External validation suggests Integrin beta 3 as prognostic biomarker in serous ovarian adenocarcinomas.
BACKGROUND
The majority of women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed in late stages, and the mortality rate is high. The use of biomarkers as prognostic factors may improve the treatment and clinical outcome of these patients. We performed an external validation of the potential biomarkers CLU, ITGB3, CAPG, and PRAME to determine if the expression levels are relevant to use as prognostic factors.


METHODS
We analysed the gene expression of CLU, ITGB3, CAPG, and PRAME in 30 advanced staged serous adenocarcinomas with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) and the protein levels were analysed in 98 serous adenocarcinomas with western blot for semiquantitative analysis. Statistical differences in mRNA and protein expressions between tumours from survivors and tumours from deceased patients were evaluated using the Mann-Whitney U test.


RESULTS
The gene and protein ITGB3 (Integrin beta 3) were significantly more expressed in tumours from survivors compared to tumours from deceased patients, which is in concordance with our previous results. However, no significant differences were detected for the other three genes or proteins CLU, CAPG, and PRAME.


CONCLUSIONS
The loss of ITGB3 expression in tumours from deceased patients and high expression in tumours from survivors could be used as a biomarker for patients with advanced serous tumours.
Department of Oncology, Institute of clinical sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. karolina.partheen@gu.se
Karolina
K
Partheen
Kristina
K
Levan
Lovisa
L
Osterberg
Ingela
I
Claesson
Karin
K
Sundfeldt
György
G
Horvath
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D039661:Integrin beta3 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis
D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C061248:ITGB3 protein, human; D039661:Integrin beta3; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C404944:PRAME protein, human; C066575:CAPG protein, human