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- Title
Expression Patterns of PAK4 and PHF8 Are Associated with the Survival of Gallbladder Carcinoma Patients.
- Authors
Ahn, Ae Ri; Karamikheirabad, Maryam; Park, Min Su; Zhang, Junyue; Kim, Hyun Sun; Jeong, Ji Su; Kim, Kyoung Min; Park, Ho Sung; Jang, Kyu Yun
- Abstract
Background: PAK4 and PHF8 are involved in cancer progression and are under evaluation as targets for cancer therapy. However, despite extensive studies in human cancers, there are limited reports on the roles of PAK4 and PHF8 in gallbladder cancers. Methods: Immunohistochemical expression of PAK4 and PHF8 and their prognostic significance were evaluated in 148 human gallbladder carcinomas. Results: PAK4 expression was significantly associated with PHF8 expression in gallbladder carcinomas. Positive expression of nuclear PAK4, cytoplasmic PAK4, nuclear PHF8, and cytoplasmic PHF8 were significantly associated with shorter overall survival and relapse-free survival in univariate analysis. Multivariate analysis showed that nuclear PAK4 expression and nuclear PHF8 expression were independent predictors of overall survival and relapse-free survival in gallbladder carcinomas. Furthermore, coexpression of nuclear PAK4 and nuclear PHF8 predicted shorter overall survival (p < 0.001) and relapse-free survival (p < 0.001) of gallbladder carcinoma in multivariate analysis. Conclusions: This study suggests that the individual and coexpression patterns of PAK4 and PHF8 as the prognostic indicators for gallbladder carcinoma patients.
- Subjects
GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER cancer; CARCINOMA; MULTIVARIATE analysis; OVERALL survival
- Publication
Diagnostics (2075-4418), 2023, Vol 13, Issue 6, p1149
- ISSN
2075-4418
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/diagnostics13061149