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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2021

Expression Status of Serine Protease 27: A Prognostic Marker for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Preoperative Chemotherapy/Chemoradiotherapy.

Atsuko Kataoka, Kazuhiko Yamada, Teruki Hagiwara, Masayoshi Terayama, Takayuki Sugimoto, Kyoko Nohara, Toru Igari, Chizu Yokoi, Yuki I Kawamura

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Article in Annals of surgical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Atsuko KataokaDepartment of Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiko YamadaDepartment of Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Teruki HagiwaraDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Masayoshi TerayamaDepartment of Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takayuki SugimotoDepartment of Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kyoko NoharaDepartment of Surgery, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Toru IgariPathology Division of Clinical Laboratory, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Chizu YokoiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuki I KawamuraDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Research Center for Hepatitis and Immunology, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Chiba, Japan. kawamura@hospk.ncgm.go.jp.
National Center for Global Health and Medicine · JPJuntendo University · JP

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI/JP15K10124Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI/JP19K08457National Center for Global Health and Medicine 20A1017National Center for Global Health and Medicine 26-117National Center for Global Health and Medicine 29-1019
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backgroundA previous study conducted a transcriptome analysis of paired normal and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissue samples. The results showed that the expression of serine protease 27 (PRSS27) was perturbed in tumor samples. Hence, this retrospective study aimed to validate the prognostic significance of PRSS27 in patients with preoperative treatment for ESCC.

methodsWe enrolled 86 patients who received preoperative treatment before esophagectomy for ESCC. The expression of PRSS27 in resected ESCC and biopsy tissue samples obtained before preoperative treatment was evaluated via immunostaining, and its relationship with clinicopathological features and prognosis was analyzed.

resultsIn normal esophageal mucosa tissue samples, PRSS27 was expressed in the cytoplasm of spinous cells in the suprabasal layer and basal cells in the basal layer. Of 64 resected ESCC tissue samples, 35 (54.7%) expressed PRSS27 and 29 (45.3%) did not. Moreover, ectopic nuclear expression of PRSS27 was observed. Based on multivariate analysis, PRSS27 expression in resected tumor samples was a predictor of poor prognosis. In cases in which PRSS27 expression was observed in biopsy samples, patients with PRSS27-negative resected tumors had a better postoperative prognosis than those with PRSS27-positive resected tumors.

conclusionsPRSS27 expression in resected ESCC tissue samples is a poor prognostic factor in ESCC patients with preoperative treatment. Furthermore, conversion of PRSS27 expression from positive in biopsy samples to negative in resected tumor samples is a predictor of good prognosis in these patients. Hence, PRSS27 status is an effective tool for decision making regarding adjuvant treatment in ESCC patients.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaHead and Neck NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorChemoradiotherapyHumansPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSerine EndopeptidasesSerine ProteasesBiomarkers, TumorPRSS27 protein, humanSerine EndopeptidasesSerine Proteases

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