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ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2013

Prognostic potential of ERG (ETS-related gene) expression in prostatic adenocarcinoma.

A Marcell Szász, Attila Majoros, Philip Rosen, Shiv Srivastava, Albert Dobi, Attila Szendrői, Janina Kulka, Péter Nyirády

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Article in International urology and nephrology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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A Marcell Szász2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, 93 Üllői út, 1091, Budapest, Hungary. cac@korb2.sote.hu
Attila Majoros
Philip Rosen
Shiv Srivastava
Albert Dobi
Attila Szendrői
Janina Kulka
Péter Nyirády
Semmelweis University · HUUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · US

Funding

Cell Specific Expression Signatures in Prostate Cancer (RO1 DK065977)R01CA162383 · NCI · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI SRIVASTAVA, SHIV · 2011 to 2015
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA162383
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFollowing patients after prostatectomy can be expensive and stressful, therefore, a novel and reliable approach to improve stratification is needed both at diagnosis of PCa and following its treatment. We evaluate the association of both ERG and claudin-4, claudin-5, and beta-catenin expression in tumor tissues of patients with organ-confined and advanced prostatic adenocarcinomas.

methodsA total of 30 patients were included in the study. Nine men who underwent radical prostatectomy for organ-confined (pT2N0M0) cancer (OCC), 10 patients with clinically advanced cancer (CAC), and 11 controls with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Using immunohistochemistry applied to tissue microarrays, each group was evaluated for beta-catenin, claudin-4, claudin-5, and ERG expression.

resultsThe expression of ERG was higher in the CAC group when compared to OCC and BPH (p = 0.7684, p = 0.0224, respectively). Among these patients, 5 from the CAC (45 %) and 5 from the OCC group (56 %) stained positively for ERG (p = 1.0). The mean staining score for those with ERG+ advanced cancer was greater than that for the ERG+ organ-confined cancer (p = 0.0209). ERG staining correlated with Gleason score (Pearson's correlation: 0.498, p = 0.0051), but not with serum PSA level (Pearson's correlation: 0.404, p = 0.1202). When analyzing outcome data, high ERG expressing tumors have shown a significantly worse overall survival (p = 0.0084).

conclusionsOur results of presence or absence of claudin-4 and claudin-5 and ERG staining intensities suggest their potential as prognostic factors for prostate cancer.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAdenocarcinomaAgedBiomarkers, TumorFollow-Up StudiesHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiddle AgedOncogene ProteinsPrognosisProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional Regulator ERGBiomarkers, TumorERG protein, humanOncogene ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional Regulator ERG

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PMID23686669
PMCPMC3691333
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