Kunpeng Zhang1, Gefei Zhao1, Ting Xiao1, Ping Li1, Jie Song1, Yanning Gao1, Kelin Sun1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: OLC1 (overexpressed in lung cancer 1), screened out and cloned in our previous research, is a new gene associated with lung cancer. It is highly expressed in lung cancer and many other malignant tumors, and is associated with poor prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, ovarian cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer. The aim of this research was to detect the expression level of OLC1 in the tumor tissues of lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and explore its relationship with the prognosis of lung cancer patients. METHODS: Lung cancer tissues of 108 SCC and 90 ADC was dealed with immunohistochemical staining to detect the expression level of OLC1. The relationship between the expression level of OLC1 and clinical parameters and prognosis was analyzed. RESULTS: The rate of high expression of OLC1 staining in ADC was significantly higher than that in SCC (87.5% vs 55.3%, P<0.001). The overexpression of OLC1 in tumor tissues did not have a significant relationship with the prognosis of patients with ADC, but it was related with a poor prognosis of SCC patients as the univariate analysis showed. However the multivariate regression analysis showed that correlation between the overexpression of OLC1 and poor prognosis of SCC patients did not have a statistical significance (P=0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The expression of OLC1 in ADC might be higher than that in SCC. A higher score of OLC1 staining in tumor tissue was associated with a poorer prognosis of patients with SCC, but could not be an independent predictor for a shorter overall survival in patients with SCC.
BACKGROUND:OLC1 (overexpressed in lung cancer 1), screened out and cloned in our previous research, is a new gene associated with lung cancer. It is highly expressed in lung cancer and many other malignant tumors, and is associated with poor prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, ovarian cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer. The aim of this research was to detect the expression level of OLC1 in the tumor tissues of lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and explore its relationship with the prognosis of lung cancerpatients. METHODS:Lung cancer tissues of 108 SCC and 90 ADC was dealed with immunohistochemical staining to detect the expression level of OLC1. The relationship between the expression level of OLC1 and clinical parameters and prognosis was analyzed. RESULTS: The rate of high expression of OLC1 staining in ADC was significantly higher than that in SCC (87.5% vs 55.3%, P<0.001). The overexpression of OLC1 in tumor tissues did not have a significant relationship with the prognosis of patients with ADC, but it was related with a poor prognosis of SCCpatients as the univariate analysis showed. However the multivariate regression analysis showed that correlation between the overexpression of OLC1 and poor prognosis of SCCpatients did not have a statistical significance (P=0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The expression of OLC1 in ADC might be higher than that in SCC. A higher score of OLC1 staining in tumor tissue was associated with a poorer prognosis of patients with SCC, but could not be an independent predictor for a shorter overall survival in patients with SCC.
肺癌是世界上最常见的恶性肿瘤之一,发病率及死亡率均居各种恶性肿瘤首位,发病率呈逐年上升趋势[。目前已知多种基因在肺癌发生发展过程中起到重要作用[。随着分子生物学和蛋白质组学等技术的发展,寻找肺癌发生、发展相关的基因,研究它们的表达与肺癌的诊断、预后判断和治疗的关系,一直是基础和临床共同努力的目标[。为了进一步研究肺癌的分子机制,本实验室前期工作中通过抑制性消减杂交文库(suppression subtractive hybridization, SSH)等高通量手段建立了中国人肺癌相关差异表达基因文库[。通过功能筛选,成功克隆出在肺癌组织中表达显著升高的肺癌相关基因OLC1(overexpressed in lung cancer 1),并通过免疫组化等证实OLC1在肺腺癌、鳞癌、小细胞肺癌组织中均有较高阳性表达率[。在肺癌患者外周血中的OLC1蛋白水平,也显著高于正常健康对照组[。有研究报道,OLC1在食管鳞癌、卵巢癌、乳腺癌、结直肠癌组织中均检测到较高阳性表达,并与不良预后相关[。但OLC1在肺癌患者组织中的表达与预后的关系尚不确切,因此本研究的目的在于揭示OLC1在肺癌组织中的表达与临床特征和预后之间的关系。
The expression of OLC1 in different tissues OLC1 expression in adjacent normal lung tissues and lung cancer tissues, as observed by immunohistochemical staining with a rat monoclonal antibody against OLC1 applied to the tissue microarrays. A: OLC1 was not expressed in adjacent normal lung tissues; B: OLC1 was lowly expressed in squamous cell carcinoma tissues; C: OLC1 was overexpressed in squamous cell carcinoma tissues; D: OLC1 was overexpressed in lung adenocarcinoma tissues.
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OLC1在鳞癌组织中的表达与临床特征的关系
Association between clinical features and OLC1 expression in Lung SCC tissues
Clinical parameters
Total (n=103)
Intensity
P
-/+/++ (n=46)
+++ (n=57)
*: 2 of them lymph node and clinical stage uncertain.
