title: EPO-R expression patterns in resected gastric adenocarcinoma followed by adjuvant chemoradiation treatment.
abstract: The primary aim was to determine whether Epo-R immunohistochemical expression is related to disease free survival (DFS) in specimens of GC from patients who underwent adjuvant chemoradiation. Specimens of gastric adenocarcinomas obtained from 44 patients who had undergone curative gastrectomy and adjuvant treatment were investigated immunohistochemically expression of Epo-R. Three patterns for Epo-R staining were defined: Pattern A (secretory cells-like staining), Pattern B (parietal-like staining) and Pattern C (chief-like staining). Median DFS was 38 months (CI 95%: 33-43) and 15 months (IC 95%: 3-27) in the pattern B and C, respectively, but it was not reached in the pattern A (p = 0.06). Our findings suggest that there may be a relationship between Epo-R expression and DFS in the patients with GC resected.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Division, Infanta Sofía Hospital, San Sebastian de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain. mariasereno@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sereno
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Castro
authors.forename: Cristóbal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Belda-Iniesta
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Garcia-Cabezas
authors.forename: Paloma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cejas
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Casado
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barriuso
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feliu
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Larrauri
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D017467:Receptors, Erythropoietin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017467:Receptors, Erythropoietin