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ArticleBMC cancer2017

Expression of the scaffold connector enhancer of kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (CNKSR1) is correlated with clinical outcome in pancreatic cancer.

Humair S Quadri, Taylor J Aiken, Michael Allgaeuer, Radim Moravec, Sean Altekruse, S Perwez Hussain, Markku M Miettinen, Stephen M Hewitt, Udo Rudloff

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Article in BMC cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Humair S QuadriThoracic and Gastrointestinal Oncology Branch, Gastrointestinal Oncology Section, Investigator Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Building 10 - Hatfield CRC, Room 4-5950, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Taylor J AikenThoracic and Gastrointestinal Oncology Branch, Gastrointestinal Oncology Section, Investigator Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Building 10 - Hatfield CRC, Room 4-5950, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Michael AllgaeuerLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Radim MoravecSurveillance Informatics Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Sean AltekruseSurveillance Informatics Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
S Perwez HussainLaboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Markku M MiettinenLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Stephen M HewittExperimental Pathology Laboratory, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Udo RudloffThoracic and Gastrointestinal Oncology Branch, Gastrointestinal Oncology Section, Investigator Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Building 10 - Hatfield CRC, Room 4-5950, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. rudloffu@mail.nih.gov.
National Cancer Institute · USCenter for Cancer Research · US

Funding

Genreal Surgical PathologyZIDBC011291 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI MIETTINEN, MARKKU · 2010 to 2025
$30.3M
Preclinical drug development in pancreatic cancerZIABC011267 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI RUDLOFF, UDO · 2010 to 2025
$23.9M
NCI NIH HHS N01 PC035137NCI NIH HHS N01 PC035139NCI NIH HHS N01 PC035143
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the near universal occurrence of activating codon 12 KRAS somatic variants in pancreatic cancer, there is considerable heterogeneity in the molecular make-up, MAPK/ERK pathway activation states, and clinical outcome in this disease. We analyzed the expression levels of CNKSR1, a scaffold that influences MAPK/ERK pathway activity, in clinical pancreas cancer specimens and their impact on survival of patients with pancreatic cancer.

methodsImmunohistochemical staining for CNKSR1 expression was performed on 120 specimens from three independent pancreatic cancer tissue registries, phospho-ERK levels were measured in 86 samples. Expression was divided into CNKSR1 low and CNKSR1 high and correlated with clinicopathological variables including overall survival using multivariate Cox proportional hazard ratio models.

resultsCNKSR1 expression was increased in tumors compared to matched normal uninvolved resection specimens (p = 0.004). 28.3% (34/120) of patient specimens stained as CNKSR1 low compared to 71.7% (86/120) of specimens which stained as CNKSR1 high. High CNKSR1 expression was more prevalent in low grade tumors (p = 0.04). In multivariate analysis, low CNKSR1 expression status was independently correlated with decreased overall survival (HR = 2.146; 95% CI 1.34 to 3.43). When stratifying primary, non-metastatic tumor biopsies by CNKSR1 expression, resection was associated with improved survival in patients with high CNKSR1 expression (p < 0.0001) but not low CNKSR1 expression (p = 0.3666). Pancreatic tumors with nuclear in addition to cytoplasmic CNKSR1 staining (32/107) showed increased nuclear phospho-ERK expression compared to tumor with cytoplasmic CNKSR1 staining only (p = 0.017).

conclusionCNKSR1 expression is increased in pancreatic tissue specimens and was found to be an independent prognostic marker of overall survival. CNKSR1 may help to identify patient subgroups with unfavorable tumor biology in order to improve risk stratification and treatment selection. Cellular distribution of CNKSR1 was correlated with nuclear pERK expression.

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Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAdenocarcinomaAgedFemaleHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMiddle AgedPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsCNKSR1 protein, humanIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsBiomarkerCorrelative tissue studyPancreas cancerScaffold connector enhancer of kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (CNKSR1)

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PMID28732488
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