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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2024

Identification of biomarkers for tumor regression grade in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

Zhifu Chen, Yan Wang, Jun Chen, Zijun Xu, Tingjuan Zhang, Lu Sun, Lihua Zhu, Liben Xu, Chaoyang Wu, Zhiyuan Qiu and 2 more

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Zhifu Chen *Department of Radiation Oncology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Yan Wang *Department of Radiation Oncology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Jun ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Zijun XuCentral Laboratory, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Tingjuan ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Lu SunDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Lihua ZhuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Liben XuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Chaoyang WuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Zhiyuan QiuDepartment of Oncology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Dianjun WangDepartment of Pathology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Ting WuDepartment of Pathology, The People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.

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Abstract

Background: Esophageal cancer is a highly invasive malignancy. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy not only increases the rate of complete resection but also improves the median survival. However, a sensitive biomarker is urgently needed in clinical practice. Methods: 60 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) were enrolled at the People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University. Patients were grouped according to tumor regression grade (TRG) criteria from the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The correlation between TRG groups, clinicopathologic characteristics, and prognosis was analyzed. Differential gene expression analysis was performed on ESCC patients before and after NCRT using the public database (GSE43519). MMP9, NFIX, and GPR56 were identified as candidate genes, and their expression and correlation with prognosis were evaluated by immunohistochemical analysis. Results: Among 60 ESCC patients who underwent surgery after NCRT, the pathological complete response (pCR) rate was 35.0% (21/60), and the major pathological response (MPR) rate was 60.0% (36/60). Poor tumor differentiation and neural or vascular invasion were associated with inadequate tumor regression grade and were independent factors influencing TRG. ESCC patients were divided into effective (TRG 0 + 1) and ineffective (TRG 2 + 3) groups. Higher TRG was significantly associated with shorter overall survival (OS). Our study also identified TRG as an independent prognostic factor through univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses ( Conclusions: The findings suggest that TRG serves as an independent prognostic factor for ESCC following NCRT. High GPR56 expression is found to be associated with a poor prognosis of ESCC. Downregulation of GPR56 suggests a potential significant predictive value in conjunction with MPR analysis.

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esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)GPR56neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT)prognosistumor regression grade (TRG)

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