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Choline kinase alpha and hexokinase-2 protein expression in hepatocellular carcinoma: association with survival.

AbstractPURPOSE:
Hexokinase-2 (HK2) and more recently choline kinase alpha (CKA) expression has been correlated with clinical outcomes in several major cancers. This study examines the protein expression of HK2 and CKA in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in association with patient survival and other clinicopathologic parameters.
METHODS:
Immunohistochemical analysis for HK2 and CKA expression was performed on a tissue microarray of 157 HCC tumor samples. Results were analyzed in relation to clinicopathologic data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results Program registries. Mortality rates were assessed by Kaplan-Meier estimates and compared using log-rank tests. Predictors of overall survival were assessed using proportional hazards regression.
RESULTS:
Immunohistochemical expression of HK2 and CKA was detected in 71 (45%) and 55 (35%) tumor samples, respectively. Differences in tumor HK2 expression were associated with tumor grade (p = 0.008) and cancer stage (p = 0.001), while CKA expression differed significantly only across cancer stage (p = 0.048). Increased mortality was associated with tumor HK2 expression (p = 0.003) as well as CKA expression (p = 0.03) with hazard ratios of 1.86 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.23-2.83) and 1.59 (95% CI 1.04-2.41), respectively. Similar effects on overall survival were noted in a subset analysis of early stage (I and II) HCC. Tumor HK2 expression, but not CKA expression, remained a significant predictor of survival in multivariable analyses.
CONCLUSION:
HK2 and CKA expression may have biologic and prognostic significance in HCC, with tumor HK2 expression being a potential independent predictor of survival.
AuthorsSandi A Kwee, Brenda Hernandez, Owen Chan, Linda Wong
JournalPloS one (PLoS One) Vol. 7 Issue 10 Pg. e46591 ( 2012) ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States
PMID23071593 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References
  • Hexokinase
  • CHKA protein, human
  • Choline Kinase
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular (enzymology, mortality, pathology)
  • Choline Kinase (genetics, metabolism)
  • Female
  • Gene Expression
  • Hexokinase (genetics, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Liver Neoplasms (enzymology, mortality, pathology)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Prognosis
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • SEER Program
  • Tissue Array Analysis
  • Tumor Burden

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