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Published on: May 17, 2013
Expression of ATP-binding Cassette Transporter 11 (ABCC11) Protein in Colon Cancer
Yasufumi Yamada1, Kazuhiko Yoshimatsu2, Hajime Yokomizo1
1Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, Tokyo, Japan.
Aim:
To investigate the clinical significance of ATP-binding cassette transporter 11 (ABCC11) protein expression in colon cancer.
Materials And Methods:
One hundred thirty nine patients with colon cancer resection between 2009 and 2011 were enrolled. The relationship with immunohistochemical ABCC11 staining and clinicopathological factors was retrospectively analyzed.
Results:
Median age was 70 years including 67 males and 72 females. The patients with Stage 0, 1, 2, 3a and 4 were 4, 20, 43, 35, 7 and 30, respectively. The patients with curability (Cur) A, B and C were 109, 11 and 19, respectively. Positive expression of ABCC11 was observed in 31 patients (22.3%). There were no significant differences regarding age, gender, location, serum tumor markers, T category, lymphatic invasion and stage in relation to ABCC11 protein expression. Cases with node metastasis and venous invasion as well as unresectable cases were significantly more often found negative for ABCC11 protein (p=0.0246, 0.0285 and 0.0422, respectively). Concerning the 3 year disease free survival (DFS) and the 5 year overall survival (OS) in Stage 2/3 and in Stage 3 with adjuvant chemotherapy, no significant differences were found. However, OS in ABCC11 negative cases was 81.1%, which was significantly lower compared to positive cases, where OS was 96.2%.
Conclusion:
There was significant correlation with ABCC11 expression and lymph node metastasis, venous invasion and curability. The prognosis in ABCC11 negative cases was poor because of increased cases without curative resection.
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