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ArticleHPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association2010

Prognostic significance of PINCH signalling in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

Courtney L Scaife, Jill Shea, Lyska Emerson, Kenneth Boucher, Matthew A Firpo, Mary C Beckerle, Sean J Mulvihill

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Article in HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Courtney L ScaifeDepartment of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. courtney.scaife@hci.utah.edu
Jill Shea
Lyska Emerson
Kenneth Boucher
Matthew A Firpo
Mary C Beckerle
Sean J Mulvihill
University of Utah · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePrognostic markers for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) have failed to accurately predict patient prognosis. Recently, interest has developed in the accuracy of integrin-associated PINCH protein expression in human cancers as a predictive marker of tumour status. The goal of this study was to define the expression of PINCH protein in PDA.

methodsHuman PDA samples and orthotopic tumours from a murine model were analysed by immunohistochemistry for PINCH expression. In the animal model, PINCH expression was compared between primary and metastatic tumours. In the human samples, PINCH expression was correlated with stage, nodal involvement, margin status and overall survival.

resultsIn the murine model, there was greater PINCH expression in metastatic tumours than in primary tumours. In the human PDA samples, greater staining for PINCH in the tumour cells was correlated with higher T status. Additionally, high PINCH expression in the stroma was associated with decreased overall survival.

conclusionsFindings of increased PINCH protein in more advanced stages of human PDA, as well as in metastatic tumours in the animal model, support the hypothesis that PINCH is an important controller of cell survival and migration. Additionally, the importance of the differential expression of PINCH in the human tumour and stroma warrants further evaluation.

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Signal TransductionAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Line, TumorDisease-Free SurvivalDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLIM Domain ProteinsLymphatic MetastasisAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingBiomarkers, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsLIM Domain ProteinsLIMS1 protein, humanMembrane Proteins

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PMID20590912
PMCPMC2951825
OpenAlexW1535920137

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