Zhichao Huang1, Ran Xu1, Chen Lv2, Zhaohui Zhong1, Lei Zhang1, Liang Zhu1, Yongzhong Tang3, Xiaokun Zhao1. 1. Department of Urology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University Changsha 410011, Hunan, China. 2. Department of Urology, Shanghai Changhai Hospital 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai 200433, China. 3. Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University 138 Tong Zhipo Road, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we investigated the relationship between the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and tumor hypoxia, which is caused by chronic hypoxemic hypoxia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the prognostic value of COPD in patients with bladder urothelial carcinoma (BUC). METHODS: The clinicopathological variables of 80 patients with BUC who underwent surgery were analyzed by retrospective methods. Overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed with clinicopathological variables including concomitant COPD, pulmonary function test (PFT), serum hemoglobin level and smoking history, using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used for multivariate analysis. The localization of HIF-1α expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Both the median OS and PFS of patients with COPD were shorter than the patients without COPD (P < 0.001). High levels of HIF-1α expression were associated with BUC of higher clinicopathological stage and histological grade (P < 0.001). COPD was an independent prognostic variable for OS, PFS and DSS. The clinicopathological stage was an independent prognostic variable for OS and DSS. The level of HIF-1α expression was an independent prognostic variable for PFS. CONCLUSIONS: COPD is an independent prognostic variable for BUC, and contributes to poor prognosis.
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we investigated the relationship between the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and tumor hypoxia, which is caused by chronic hypoxemic hypoxia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the prognostic value of COPD in patients with bladder urothelial carcinoma (BUC). METHODS: The clinicopathological variables of 80 patients with BUC who underwent surgery were analyzed by retrospective methods. Overall survival (OS), disease-specific survival (DSS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed with clinicopathological variables including concomitant COPD, pulmonary function test (PFT), serum hemoglobin level and smoking history, using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used for multivariate analysis. The localization of HIF-1α expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Both the median OS and PFS of patients with COPD were shorter than the patients without COPD (P < 0.001). High levels of HIF-1α expression were associated with BUC of higher clinicopathological stage and histological grade (P < 0.001). COPD was an independent prognostic variable for OS, PFS and DSS. The clinicopathological stage was an independent prognostic variable for OS and DSS. The level of HIF-1α expression was an independent prognostic variable for PFS. CONCLUSIONS:COPD is an independent prognostic variable for BUC, and contributes to poor prognosis.
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