Age (yr)
0.002
< 60
37
24 (64.9%)
13 (35.1%)
≥60
66
22 (33.3%)
44 (66.7%)
Gender
0.264
Male
97
42 (43.3%)
55 (56.7%)
Female
6
4 (66.7%)
2 (33.3%)
Pathological grade
0.076
High/Middle
78
31 (39.7%)
47 (60.3%)
Low
25
15 (60.0%)
10 (40.0%)
Lymph node metastasis*
0.411
No
55
23 (41.8%)
32 (58.2%)
Yes
46
23 (50.0%)
23 (50.0%)
Clinical stage*
0.855
Ⅰ/Ⅱ
69
31 (44.9%)
38 (55.1%)
Ⅲ/Ⅳ
32
15 (46.9%)
17 (53.1%)
OLC1在不同组织中的表达情况。利用OLC1单克隆鼠抗体在组织芯片中用免疫组织化学染色检测OLC1在癌旁正常肺组织和肺癌组织中的表达。A:OLC1在正常肺组织中不表达;B:OLC1在鳞癌中弱表达;C:OLC1在鳞癌中高表达;D:OLC1在腺癌中高表达。The expression of OLC1 in different tissues OLC1 expression in adjacent normal lung tissues and lung cancer tissues, as observed by immunohistochemical staining with a rat monoclonal antibody against OLC1 applied to the tissue microarrays. A: OLC1 was not expressed in adjacent normal lung tissues; B: OLC1 was lowly expressed in squamous cell carcinoma tissues; C: OLC1 was overexpressed in squamous cell carcinoma tissues; D: OLC1 was overexpressed in lung adenocarcinoma tissues.OLC1在鳞癌组织中的表达与临床特征的关系Association between clinical features and OLC1 expression in Lung SCC tissues
OLC1在鳞癌组织中的过表达与预后的关系。A:过表达组与非过表达组Kaplan-Meier生存曲线,Log-rank检验提示OLC1高表达组比低表达组预后差,差异有统计学意义(P =0.042, n =103)。B:多因素Cox回归分析显示OLC1过表达组的预后较差,但差异无统计学意义(P =0.05, n =103)。
Correlation of the OLC1 overexpression in lung SCC tissues with prognosis. A:Kaplan-Meier survival curve of patients with or without OLC1 overexpression in lung SCC tissues, Log-rank test showed that the OLC1 overexpressed group had a poorer prognosis (P =0.042, n =103). B: Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the OLC1 overexpressed group had a poorer prognosis than another group, without statistical significance (P =0.046, n =65).
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肺鳞癌患者总生存期的单因素和Cox多因素分析
The univariate and multivariate Cox analysis for overall survival in lung SCC patients
OLC1 overexpressed combined with age ≥60 years together influence the prognosis of lung SCC patients. A: Univariate Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that the OLC1 overexpressed & age ≥60 years group had a poorer prognosis (P2=0.004). Only with one of the factors of OLC1 overexpressed and age ≥60 years could not be an independent risk factor influence the prognosis of lung SCC (P1=0.062). B: Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the OLC1 overexpressed & age≥60 years group had a poorer prognosis (P2=0.003)
OLC1在鳞癌组织中的过表达与预后的关系。A:过表达组与非过表达组Kaplan-Meier生存曲线,Log-rank检验提示OLC1高表达组比低表达组预后差,差异有统计学意义(P =0.042, n =103)。B:多因素Cox回归分析显示OLC1过表达组的预后较差,但差异无统计学意义(P =0.05, n =103)。Correlation of the OLC1 overexpression in lung SCC tissues with prognosis. A:Kaplan-Meier survival curve of patients with or without OLC1 overexpression in lung SCC tissues, Log-rank test showed that the OLC1 overexpressed group had a poorer prognosis (P =0.042, n =103). B: Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the OLC1 overexpressed group had a poorer prognosis than another group, without statistical significance (P =0.046, n =65).肺鳞癌患者总生存期的单因素和Cox多因素分析The univariate and multivariate Cox analysis for overall survival in lung SCCpatientsOLC1过表达与年龄≥60岁共同影响鳞癌患者的预后A:单因素Kaplan-Meier生存分析显示,OLC1过表达且年龄≥60岁组比OLC1非过表达且年龄 < 60岁组生存显著降低(P2=0.004)、仅OLC1过表达或年龄≥60岁不能作为影响鳞癌患者预后的独立危险因素(P1=0.062);B:多因素Cox回归分析显示,OLC1过表达且年龄≥60岁组的生存较差(P2=0.003)。OLC1 overexpressed combined with age ≥60 years together influence the prognosis of lung SCCpatients. A: Univariate Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that the OLC1 overexpressed & age ≥60 years group had a poorer prognosis (P2=0.004). Only with one of the factors of OLC1 overexpressed and age ≥60 years could not be an independent risk factor influence the prognosis of lung SCC (P1=0.062). B: Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the OLC1 overexpressed & age≥60 years group had a poorer prognosis (P2=0.003)
Authors: Daniel Morgensztern; Meghan J Campo; Suzanne E Dahlberg; Robert C Doebele; Edward Garon; David E Gerber; Sarah B Goldberg; Peter S Hammerman; Rebecca S Heist; Thomas Hensing; Leora Horn; Suresh S Ramalingam; Charles M Rudin; Ravi Salgia; Lecia V Sequist; Alice T Shaw; George R Simon; Neeta Somaiah; David R Spigel; John Wrangle; David Johnson; Roy S Herbst; Paul Bunn; Ramaswamy Govindan Journal: J Thorac Oncol Date: 2015-01 Impact factor: 15.609