OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the potential of some recently proposed hypoxia markers, being monocarboxylic acid transporter 1 (MCT1), MCT4 and prolyl hydroxylase 2 (PHD2); and a more established hypoxia marker, glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1), by testing the association with the exogenous marker pimonidazole. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Paraffin embedded tumour sections of 20 colorectal cancer patients were stained for blood vessels together with either pimonidazole or carbonic anhydrase-IX (CA-IX) and single stained for MCT1, MCT4, GLUT-1, and PHD2. Expression of all markers was compared with expression of pimonidazole and micro-vessel density (MVD) and with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS: No correlation was found between the different intrinsic hypoxia markers tested and pimonidazole. A trend for high MCT1 expression in biopsies with low CA-IX expression was found (R = -0.45, p = 0.06) and also the expression of MCT1 was higher in tumours with a high MVD (R = 0.49, p = 0.04). The more advanced tumours showed a higher expression of GLUT-1 (p = 0.03). A low CA-IX expression in the tumour correlated with better DFS (p = 0.03) and related to better OS (p = 0.07). CONCLUSION: Although none of the tested intrinsic hypoxia markers correlated with pimonidazole staining, we confirmed the important role of both GLUT-1 and CA-IX for a more advanced pTNM (pathological tumour-node-metastasis) stage and DFS respectively.
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the potential of some recently proposed hypoxia markers, being monocarboxylic acid transporter 1 (MCT1), MCT4 and prolyl hydroxylase 2 (PHD2); and a more established hypoxia marker, glucose transporter-1 (GLUT-1), by testing the association with the exogenous marker pimonidazole. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Paraffin embedded tumour sections of 20 colorectal cancerpatients were stained for blood vessels together with either pimonidazole or carbonic anhydrase-IX (CA-IX) and single stained for MCT1, MCT4, GLUT-1, and PHD2. Expression of all markers was compared with expression of pimonidazole and micro-vessel density (MVD) and with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS: No correlation was found between the different intrinsic hypoxia markers tested and pimonidazole. A trend for high MCT1 expression in biopsies with low CA-IX expression was found (R = -0.45, p = 0.06) and also the expression of MCT1 was higher in tumours with a high MVD (R = 0.49, p = 0.04). The more advanced tumours showed a higher expression of GLUT-1 (p = 0.03). A low CA-IX expression in the tumour correlated with better DFS (p = 0.03) and related to better OS (p = 0.07). CONCLUSION: Although none of the tested intrinsic hypoxia markers correlated with pimonidazole staining, we confirmed the important role of both GLUT-1 and CA-IX for a more advanced pTNM (pathological tumour-node-metastasis) stage and DFS respectively.
Authors: M Verstraete; A Debucquoy; J Dekervel; J van Pelt; C Verslype; E Devos; G Chiritescu; K Dumon; A D'Hoore; O Gevaert; X Sagaert; E Van Cutsem; K Haustermans Journal: Br J Cancer Date: 2015-03-17 Impact factor: 7.640
Authors: Simon J A van Kuijk; Ala Yaromina; Ruud Houben; Raymon Niemans; Philippe Lambin; Ludwig J Dubois Journal: Front Oncol Date: 2016-03-29 Impact factor: 6.244