摘要
Colorectal cancer (CRC) guidelines recommend adjuvant chemotherapy according to the level of lymph node metastasis. Let-7a-5p is a microRNA, which inhibits migration, invasion, as well as the epithelial-mesenchymal transition by targeting HMGA2. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of let-7a-5p in the clinical impact of CRC. In this study, one hundred and ninety-two CRC patients were enrolled. The expression of let-7a-5p and HMGA2 in serum and tumour tissues were analysed by real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to analyse primary outcomes, including the survival and tumour recurrence. The expression of let-7a-5p in tumour tissues was significantly negative correlated with the tumour size, stage and lymph node metastasis in CRC patients (p = 0.024 for tumour size, p < 0.0001 for stage and p < 0.0001 for lymph node metastasis). There was a negative correlation between the levels of let-7a-5p and the HMGA2 protein (p < 0.0001). The overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates of patients with let-7a-5p low/. HMGA2 high were poorer than those with let-7a-5p high/. HMGA2 high, let-7a-5p high/HMGA2 low and let-7a-5p low/. HMGA2 low. In addition, the expression levels of let-7a-5p in serums were positively correlated with let-7a-5p in the tumour tissues of the CRC patients. The expression levels of let-7a-5p in serums also could be used as a biomarker to predict clinical outcome. We suggest that down-regulation of let-7a-5p in serums and tumour tissues of CRC patients could be used to predict lymph node metastasis and the disease prognosis. These results could be implicated for chemotherapy suggestion.
原文 | 英語 |
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頁(從 - 到) | 429-434 |
期刊 | Surgical Oncology |
卷 | 25 |
發行號 | 4 |
DOIs | |
出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 12月 1 2016 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 腫瘤科
- 手術