (73.9%) | |
| 血管侵犯 | 1.000 | |||
| Absent | 98(100%) | 52(100%) | 46(100%) | |
| Present | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| T类别 | 0.840 | |||
| T1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| T2 | 3 (3.1%) | 1 (1.9%) | 2(4.3%) | |
| T3 | 92(93.9%) | 49(94.2%) | 43 (93.5%) | |
| T4 | 3 (3.1%) | 2 (3.8%) | 1(2.2%) | |
| n产品种类 | 0.479 | |||
| N0 | 22 (22.4%) | 11 (21.2%) | 11 (23.9%) | |
| N1 | 27(27.6%) | 17 (32.7%) | 10 (21.7%) | |
| N2 | 49(50.0%) | 24 (46.2%) | 25(54.3%) | |
| 阶段 | 0.713 | |||
| 我 | 1(1%) | 0 (0%) | 1(2.2%) | |
| 我I | 22 (22.4%) | 11 (21.2%) | 11 (23.9%) | |
| 3 | 75例(76.6%) | 41(78.8%) | 34 (73.9%) | |
| 复发时间(月) | 27。6 ± 24.8 | 21.9±17.4 | 3.4。1 ± 30.0 | 0.019 |
| 复发型 | 0.001 | |||
| 早期(≤3岁) | 71例(72.4%) | 45(86.5%) | 26(56.5%) | |
| Late (>3 yrs) | 27(27.6%) | 7 (13.5%) | 20 (43.5%) |
98例复发患者中71例早期复发(72.4%),27例晚期复发(27.6%)。单因素分析表明,两组间淋巴侵犯及COX-2阳性表达差异有统计学意义(
与晚期复发的独立危险因素,单因素和多因素分析。
| 变量 | 早期复发(<3年)( |
Late recurrence (≥3 yr) ( |
单变量分析( |
多因素分析(OR,95%CI, |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 年龄(岁) | 0.382 | |||
| <70 | 56 (78.9%) | 24(88.9%) | ||
| ≥70 | 15 (21.1%) | 3 (11.1%) | 0.660 0.726 (0.174 - -3.024) | |
| 性别 | 0.473 | |||
| Male | 39(54.9%) | 17(63.0%) | 0.996(0.361-2.747)0.993 | |
| Female | 32(45.1%) | 10(37.0%) | ||
| 肿瘤位置 | 1.000 | |||
| 右结肠 | 18 (25.3%) | 7(25.9%) | ||
| Left colon | 12(16.9%) | 4(14.8%) | ||
| Rectum | 41(57.7%) | 16 (59.3%) | ||
| 肿瘤大小 | 0.965 | |||
| <5 cm | 24 (33.8%) | 9(33.3%) | ||
| ≥5 cm | 47 (66.2%) | 18 (66.7%) | ||
| 毛型 | 0.280 | |||
| Fungating | 30 (42.3%) | 14 (51.9%) | ||
| 渗透性的 | 36 (50.7%) | 10(37.0%) | ||
| Unknown | 5(7.0%) | 3 (11.1%) | ||
| 细胞类型 | 0.614 | |||
| Nonmucinous | 68例(95.8%) | 25 (92.6%) | ||
| Mucinous | 3(4.2%) | 2(7.4%) | ||
| 区别 | 0.818 | |||
| WD | 3(4.2%) | 1(3.7%) | ||
| MD | 53(74.6%) | 22(81.5%) | ||
| PD | 15 (21.1%) | 4(14.8%) | ||
| 淋巴管浸润 | 0.012 | |||
| Absent | 10(14.1%) | 10(37.0%) | ||
| Present | 61例(85.9%) | 17(63.0%) | 0.036 0.309 (0.103 - -0.924) | |
| 血管侵犯 | 1.000 | |||
| Absent | 71(100%) | 27(100%) | ||
| Present | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| T类别 | 0.193 | |||
| T1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| T2 | 1(1.4%) | 2(7.4%) | ||
| T3 | 67例(94.4%) | 25 (92.6%) | ||
| T4 | 3(4.2%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| n产品种类 | 0.102 | |||
| N0 | 12(16.9%) | 10(37.0%) | ||
| N1 | 21 (29.6%) | 6(22.3%) | ||
| N2 | 38(53.5%) | 11 (40.7%) | ||
| 阶段 | 0.051 | |||
| 我 | 0 (0%) | 1(3.7%) | ||
| 我I | 13(18.3%) | 9(33.3%) | ||
| 3 | 58(81.7%) | 17(63.0%) | 1.315(0.256-6.753)0.743 | |
| cox - 2的表达 | 0.001 | |||
| 负 | 45(63.4%) | 7(25.9%) | ||
| 积极的 | 26(36.6%) | 20 (74.1%) | 4.656(1.696-12.779)0.003 |
376例患者中32例(8.5%)发生局部复发,66例(17.5%)发生远处转移。最常见的远处转移部位是肝脏(
根据COX-2的表达在98例复发状态重现模式。
| COX-2阴性( |
COX-2阳性( |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.256 | |||
| 局部复发 | 14 (26.9%) | 18(39.1%) | |
| 肝 | 13(25.0%) | 12(26.1%) | |
| 肺 | 9 (17.3%) | 10 (21.7%) | |
| 腹膜种植 | 5(9.6%) | 3 (6.5%) | |
| 其他(脑,骨,皮) | 11 (21.2%) | 3 (6.5%) |
98例复发患者COX-2状态差异无统计学意义(
我们的结果表明,CRC中COX-2的表达与术后随访期间的晚期复发(术后3年>)有关,这可能并不意味着COX-2的表达可以防止早期复发。在本研究中,淋巴浸润是早期复发的重要因素,而COX-2的表达是晚期复发的重要因素。我们假设COX-2阳性表达不会阻止早期复发,但会诱导晚期复发。COX-2阳性表达组与淋巴侵袭组可能还有其他机制导致复发。许多机制可能参与了晚期复发的过程。COX-2过表达增加肠上皮细胞的迁移和增殖,抑制程序性细胞死亡,延长异常细胞的存活[
一些研究表明,大肠癌患者的升高COX-2表达与生存率降低有关[
根治性手术后,CRC阳性患者COX-2的表达有基于此研究结果晚期肿瘤复发的可能性增加。因此,积极的COX-2的患者应经过3年的随访中被认为更加频繁测试考生和延长随访时间比手术后的5年。在术后监控协议,对随访和检测3年后可以降低频率的趋势。我们认为,由于COX-2的表达可能是晚期复发的标志,随访和检测的频率不应该3年后降低。此外,悬挂在初始操作后5年随访可能是不适当的特别是在COX-2阳性患者。进一步的前瞻性随机对照研究才能确定最佳的监测方法和后续的时间间隔。
吸烟习惯和体重指数可以修改CRC的COX-2基因型的风险,这种偏差可能影响了我们对预测指标的结论[
这项研究的局限性是它的回顾性设计,这是受选择偏差。此外,案件都是从一个单一的机构。由于没有进行分子生物学研究,目前还不清楚COX-2的表达是如何促成晚期复发。但它是有意义的是,研究表明大约升高COX-2的表达和CRC的晚期复发之间的关系的新发现:我们能够证明COX-2表达的可能性,作为生物标志物在CRC患者预测晚期复发。
本身升高的COX-2表达不是预后因素,但在肿瘤组织中COX-2的表达可以是晚期复发的患者的I〜III期CRC的独立预测性标记物。进一步精心设计的研究是需要证明COX-2的表达对CRC复发的调节机制。
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