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- Title
Prognostic significance of CD168 overexpression in colorectal cancer.
- Authors
KE WANG; TAO ZHANG
- Abstract
The expression of cluster of differentiation 168 (CD168), a cell surface receptor for hyaluronan, is associated with cancer progression and metastases. The aim of the present study was to analyze the expression of CD168 by immunohistochemistry in colorectal cancer (CRC) and to examine the association between CD168 expression and clinicopathological features, including survival. A total of 78 tissue specimens obtained from consecutive CRC patients exhibiting various tumor node metastasis (TNM) stages were immunostained for the analysis of CD168 expression. The prognostic value of CD168 was subsequently evaluated. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that CD168 overexpression was significantly associated with overall survival (P<0.05); however, no significant association was identified between CD168 expression and tumor location, tumor differentiation or TNM stage. Overexpression of CD168 was closely associated with poorer patient survival, which indicates that it may present a useful indicator for clinical prognosis.
- Subjects
COLON cancer; VASCULAR cell adhesion molecule-1; GENETIC overexpression; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METASTASIS
- Publication
Oncology Letters, 2016, Vol 12, Issue 4, p2555
- ISSN
1792-1074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3892/ol.2016.4974