title: Cortactin, fascin, and survivin expression associated with clinicopathological parameters in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: Cortactin, fascin, and survivin have been documented in several human cancers and play important roles in tumor progression. We collected 57 surgical specimens, including esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (SqCC; 7 well-differentiated, 15 moderately differentiated, and 24 poorly differentiated), 3 dysplasias, and 8 normal esophageal tissues. Tissue microarrays were constructed and the immunostaining scores for cortactin, fascin, and survivin were assessed. In 46 SqCC specimens, we examined the relationship between the expression of three biomarkers and tumor differentiation or clinical parameters. Higher immunostaining scores for cortactin, fascin, and survivin correlated positively with tumor differentiation of esophageal SqCC. Univariate survival analysis showed significantly worse prognosis in patients with high scores of cortactin (>or=290), fascin (>or=245), and survivin (score >or= 175), poor differentiation, T4 stage, positive for lymph node metastasis, and positive for distant metastasis. In multivariate survival analysis, high scores of survivin (>or=175) and poor differentiation were independent risk factors for worse prognosis. Our results demonstrated that higher expression of survivin may be related to tumor progression and it is an independent risk factor for poor survival time of esophageal SqCC. Survivin may be a good biomarker to be applied in clinic to predict the prognosis of esophageal SqCC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: K-F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: C-K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C-P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tzao
authors.forename: S-C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y-Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: W-C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: J-S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D051356:Cortactin / Q000032:analysis*; D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D000077022:Survivin
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; C107489:BIRC5 protein, human; D015415:Biomarkers; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C495868:CTTN protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D051356:Cortactin; D015853:Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors; D051034:Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D000077022:Survivin; C020324:fascin