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ArticleKidney cancer (Clifton, Va.)2017

Tissue Expression of Erythropoietin Predicts Survival Rates in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Daniel Beltrame Ferreira, Walter Henriques da Costa, Diego Abreu Clavijo, Ricardo Decia, Isabela Werneck Cunha, Luciana Schultz, Rafael Malagoli Rocha, Gustavo Cardoso Guimarães, Stênio de Cássio Zequi

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Article in Kidney cancer (Clifton, Va.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Regulation of Erythropoietin Activity in Clear Renal Cell Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel Beltrame FerreiraUrology Division, Department of Pelvic Surgery, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
Walter Henriques da CostaUrology Division, Department of Pelvic Surgery, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
Diego Abreu ClavijoDepartment of Urology, Pasteur Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Ricardo DeciaDepartment of Urology, Pasteur Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Isabela Werneck CunhaNational Institute for Science and Technology in Oncogenomics and Therapeutic Innovation.
Luciana SchultzDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rafael Malagoli RochaDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
Gustavo Cardoso GuimarãesChairman of Urology Division, Department of Pelvic Surgery, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
Stênio de Cássio ZequiUrology Division, Department of Pelvic Surgery, AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil.
AC Camargo Hospital · BRInstitut Pasteur de Montevideo · UY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate immunohistochemical erythropoietin (EPO) expression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), its association with major clinicopathological variables and its prognostic impact.

methodsA total of 220 patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) surgically treated between 1989 and 2009 were evaluated in this multi-institutional study. All the cases were reviewed by a single pathologist and the immunohistochemical reactivity to EPO was analysed using tissue microarray.

resultsA total of 176 patients with ccRCC were considered, with an average of 48 months of follow-up. Of the tumours evaluated, 47 (26.7%) were negative for EPO expression, and 129 (73.3%) were positive. EPO expression was associated with incidental tumour (

conclusionThe absence of tumour EPO expression is an independent predictive factor with a negative effect on survival rates. The use of EPO as possible marker in the management of ccRCC patients requires further studies and a better understanding of the role of EPO in tumour biology.

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BiomarkersEPOoncologyprognosisrenal cell carcinoma

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