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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2010

HIF1A overexpression is associated with poor prognosis in a cohort of 731 colorectal cancers.

Yoshifumi Baba, Katsuhiko Nosho, Kaori Shima, Natsumi Irahara, Andrew T Chan, Jeffrey A Meyerhardt, Daniel C Chung, Edward L Giovannucci, Charles S Fuchs, Shuji Ogino

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 152 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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152citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

152 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 282 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha in lung cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshifumi BabaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Katsuhiko Nosho
Kaori Shima
Natsumi Irahara
Andrew T Chan
Jeffrey A Meyerhardt
Daniel C Chung
Edward L Giovannucci
Charles S Fuchs
Shuji Ogino
Harvard University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

Statistical MethodsP01CA087969 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ELIASSEN, A. HEATHER · 2000 to 2019
$77.8M
Validity of Diet and Activity Measures in WomenP01CA055075 · NCI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI RIMM, ERIC B · 1991 to 2009
$41.8M
Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
Tissue and Pathology ResourcesP50CA127003 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI SICINSKA, · 2007 to 2023
$33.2M
Inflammation and Colorectal NeoplasiaR01CA137178 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHAN, ANDREW T · 2009 to 2019
$6.5M
Prospective Studies of Colorectal AdenomaK07CA107412 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHAN, ANDREW T · 2005 to 2009
$800k
Molecular Epidemiology of Colorectal CancerK07CA122826 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI OGINO, SHUJI · 2007 to 2010
$634k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA107412NCI NIH HHS K07 CA122826NCI NIH HHS P01 CA055075NCI NIH HHS P01 CA087969NCI NIH HHS P01 CA55075NCI NIH HHS P01 CA87969NCI NIH HHS P50 CA127003NCI NIH HHS R01 CA137178NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK043351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue hypoxia commonly occurs in tumors. Hypoxia- inducible factor (HIF)-1 and HIF-2, which are essential mediators of cellular response to hypoxia, regulate gene expression for tumor angiogenesis, glucose metabolism, and resistance to oxidative stress. Their key regulatory subunits, HIF1A (HIF-1alpha) and endothelial PAS domain protein 1 (EPAS1; HIF-2alpha), are overexpressed and associated with patient prognosis in a variety of cancers. However, prognostic or molecular features of colon cancer with HIF expression remain uncertain. Among 731 colorectal cancers in two prospective cohort studies, 142 (19%) tumors showed HIF1A overexpression, and 322 (46%) showed EPAS1 overexpression by immunohistochemistry. HIF1A overexpression was significantly associated with higher colorectal cancer-specific mortality in Kaplan-Meier analysis (log-rank test, P < 0.0001), univariate Cox regression (hazard ratio = 1.84; 95% confidence interval, 1.37 to 2.47; P < 0.0001) and multivariate analysis (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.72; 95% confidence interval, 1.26 to 2.36; P = 0.0007) that adjusted for clinical and tumoral features, including microsatellite instability, TP53 (p53), PTGS2 (cyclooxygenase-2), CpG island methylator phenotype, and KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, and LINE-1 methylation. In contrast, EPAS1 expression was not significantly associated with patient survival. In addition, HIF1A expression was independently associated with PTGS2 expression (P = 0.0035), CpG island methylator phenotype-high (P = 0.013), and LINE-1 hypomethylation (P = 0.017). EPAS1 expression was inversely associated with high tumor grade (P = 0.0017) and obesity (body mass index > or = 30 kg/m2) (P = 0.039). In conclusion, HIF1A expression is independently associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer, suggesting HIF1A as a biomarker with potentially important therapeutic implications.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAgedCohort StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsCpG IslandsFemaleHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedOxidative StressPhenotypePrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit

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PMID20363910
PMCPMC2861094
OpenAlexW2026349620

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