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ArticleYonsei medical journal2016

The Role of Steroid Sulfatase as a Prognostic Factor in Patients with Endometrial Cancer.

Won Moo Lee, Ki-Seok Jang, Jaeman Bae, A Ra Koh

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Article in Yonsei medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Won Moo LeeDivision of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ki-Seok JangDepartment of Pathology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jaeman BaeDivision of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. obgybae@hanyang.ac.kr.
A Ra KohDivision of Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hanyang University · KR

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Abstract

purposeThe aim of the study was to determine steroid sulfatase (STS) expression in endometrial cancer patients and its correlation with disease prognosis. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe conducted a retrospective study in 59 patients who underwent surgery with histologically confirmed endometrial cancer from January 2000 to December 2011 at Hanyang University Hospital. Immuno-histochemical staining of STS was performed using rabbit polyclonal anti-STS antibody.

resultsSixteen of the 59 patients (27.1%) were positive for STS expression. Disease free survival (DFS) was 129.83±8.67 [95% confidence interval (CI): 112.84-146.82] months in the STS positive group (group A) and 111.06±7.17 (95% CI: 97.01-125.10) months in the STS negative group (group B) (p=0.92). Overall survival (OS) was 129.01±9.38 (95% CI: 110.63-147.38) months and 111.16±7.10 (95% CI: 97.24-125.07) months for the groups A and B, respectively (p=0.45). Univariate analysis revealed that FIGO stage and adjuvant therapy are significantly associated with DFS and OS. However, in multivariate analysis, FIGO stage and adjuvant therapy did not show any statistical significance with DFS and OS. STS was also not significantly associated with DFS and OS in univariate and multivariate analysis.

conclusionSTS expression was not significantly associated with DFS and OS, despite positive STS expression in 27% of endometrial cancer patients. Therefore, the role of STS as a prognostic factor in patients with endometrial cancer remains unclear and requires further research.

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AdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSteryl-SulfataseUterine NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorSteryl-Sulfataseendometrial cancerprognostic factorSteroid sulfatase

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PMCPMC4800368
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