[The clinical significance of detection of vascular endothelial growth factor and CD44v6 expression in human non-small cell lung cancer].
BACKGROUND
To investigate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and CD44v6 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to explore their association with invasion, metastasis and prognosis of NSCLC.


METHODS
A rapid immunohistochemical method (streptoavidin-peroxidase, SP) was used to detect VEGF and CD44v6 proteins expression in 43 paraffin-embedded resected NSCLC tissues retrospectively. All the patients were initially treated.


RESULTS
The expression rates of VEGF in squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma were 62.5% (15/24) and 68.42% (13/19) respectively. The positive rates of CD44v6 expression in squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma were 58.33% (15/24) and 68.42% (13/19) respectively. The positive expressions of VEGF and CD44v6 were significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis and TNM stage (P < 0.05), and also significantly correlated with postoperative hematogenous metastasis (P < 0.05). The 3- and 5-year survival rates of patients with VEGF positive expression were 19.23% and 6.41% respectively, whereas those with negative expression were 67.41% and 58.82%, there was signi-ficant difference of survival rate between the two groups (P < 0.05). The 3- and 5-year survival rates of CD44v6 positive expression group and negative expression group were 18.67%, 10.67% and 67.83%, 53.50%, there was also significance difference of survival rate between two groups (P < 0.05). The positive expression of VEGF was significantly correated with the positive expression of CD44v6 (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Detection of VEGF and CD44v6 expression in NSCLC is helpful to evaluate the lymph node metastasis, TNM stage and prognosis. It is also helpful to guide postoperative multiple modality therapy.
Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, Shangdong 250021, P.R.China.
Lin
L
Zhang
Long
L
Meng
Lei
L
Wang
Zhongmin
Z
Peng
Jinghan
J
Chen
Zhou
Z
Wang