CA9 expression as a prognostic factor in renal clear cell carcinoma


SOYUPAK B., ERDOGAN S., ERGIN M., Seydaoglu G., KUZGUNBAY B., TANSUG Z.

UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS, cilt.74, sa.1, ss.68-73, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 74 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1159/000082713
  • Dergi Adı: UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.68-73
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: CA9, renal cell carcinoma, CARBONIC-ANHYDRASE-IX, DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKER, PROTEIN, IDENTIFICATION, SURVIVAL, KIDNEY, CANCER, TRIAL, G250, MATU
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: We investigated whether CA9 protein could be used as a prognostic tumor marker as well as a diagnostic biomarker in renal clear cell carcinoma. Materials and Methods: Nephrectomy specimens from 92 patients were used in this study. 80 of these were renal cell carcinomas, 10 adenomas and 2 oncocytomas. Of the renal cell carcinomas, 67 were clear cell carcinomas. immunohistochemical analysis using CA9 monoclonal antibody (M75) was performed on paraffin-em bedded specimens. CA9 staining was correlated with tumor stage, grade, lymph node involvement, distant metastasis and cumulative survival time. Results: CA9 was present in 91.2% of clear cell carcinomas. Low staining was a poor prognostic factor, and conversely high staining a good prognostic one. CA9 expression was found to be the best prognostic factor when compared with T stage and grade. Even in low-grade and stage tumors, the presence of low expression correlated with lowered survival times. Conclusions: On the basis of our study, CA9 is a significant molecular marker in renal clear cell carcinomas. Decreased CA9 expression is independently associated with poor survival. CA9 can be used to predict clinical outcome and identify high-risk patients in need for adjuvant immunotherapy and CA9 targeted therapies. Copyright (C) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.