Autocrine motility factor receptor expression in patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Expression of autocrine motility factor receptor (AMFR) associates with increased cell migration and poor survival in certain types of human cancers. We assessed the possible correlation between AMFR, clinicopathologic features, and survival in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

METHODS:

AMFR expression was analyzed immunohistochemically, using a monoclonal antibody (3F3A) in tumor specimens from 97 patients with curative resection. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression was also examined after accounting for AMFR expression.

RESULTS:

Out of 97 tumors, 38 (39.2%) were positively stained with AMFR. The AMFR expression was significantly associated with histologic type of tumor, mainly in adenocarcinoma. Overall survival of patients with AMFR-positive tumors was significantly worse than that of AMFR-negative tumors (p = 0.0050). The AMFR expression appears to be associated with VEGF expression. Patients who were AMFR positive and had high VEGF expression had a worse prognosis compared with the AMFR-negative and low VEGF-expression group (p < 0.0001). Multivariate analysis revealed an independent prognostic impact of AMFR on survival (p = 0.0039).

CONCLUSIONS:

These results indicate that evaluation of AMFR expression may provide useful guidance in follow-up of patients with NSCLC.

• Authors: M Kara, Y Ohta, Y Tanaka, M Oda, Y Watanabe
• Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 71 Issue 3 Pg. 944-8 (Mar 2001) ISSN: 0003-4975 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 11269478 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Receptors, Cytokine
• AMFR protein, human
• Receptors, Autocrine Motility Factor
• Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung (metabolism, mortality, pathology)
• Female
• Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms (metabolism, mortality, pathology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasm Staging
• Prognosis
• Receptors, Autocrine Motility Factor
• Receptors, Cytokine (biosynthesis)
• Survival Rate
• Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases