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ArticleTranslational oncology2020

Integrative Analysis of Periostin in Primary and Advanced Prostate Cancer.

Carlo Cattrini, Paola Barboro, Alessandra Rubagotti, Linda Zinoli, Elisa Zanardi, Matteo Capaia, Francesco Boccardo

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Article in Translational oncology, 2020. 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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10citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Carlo CattriniDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: carlo.cattrini@gmail.com.
Paola BarboroAcademic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Alessandra RubagottiAcademic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Linda ZinoliAcademic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Elisa ZanardiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; Academic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Matteo CapaiaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Francesco BoccardoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (DIMI), School of Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; Academic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy. Electronic address: fboccardo@unige.it.
University of Genoa · ITOspedale Policlinico San Martino · ITSpanish National Cancer Research Centre · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periostin (POSTN) is an extracellular matrix protein associated with tumor progression and shorter survival in prostate cancer (PCa). Here, we performed an integrative analysis of POSTN's role in patients with PCa. Clinical and POSTN data from large-scale datasets were analyzed. POSTN cutoffs were identified with X-Tile, and STRING was used for protein-protein interaction analysis. In a cohort of 48 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), we used the AdnaTest platform to isolate circulating tumor cells and extract POSTN mRNA. Plasma samples were also tested for POSTN protein expression by dot blot assay. Data from large-scale datasets did not reveal any association between POSTN genetic alterations and outcome. In primary tumors, we found a significant correlation between POSTN mRNA overexpression, worse baseline prognostic features, and shorter disease-free survival. POSTN was overexpressed in mCRPC and correlated with aggressive features. In our cohort of mCRPC patients, we found a positive correlation between POSTN plasma levels and androgen-receptor variant 7 positivity and an association with shorter overall survival. Our integrative analysis shows that POSTN is associated with poor clinical features and worse outcome in patients with PCa. Further studies are warranted to uncover the function of POSTN in PCa progression and to validate the prognostic significance of POSTN in mCRPC.

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PMID32416542
PMCPMC7248449
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