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ArticleMedicine2019

The expressions and prognostic implications of Twist and E-cadherin in adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction and proximal gastric carcinoma.

Shengbo Sun, Qing Gong

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Shengbo SunDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Binzhou Medical University, Shandong, PR China.
Qing Gong
Weatherford College · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Twist and E-cadherin are crucial for the development of different types of cancer; however, their clinical significance in adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction (AGE) remains unknown. Here, we investigated the correlation between the expression of Twist and E-cadherin and their impact on the clinical outcomes and prognosis of patients with AGE and proximal gastric carcinoma (PGC).Using immunohistochemistry, we determined the expression of Twist and E-cadherin in the tissue samples of patients with AGE and PGC. The correlation of the expression of Twist and E-cadherin with the clinicopathological factors was assessed by using the chi-square test, Fisher exact test, and non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test. The Kaplan-Meier method along with the log-rank test and Cox proportional-hazards model were used to evaluate the correlation of Twist and E-cadherin expression with the overall survival (OS) of patients.Overall, 94 patients with AGE (n = 45, 47.87%) or PGC (n = 49, 52.13%) who underwent primary tumor resection were included in this study. The median follow-up period was 40.5 months. We observed a significant difference in the smoking status (P < .001) and differentiation grade (P = .004) between patients with AGE and PGC. There was a significant association of a high Twist expression with T stage (only in PGC, P = .008), lymph node metastasis (AGE, P = .075; PGC, P = .051), and advanced pathological stages (AGE, P = .019; PGC, P = .006). A low E-cadherin expression showed similar results; however, it was not significantly associated with the advanced pathological stages of AGE (P = .372). A low E-cadherin expression was significantly associated with a low differentiation grade of AGE (P = .002). In addition, a significant inverse relationship was observed between Twist and E-cadherin expression. The Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression analysis revealed that a high Twist expression and low E-cadherin expression were independent prognostic factors for short OS of patients with AGE or PGC.A high Twist expression or low E-cadherin expression was associated with unfavorable clinicopathological factors and independently predicted short OS of patients with AGE or PGC.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsCarcinomaEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNuclear ProteinsPrognosisStomach NeoplasmsTwist-Related Protein 1Biomarkers, TumorCadherinsNuclear ProteinsTWIST1 protein, humanTwist-Related Protein 1

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