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ArticleIrish journal of medical science2022

THSD7A expression: a novel immunohistochemical determinant in predicting overall survival of metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with targeted therapy.

Oktay Halit Aktepe, Fatma Gundogdu, Kemal Kosemehmetoglu, Haci Hasan Yeter, Sercan Aksoy, Deniz Can Guven, Taha Koray Sahin, Deniz Yuce, Neyran Kertmen, Omer Dizdar and 2 more

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Oktay Halit AktepeDepartment of Medical Oncology, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14030, Bolu, Turkey. droktayaktepe@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3540-0701
Fatma GundogduDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Kemal KosemehmetogluDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Haci Hasan YeterDepartment of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Sercan AksoyDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey.
Deniz Can GuvenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey.
Taha Koray SahinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Deniz YuceDepartment of Preventive Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey.
Neyran KertmenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey.
Omer DizdarDepartment of Preventive Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey.
Suayib YalcinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey.
Mustafa ErmanDepartment of Preventive Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey.
Hacettepe University Hospital · TRHacettepe University · TRBolu Abant İzzet Baysal University · TRGazi University · TR

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hacettepe üniversitesi project no: 18449
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Abstract

backgroundThe association of thrombospondin type 1 domain-containing 7A (THSD7A) expression, a novel angiogenesis-related marker, with survival outcomes of tumors including renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains to be clarified. Therefore, we investigated the impact of THSD7A on outcomes of metastatic RCC (mRCC) patients treated with targeted therapy.

methodsA total of 86 mRCC patients were included. The expression of THSD7A in nephrectomy material of the patients was assessed by immunohistochemistry and expression patterns were categorized into two groups: negative (no staining) and positive. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression models evaluated the impact of THSD7A expression on progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of the patients.

resultsTHSD7A expression was determined in 77.9% of the patients. Kaplan-Meier analyses showed that while the patients with THSD7A expression had significantly inferior OS times than those with negative THSD7A expression (19.9 months vs. 52.2 months, P = 0.024, respectively), there was no association between THSD7A expression and PFS. The univariate analyses demonstrated that the significant variables in predicting OS were presence of bone metastasis (P = 0.030), THSD7A expression (P = 0.028), and International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC) scoring system (P < 0.001). However, applying multivariate analyses, the independent variables in predicting OS were THSD7A expression (HR: 2.639, P = 0.037) and IMDC scoring system (P < 0.001).

conclusionWe revealed that THSD7A expression was associated with OS of mRCC patients treated with targeted therapy. There might be an important link between THSD7A expression and resistance to targeted therapy.

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Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateNephrectomyPrognosisRetrospective StudiesMetastatic renal cell carcinomaTargeted therapyTHSD7A

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