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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2016

Expression and prognostic significance of contactin 1 in human hepatocellular carcinoma.

Guang-Yao Li, Mei Huang, Ting-Ting Pan, Wei-Dong Jia

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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Guang-Yao LiDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Mei HuangDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Ting-Ting PanDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Wei-Dong JiaDepartment of General Surgery, Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People's Republic of China; Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCNTN1, a member of the CNTN family of neural cell-recognition molecules, is involved in tumor invasion and metastasis. Although the expression of CNTN1 has been reported in several human malignancies, the expression of CNTN1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its correlation with prognosis remain unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of CNTN1 and determine the clinicopathological parameters and prognostic value of CNTN1 in HCC patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsQuantitative real-time polymerase chain-reaction and Western blotting assays were performed to assess messenger RNA and protein levels of CNTN1 in 20 matched HCC specimens. The clinical and prognostic significance of CNTN1 in 90 cases of HCC was determined by immunohistochemistry.

resultsCNTN1 expression was higher in HCC compared to the expression found in adjacent tissues at both messenger RNA and protein levels (P<0.01). Notably, immunohistochemical results revealed that CNTN1 expression was significantly higher in HCC compared to adjacent tissues (54.4% vs 12.2%, P=0.01). Furthermore, positive CNTN1 expression was associated with tumor size, tumor capsulae, status of metastasis, and tumor-node-metastasis stage. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that high CNTN1 was correlated with reduced overall survival (OS) rate (P<0.001) and disease-free survival (DFS) rate (P=0.001). Multivariate analysis identified CNTN1 as an independent poor prognostic factor of OS and DFS in HCC patients (P=0.007 and P=0.002, respectively).

conclusionOur results suggest that CNTN1 could play an important role in HCC and serve as an independent unfavorable prognostic factor for OS and DFS and a potential therapeutic target for HCC.

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