Y Kawai1, S Sakano2, Y Suehiro3, T Okada3, Y Korenaga1, T Hara1, K Naito1, H Matsuyama1, Y Hinoda3. 1. Department of Urology. 2. Department of Urology. Electronic address: shigerus@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp. 3. Department of Oncology and Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ras association domain family 1A (RASSF1A) is a tumor suppressor that regulates the cell cycle, apoptosis, and microtubule stability. The association between the methylation levels of RASSF1A and the prognosis of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated this relationship to determine the prognostic value of RASSF1A methylation levels for CCRCC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study comprised 179 Japanese patients who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy for CCRCC. The methylation level of 5' CpG islands in the RASSF1A was evaluated using combined bisulfite restriction analysis and bisulfite sequencing. RESULTS: High levels of methylation in the RASSF1A promoter were significantly more frequent in grade 3 compared with grade 1 or 2 tumors (P = 0.028) and in patients with stage III or IV compared with patients with stage I or II (P = 0.043). Patients with high methylation levels had a significantly less favorable prognosis compared with those with low methylation levels (P = 0.040). Higher methylation levels were independently associated with a poor prognosis following multivariate analysis (P = 0.0053). CONCLUSION: These results indicate that quantitative promoter methylation levels of the RASSF1A gene may be a useful marker to predict the prognosis of CCRCC.
BACKGROUND:Ras association domain family 1A (RASSF1A) is a tumor suppressor that regulates the cell cycle, apoptosis, and microtubule stability. The association between the methylation levels of RASSF1A and the prognosis of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated this relationship to determine the prognostic value of RASSF1A methylation levels for CCRCC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study comprised 179 Japanese patients who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy for CCRCC. The methylation level of 5' CpG islands in the RASSF1A was evaluated using combined bisulfite restriction analysis and bisulfite sequencing. RESULTS: High levels of methylation in the RASSF1A promoter were significantly more frequent in grade 3 compared with grade 1 or 2 tumors (P = 0.028) and in patients with stage III or IV compared with patients with stage I or II (P = 0.043). Patients with high methylation levels had a significantly less favorable prognosis compared with those with low methylation levels (P = 0.040). Higher methylation levels were independently associated with a poor prognosis following multivariate analysis (P = 0.0053). CONCLUSION: These results indicate that quantitative promoter methylation levels of the RASSF1A gene may be a useful marker to predict the prognosis of CCRCC.
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