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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021

Clinical retrospective study on the expression of the PD-L1 molecule in sporadic colorectal cancer and its correlation with K-ras gene mutations in Chinese patients.

Jiasheng Xu, Wenpeng Zhao, Kaili Liao, Luxia Tu, Xiaozhen Jiang, Hua Dai, Yanqing Yu, Qiuying Xiong, Zhenfang Xiong

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2021. 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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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jiasheng XuDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Wenpeng ZhaoDepartment of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Kaili LiaoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University No. 1 Minde Road, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Luxia TuDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Xiaozhen JiangDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Hua DaiDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Yanqing YuDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Qiuying XiongDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
Zhenfang XiongDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CNNanchang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo detect the expression of PD-L1 and K-ras gene status in colorectal cancer tissues and analyze the relationship between PD-L1 expression and the clinicopathological features and K-ras gene status in colorectal cancer.

methodsTwo hundred fifty colorectal cancer tissues were collected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University. The normal intestinal mucosal tissues of 20 patients were randomly selected for inclusion in the control group. PD-L1 expression was detected by immunohistochemistry. K-ras gene mutation in colorectal cancer tissues was detected by sequencing. The clinical significance of PD-L1 expression and relationship between PD-L1 expression and K-ras gene mutation were analyzed.

resultsThe immunohistochemistry assay showed that PD-L1 was highly expressed in colorectal cancer. The positive expression of PD-L1 was increased with lymph node metastasis and high TNM stage. The 5-year survival rate of PD-L1-positive patients was significantly lower than that of PD-L1-negative patients. The K-ras gene mutation rate was 35.6%, and the main mutation site was in codon 12. The positive PD-L1 expression rate in patients with K-ras gene mutations was significantly higher than that in patients with wild-type K-ras gene mutations.

conclusionPD-L1 is highly expressed in colorectal cancer, and its expression is related to metastasis and tumor stage. PD-L1 expression is closely related to K-ras gene mutation, and the K-ras gene status may affect PD-L1 expression.

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colorectal cancerK-ras gene statusPD-L1prognosis

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PMCPMC8290729
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