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ONCOTARGET
Volume 8, Issue 22, Pages 36171-36184Publisher
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15609
Keywords
gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; gastric cancer; prognosis; serum; chemotherapy
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- Nature Science Foundation of Zhejiang province, China (NSFZ) [Q16H160010]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81602471, 81672729]
- Sub project of China National Program on Key Basic Research Project (973 Program) [2014CB744505]
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Background: Gastric Cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies worldwide. Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) is an enzyme mainly involved in cellular glutathione homeostasis. We aim to explore the clinical value of GGT in gastric cancer. Results: Among 322 patients enrolled, 65/82 patients were determined as GGT positive in serum/tumor, respectively. High tumor GGT expression is significantly associated with lymph node metastasis, histological subtype, and Her2 expression. Kaplan-Meier curve shows that high tumor GGT patients have shorter overall survival (P (log-rank) = 0.001) and progress-free survival (P (log-rank) = 0.001). Patients with both high tumor and serum GGT have the poorest prognosis. The multivariable Cox analysis shows that the hazard ratio of overall survival for high tumor GGT is 1.69 (95% CI 1.19-2.37). High serum GGT is a poor prognostic factor in adjuvant chemotherapy hazard ratio = 2.18, 95% CI (1.15-4.47). These findings were further validated in six online datasets. Gene Sets Enrichment Analysis showed that GGT promotes cancer progression through EMT, KRAS, SRC and PKCA pathways. Methods: Tumor GGT and serum GGT levels were evaluated with immunohistochemistry staining and enzymatic assay, respectively. Kaplan-Meier curve and Cox regression model were used to test the association between GGT and gastric cancer prognosis. Independent datasets from Gene Expression Omnibus and Gene Sets Enrichment Analysis were applied to validate the findings and explore the potential mechanisms. Conclusion: Both tumor GGT and serum GGT are poor prognostic factors in gastric cancer. Patients with high tumor and serum GGT levels require more intense treatment and follow-up.
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