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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2014

Association of decreased expression of long non-coding RNA LOC285194 with chemoradiotherapy resistance and poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Yu-suo Tong, Xi-lei Zhou, Xiao-wei Wang, Qing-quan Wu, Tong-xin Yang, Jin Lv, Jin-song Yang, Bin Zhu, Xiu-feng Cao

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-suo Tong
Xi-lei Zhou
Xiao-wei Wang
Qing-quan Wu
Tong-xin Yang
Jin Lv
Jin-song Yang
Bin ZhuDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Affiliated Nanjing Hospital of Nanjing Medical University and Oncology Center of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. zhubin@163.com.
Xiu-feng Cao
Nanjing Medical University · CNHuaian First People’s Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExpression of the long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) LOC285194 was previously shown to be correlated with aggressive clinicopathological features and poor prognosis in several cancers. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between LOC285194 expression and clinical outcomes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), so as to assess whether it could be a novel biomarker for prognosis and prediction of response to therapy on ESCC patients.

methodsThe method of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to measure LOC285194 expression in pretreatment biopsy specimens and matched normal tissue derived from ESCC patients who underwent preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection (CRT + S group; n = 55) or from those who received surgical resection alone (S group; n = 87). The association between LOC285194 expression and clinicopathological features and prognosis were then analyzed.

resultsLOC285194 expression was significantly down-regulated in ESCC tumor tissues when compared with the adjacent normal tissues (p < 0.001). Low expression of LOC285194 was associated with larger tumor size (p = 0.002), advanced TNM stage (p = 0.018), more lymph node metastases (p = 0.013) and distant metastases (p = 0.015). In the CRT + S group, the pathological complete response rate was 57% (16/28) for the LOC285194-high group, and 15% (4/27) for the LOC285194-low group. Univariate analysis revealed that low expression of LOC285194 was significantly correlated with CRT response (p = 0.002). Moreover, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that patients with low expression of LOC285194 had a decreased disease free survival (DFS) (p < 0.001) and overall survival (OS) (p < 0.001). Multivariable analysis further identified low expression of LOC285194 as an independent prognosis factor for CRT response (p = 0.011), DFS (p < 0.001) and OS (p = 0.002).

conclusionDecreased expression of LOC285194 could serve as a molecular marker to predict the clinical outcome of ESCC patients after surgery, and select patients who would benefit from preoperative CRT.

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ChemoradiotherapyAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellDown-RegulationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Association StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisBiomarkers, Tumorloc285194 LncRNA, humanRNA, Long Noncoding

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