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ArticleWorld journal of urology2015

βIII-tubulin overexpression is linked to aggressive tumor features and shortened survival in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Alexander Quaas, Amir-Hossein Rahvar, Christoph Burdelski, Christina Koop, Christian Eichelberg, Michael Rink, Roland Dahlem, Thorsten Schlomm, Maria Christina Tsourlakis, Ronald Simon and 3 more

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Article in World journal of urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander QuaasDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Amir-Hossein RahvarDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Christoph BurdelskiDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Christina KoopDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Christian EichelbergDepartment of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Michael RinkDepartment of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Roland DahlemDepartment of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Thorsten SchlommMartini Clinic, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Maria Christina TsourlakisDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Ronald SimonDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Sarah MinnerDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Guido SauterDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany.
Stefan SteurerDepartment of Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany. s.steurer@uke.de.
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf · DEUniversität Hamburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsβIII-tubulin (TUBB3) is a microtubule component overexpression of which is found in many solid cancer types, often linked to poor patient prognosis, and has been suggested to predict failure of microtubule-targeting chemotherapeutics. This study was designed to determine prevalence and prognostic impact of TUBB3 expression in kidney cancers. METHODS AND

resultsA tissue microarray (TMA) containing more than 1,200 renal tumors was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. TUBB3 expression varied markedly between the different histological subtypes and was more frequent in 105 papillary cancers (75.2 %, p < 0.0001), 38 oncocytomas (52.6 %, p < 0.0001), and 22 chromophobic carcinomas (36.4 %, p = 0.1221) than in 555 clear cell RCC (16.4 %). In clear cell cancers, strong TUBB3 positivity was linked to high Fuhrman grade (p < 0.0001), advanced stage (0.002), nodal metastases (p = 0.0433), hematogenous metastases (p = 0.0016), and shortened overall survival (p < 0.0001). Associations with outcome and tumor phenotype were inversely for papillary RCC, where TUBB3 immunostaining was linked to low tumor stage (p = 0.0012) and prolonged survival (p = 0.0043).

conclusionsTUBB3 expression levels and their effects are strikingly different between ccRCC and papillary RCC. These differences may be caused by differences in VHL function between these RCC subtypes, because VHL (like TUBB3) is another strong regulator of microtubule function.

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Neoplasm StagingAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGermanyHumansImmunohistochemistryKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateBiomarkers, TumorTUBB3 protein, humanTubulinMicrotubulesRenal cell cancerSurvivalTMAβIII-tubulin

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