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Trophoblast Cell Surface Antigen 2 (Trop2) in Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma
Marie Mikuteit1, Sandra Steffens1,2, Stefanie Zschäbitz3
1Department for Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Background:
Overexpression of tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 (Trop2) is found in many tumor entities. The prognostic value of Trop2 in renal cell renal carcinoma (RCC), especially in nonclear cell RCC, is still unclear.
Aim:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of Trop2 expression in a large cohort of patients with chromophobe (ch)RCC.
Materials And Methods:
Patients who underwent renal surgery due to chRCC were retrospectively evaluated. Tumor specimens were analyzed for Trop2 expression by immunohistochemistry.
Results:
Eighty-one chRCC patients were eligible for analysis, of these 24 (29.6%) patients were positive for Trop2. No significant associations were found for Trop2 expression and clinical attributes in patients with chRCC. The Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed no differences in 5-year overall survival for Trop2- compared to Trop2+ (89.6% vs. 100.0%; p = 0.288).
Conclusion:
In chRCC, Trop2 expression is not associated with survival and other parameters of aggressiveness. Due to the rare incidence of chRCC, further studies with larger cohorts are warranted.
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