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ArticleTumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine2015

Prognostic significance of Ku80 in pT2N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy.

Shuai Wang, Zhou Wang, Xiangyan Liu, Yu Yang, Mo Shi, Zhenguo Sun

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Article in Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Postoperative radiation therapy of pT2-3N0M0 esophageal carcinoma-a review.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2016
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Shuai WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, No.324, Jingwu Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, People's Republic of China.
Zhou Wang
Xiangyan Liu
Yu Yang
Mo Shi
Zhenguo Sun
Shandong Provincial Hospital · CNShandong University · CN

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Abstract

Recent studies have shown that Ku80, a DNA repair protein, was involved in progression of malignant tumors. This study aimed to clarify the clinicopathological significance and prognostic value of Ku80 in pT2N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We enrolled 217 patients with pT2N0M0 midthoracic ESCC who had undergone Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. The expression profile of Ku80 was examined by immunohistochemistry. The results were correlated with the clinicopathological variables, overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS), in pT2N0M0 ESCC patients. The expression of Ku80 were higher in ESCC tissues than the corresponding health esophageal mucosa (P < 0.001). Clinically, the Ku80 expression levels were significantly related to tumor size (P = 0.018), differentiation degree (P = 0.010), and tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage (P = 0.001). Subsequent multivariate analysis demonstrated that tumor size, differentiation degree, TNM stage, and Ku80 expression were independent prognostic factors for the OS and the DFS of pT2N0M0 ESCC patients. Our data indicated that Ku80 expression level associates with key clinicopathological features and is an independent predictor of the OS and the DFS in pT2N0M0 ESCC patients.

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AdultAgedAntigens, NuclearBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellDisease-Free SurvivalDNA-Binding ProteinsEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaEsophagectomyFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansKu AutoantigenLymphatic MetastasisMaleAntigens, NuclearBiomarkers, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsKu AutoantigenXrcc6 protein, human

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