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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2018

Prognostic significance of preoperative IKBKE expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Wenjing Yang, Yan Qu, Bingxu Tan, Yibin Jia, Nana Wang, Peng Hu, Jianbo Wang

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Wenjing YangDepartment of Radiation, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Yan QuDepartment of Radiation, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Bingxu TanDepartment of Radiation, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Yibin JiaDepartment of Radiation, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Nana WangDepartment of Radiation, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Peng Hu *Department of Radiation, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Jianbo Wang *Department of Radiation, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · CN

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Abstract

purposeIκB kinase epsilon (IKBKE; IKKε), a member of the nuclear factor-κB kinase inhibitor family, is upregulated in several human cancers, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, and ovarian cancer. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common and most aggressively malignant cancers with dismal prognosis. However, the state of IKBKE expression in ESCC is still unknown and its potential value remains unexplored. PATIENTS AND

methodsIKBKE protein expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 118 paraffin specimens of ESCC treated by curative surgery. All patients were regularly followed up by telephone over 3 years after surgery. The chi-square test, Kaplan-Meier method, and Cox proportional hazard regression model were used to analyze the relationship of IKBKE expression, clinicopathological characteristics, and prognostic value for ESCC.

resultsIKBKE expression was 61.9% (73/118) in paraffin-embedded archived ESCC. Its expression was significantly associated with tumor differentiation grade (

conclusionOur data indicated for the first time that IKKε expression is a highly recurrent event in ESCC and could play a pivotal role in the evaluation of prognosis. IKBKE upregulation is negatively associated with disease-free survival and overall survival. Therefore, IKBKE could serve as a prognostic variable and potential therapeutic target for this malignancy.

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biomarkeresophageal squamous cell carcinomaIKBKEimmunohistochemistryprognosis

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