Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODOLOGY: Immunohistochemistry of PTMA protein was performed in HNSCCs (n = 100), squamous cell hyperplasia (n = 116), dysplasia (n = 50) and histologically normal oral tissues (n = 100). Statistical analysis was carried out to determine the association of PTMA overexpression with clinicopathological parameters and disease prognosis over 7 years for HNSCC patients. RESULTS: Our immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated significant overexpression of nuclear PTMA in squamous cell hyperplasia (63.8%), dysplasia (50%) and HNSCC (61%) in comparison with oral normal mucosa (p(trend)<0.001). Chi-square analysis showed significant association of nuclear PTMA with advanced tumor stages (III+IV). Kaplan Meier survival analysis indicated reduced disease free survival (DFS) in HNSCC patients (p<0.001; median survival 11 months). Notably, Cox-multivariate analysis revealed nuclear PTMA as an independent predictor of poor prognosis of HNSCC patients (p<0.001, Hazard's ratio, HR = 5.2, 95% CI = 2.3-11.8) in comparison with the histological grade, T-stage, nodal status and tumor stage. CONCLUSIONS: Nuclear PTMA may serve as prognostic marker in HNSCC to determine the subset of patients that are likely to show recurrence of the disease.
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Authors | Satyendra Chandra Tripathi, Ajay Matta, Jatinder Kaur, Jorg Grigull, Shyam Singh Chauhan, Alok Thakar, Nootan Kumar Shukla, Ritu Duggal, Ajoy Roy Choudhary, Siddhartha Dattagupta, Mehar Chand Sharma, Ranju Ralhan, K W Michael Siu |
Journal | PloS one
(PLoS One)
Vol. 6
Issue 5
Pg. e19213
(May 05 2011)
ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 21573209
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Protein Precursors
- prothymosin alpha
- Thymosin
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
(metabolism, pathology)
- Humans
- Immunoblotting
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Protein Precursors
(metabolism)
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Thymosin
(analogs & derivatives, metabolism)
- Young Adult
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