AIM: Raf kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) is an inhibitor of the Raf/MEK/MAP kinase signaling cascade and a suppressor of cancer metastasis. But its function in pancreatic cancer was not yet clarified completely. The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of RKIP in pancreatic cancer. METHODS: RKIP expression was investigated retrospectively by immunohistochemistry in paraffin-embedded primary tumor tissue samples from a series (n = 99) of consecutive patients with pancreatic cancer. Survival was calculated using Kaplan-Meier curves. Parameters found to be of prognostic significance in univariate analysis were verified in a multivariate Cox regression model. RESULTS: RKIP expression was high in normal pancreatic epithelium and retained to varying degrees in pancreatic cancer tissues. However, in tumor tissues with lymph node metastasis (P = 0.008) and high UICC stage (P = 0.006), RKIP expression was highly significantly reduced or lost. Furthermore, the reduced expression of RKIP significantly correlated with both poor overall and disease-free survival (P = 0.008 and 0.01, respectively). Multivariate analyses revealed RKIP to be an independent prognosticator. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that RKIP could be a promising marker for predicting a better prognosis in pancreatic cancer.
AIM: Raf kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) is an inhibitor of the Raf/MEK/MAP kinase signaling cascade and a suppressor of cancer metastasis. But its function in pancreatic cancer was not yet clarified completely. The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of RKIP in pancreatic cancer. METHODS:RKIP expression was investigated retrospectively by immunohistochemistry in paraffin-embedded primary tumor tissue samples from a series (n = 99) of consecutive patients with pancreatic cancer. Survival was calculated using Kaplan-Meier curves. Parameters found to be of prognostic significance in univariate analysis were verified in a multivariate Cox regression model. RESULTS:RKIP expression was high in normal pancreatic epithelium and retained to varying degrees in pancreatic cancer tissues. However, in tumor tissues with lymph node metastasis (P = 0.008) and high UICC stage (P = 0.006), RKIP expression was highly significantly reduced or lost. Furthermore, the reduced expression of RKIP significantly correlated with both poor overall and disease-free survival (P = 0.008 and 0.01, respectively). Multivariate analyses revealed RKIP to be an independent prognosticator. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that RKIP could be a promising marker for predicting a better prognosis in pancreatic cancer.
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