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HISTOPATHOLOGY
Volume 71, Issue 5, Pages 711-718Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/his.13284
Keywords
clear cell renal cell carcinoma; heat shock factor 1; heat shock protein; prognosis
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- Taipei Veterans General Hospital [V105C-045]
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Aims: Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a group of molecules induced by a variety of environmental and pathophysiological stresses, including cancer. HSPs are implicated in the regulation of apoptosis and immunity in neoplasm. Transcription factor heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) acts as the master regulator to control HSP expression, and is therefore involved in tumorigenesis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the expression and clinicopathological relevance of HSPs and HSF1 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Methods and results: The expression of HSP27, HSP60, HSP70, HSP90 and HSF1 was assessed in 428 cases of ccRCC using immunohistochemistry. High expression of HSP60 and HSP70 was correlated positively with grade and stage. High expression of HSF1 was correlated positively with stage. Univariate and multivariate analyses demonstrated that 216 patients (52%) with tumour expressing three or four markers in a panel of HSP60, HSP70, HSP90 and HSF1 had a significantly heightened risk for cancer-specific mortality than tumours expressing fewer than three markers (P < 0.0001; concordance index, 0.81). Conclusions: Immunohistochemical examination of HSPs and HSF1 provides useful prognostic information that may contribute to the design of therapeutic strategies for patients with ccRCC.
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