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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2017

Vasculogenic mimicry is associated with increased tumor-infiltrating neutrophil and poor outcome in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Jingxin Zhang, Guoxia Zhang, Pingping Hu, Guodong Deng, Qiqi Liu, Lili Qiao, Hui Luo, Jiandong Zhang

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jingxin ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Weifang Medical College, Weifang.
Guoxia ZhangDepartment of Pathology.
Pingping HuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University.
Guodong DengDepartment of Oncology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China.
Qiqi LiuDepartment of Oncology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China.
Lili QiaoDepartment of Oncology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China.
Hui LuoDepartment of Oncology, Weifang Medical College, Weifang.
Jiandong ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeVasculogenic mimicry (VM) is known to be a mechanism to nourish the tumor, but little is known about its prognostic significance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We characterized the predictive relevance of VM expression and tumor-infiltrating neutrophil (TIN) density in patients with resectable ESCC.

methodsWe retrospectively collected clinicopathologic characteristics of 117 esophageal cancer (EC) patients undergoing complete resection and without preoperative therapy. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of E-cadherin and CD66b. CD34/periodic acid-schiff (PAS) double staining was used to detect the expression of VM.

resultsVM expression was observed in 56 (47.9%) patients. VM was negatively correlated with E-cadherin (correlation coefficient =-0.364,

conclusionTIN is an important factor for VM formation. Therefore, studies of invasive ability of EC in patients with VM could supply significant information for therapeutic strategy.

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cancerCD34/PAS double stainingCD66bE-cadherinprognosis

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