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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Prognostic Significance and Primary-Metastatic Differences in VASH1 Expression, CD34-Defined Microvessel Density, and VEGF Expression in Colorectal Cancer.

Oktay Halit Aktepe, Rezan Berkay Izgor, Ozlem Aydin Isak, Olcay Kurtulan, Tugce Ulasli, Suayib Yalcin

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Oktay Halit AktepeDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir 35330, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-3540-0701
Rezan Berkay IzgorDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir 35330, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0000-9046-1772
Ozlem Aydin IsakDepartment of Medical Oncology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Ankara 06170, Türkiye.
Olcay KurtulanDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Türkiye.
Tugce UlasliDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir 35330, Türkiye.
Suayib YalcinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara 06230, Türkiye.

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Abstract

This study evaluated the prognostic significance of vasohibin-1 (VASH1) expression, cluster of differentiation 34 (CD34)-defined microvessel density (MVD), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression, as well as the differences in these parameters between primary and metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) lesions. Tissue microarrays were used to quantify VASH1 and VEGF expression and CD34-defined MVD. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis identified optimal cut-off values for overall survival (OS). Correlations among markers were analyzed with Spearman's test, paired tissue comparisons by the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and survival outcomes by Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses. The study included 144 CRC patients (median age: 60 years; 59% male). ROC analysis determined optimal thresholds of 6 for VASH1 (area under the curve [AUC]: 0.79, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.72-0.87), 37 for CD34-defined MVD (AUC: 0.76, 95% CI: 0.68-0.84), and 6 for VEGF (AUC: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.58-0.76). Patients with high VASH1 expression, high CD34-defined MVD, and high VEGF expression had significantly shorter OS compared with their corresponding low-marker groups (VASH1,

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Antigens, CD34Cell Cycle ProteinsColorectal NeoplasmsMicrovascular DensityVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMicrovesselsMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeovascularization, PathologicAntigens, CD34Biomarkers, TumorCell Cycle ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVASH1 protein, humanVEGFA protein, humanangiogenesiscolorectal cancermicrovessel densityprognostic biomarkersvasohibin-1

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PMCPMC13410893

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