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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2015

Expression of insulin-like growth factor I receptor as a biomarker for predicting prognosis in biliary tract cancer patients.

Hideo Suzuki, Juan C Roa, Toru Kawamoto, Kazunori Ishige, Ignacio I Wistuba, Donghui Li, Melanie B Thomas, Junichi Shoda

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 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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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Hideo SuzukiFaculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Juan C RoaMolecular Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago 8320000, Chile.
Toru KawamotoMinato Shiba Clinic, Tokyo 105-0014, Japan.
Kazunori IshigeFaculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Ignacio I WistubaDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Donghui LiDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Melanie B ThomasMedical University of South Carolina, Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Junichi ShodaFaculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
University of Tsukuba · JPThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USFutaba clinic · JPMedical University of South Carolina · USPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile · CL

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carcinomas of the gallbladder (GBCa) and bile ducts are aggressive tumors with poor survival and it is, therefore, essential to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the various signaling pathways in order to develop effective therapies. In this study, tumor specimens from 40 GBCa patients, 12 extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma patients and 26 intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma patients from the USA and Japan were investigated for insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma-1 (Raf-1) expression by immunohistochemistry; in addition, the correlations with histological type, pathological stage and patient outcome were analyzed. Positive expression of IGF-IR, mTOR and Raf-1 were identified in 68, 73 and 85% of the specimens, respectively. There was no association with histological type and pathological stage, although the positive expression rate of Raf-1 was higher in advanced-stage GBCa. Moreover, patients with positive expression of IGF-IR exhibited significantly reduced survival compared to those with negative IGF-IR expression. In conclusion, IGF-IR, mTOR and Raf-1 were highly expressed in biliary tract cancer and targeted therapy against IGF-IR may be an effective strategy. Among these molecules, IGF-IR expression was found to be a useful biomarker for identifying patients who may benefit from additional treatment.

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biliary tract cancerinsulin-like growth factor I receptormammalian target of rapamycinrapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma-1

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