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- Title
STAT3 expression is a prognostic marker in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.
- Authors
Matsuzaki, Kyosuke; Fujita, Kazutoshi; Hayashi, Yujiro; Matsushita, Makoto; Nojima, Satoshi; Jingushi, Kentaro; Kato, Taigo; Kawashima, Atsunari; Ujike, Takeshi; Nagahara, Akira; Uemura, Motohide; Imamura, Ryoichi; Yamaguchi, Seiji; Fushimi, Hiroaki; Miyamoto, Hiroshi; Morii, Eiichi; Nonomura, Norio
- Abstract
Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) plays a prominent role in the growth and invasion of several types of solid tumors. In this study, to assess the expression status and prognostic significance of the STAT3 pathway in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), we immunohistochemically stained for STAT3 and STAT3 pathway proteins, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), in a tissue microarray containing 99 UTUC specimens. There were no significant associations between STAT3, S1PR1, or IL-6 expression pattern and tumor grade or pT stage. However, the patients with high STAT3 tumor had a significantly higher risk of both disease progression (p = 0.009) and cancer-specific mortality (p = 0.009), but not with tumors expressing S1PR1 or IL-6. High STAT3 expression in the nucleus was also associated with a significantly higher risk of both disease progression (p = 0.003) and cancer-specific mortality (p = 0.034). Multivariate analysis revealed that high STAT3 expression in the nucleus was significantly associated with cancer-specific survival after adjustment for pathological stage, lymph node involvement, lymphovascular invasion, and tumor grade (HR = 2.136, 95% CI = 1.009–4.767, p = 0.047). Our findings indicated that STAT3 could be a cancer-promoting factor and potentially a significant prognostic factor in UTUC.
- Subjects
STAT proteins; TUMORS; TRANSITIONAL cell carcinoma; SPHINGOSINE-1-phosphate; INTERLEUKIN-6; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2018, Vol 13, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0201256