IL-6 expression predicts treatment response and outcome in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.
IL-6 expression predicts treatment response and outcome in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.
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DOI:
10.1186/1476-4598-12-26
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发表时间:
2013-04-05
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影响因子:
37.3
通讯作者:
Lee KD
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作者:
Chen MF;Chen PT;Lu MS;Lin PY;Chen WC;Lee KD
The identification of potential tumor markers can improve therapeutic planning and patient management. The aim of this study was to highlight the significance of IL-6 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcomes of 173 patients with esophageal SCC, and examined the correlation between IL-6 levels and clinical outcomes in esophageal cancer patients. Furthermore, the human esophageal SCC cell line CE81T was selected for cellular and animal experiments to investigate changes in tumor behavior and treatment response after manipulation of IL-6 expression. In clinical outcome analysis, positive IL-6 staining and poor treatment response was significantly associated with shorter survival. Furthermore, the frequency of IL-6 immunoreactivity was significantly higher in esophageal cancer specimens than in non-malignant epithelium, and this staining was positively linked to the development of distant metastasis (p = 0.0003) and lower treatment response rates (p = 0.0001).By ELISA analysis, IL-6 serum levels were significantly elevated in patients developing disease failure.When IL-6 expression was inhibited, aggressive tumor behavior and radiation resistance could be overcome in vitro and in vivo. The underlying changes included increased cell death, less epithelial-mesenchymal transition and attenuated STAT3 activation. IL-6 inhibition was also associated with attenuated angiogenesis in tumor-bearing mice. IL-6 was significantly associated with poor prognosis in patients with esophageal cancer. Targeting this cytokine could be a promising strategy for treatment of esophageal cancer, as evidenced by inhibition of aggressive tumor behavior and treatment resistance.
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影响因子:
3.8
作者:
Kim DK;Oh SY;Kwon HC;Lee S;Kwon KA;Kim BG;Kim SG;Kim SH;Jang JS;Kim MC;Kim KH;Han JY;Kim HJ
通讯作者:
Kim HJ
影响因子:
8.8
作者:
Scambia, G.;Testa, U.;Benedetti Panici, P.;Foti, E.;Martucci, R.;Gadducci, A.;Perillo, A.;Facchini, V.;Peschle, C.;Mancuso, S.
通讯作者:
Mancuso, S.
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.09.028
发表时间:
2004-02-01
影响因子:
7
作者:
Olive, PL;Banáth, JP
通讯作者:
Banáth, JP
影响因子:
6.4
作者:
Lee, Chien-Hung;Wu, Deng-Chyang;Wu, Ming-Tsang
通讯作者:
Wu, Ming-Tsang
影响因子:
4.7
作者:
Chen, Miao-Fen;Lee, Kuan-Der;Chen, Wen-Cheng
通讯作者:
Chen, Wen-Cheng