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Title:The correlation between the levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 in plasma and tumour response and survival after preoperattive radiochemotherapy in patients with rectal cancer
Authors:ID Oblak, Irena (Author)
ID Velenik, Vaneja (Author)
ID Anderluh, Franc (Author)
ID Možina, Barbara (Author)
ID Ocvirk, Janja (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:Logo OI - Institute of Oncology
Abstract:Background. The aim of this study was to analyse whether the level of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP) 1 is associated with the tumour response and survival to preoperative radiochemotherapy in rectal cancer patients. Patients and methods. Ninety-two patients with histologically confirmed non-metastatic rectal cancer of clinical stage I- III were treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy, surgery and postoperative chemotherapy. Plasma TIMP-1 concentrations were measured prior to the start of the treatment with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results. Median follow-up time was 68 months (range: 3-93 months) while in survivors it was 80 months (range: 68-93 months). The 5-year locoregional control (LRC), disease-free survival (DFS), disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS) rates for all patients were 80.2%, 56.4%, 63.7% and 52.2%, respectively. The median TIMP-1 level was 185 ng/mL (range: 22-523 ng/mL) and the mean level (standard deviation) was 192 (87) ng/mL. Serum TIMP-1 levels were found to be significantly increased in patients with preoperative CRP>12 mg/L and in those who died from rectal cancer or had cT4 tumours. No correlation was established for age, gender, carcinoembriogenic antigene (CEA) level, platelets count, histopathological grade, response to preoperative therapy, resectability and disease reappearance. On univariate analysis, various parameters favourably influenced one or more survival endpoints: TIMP-1 <170 ng/mL, CRP <12 mg/L, platelets count <290 10E9/L, CEA <3.4mg/L, age <69 years, male gender, early stage disease (cN0 and/or cT2-3), radical surgery (R0) and response to preoperative radiochemotherapy. In multivariate model, LRC was favourably influenced by N-downstage, DFS by lower CRP and N-downstage, DSS by lower CRP and N-downstage and OS by lower TIMP-1 level, lower CRP and N-downstage. Conclusions. Although we did not find any association between pretreatment serum TIMP-1 levels and primary tumour response to preoperative radiochemotherapy in our cohort of patients with rectal cancer, TIMP-1 levels were recognized as an independent prognostic factor for OS in these patients.
Keywords:rectal cancer, radiochemotherapy, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:01.06.2013
Publisher:Association of Radiology and Oncology
Year of publishing:2013
Number of pages:str. 138-144, IV
Numbering:Vol. 47, no. 2
Source:Ljubljana
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-18538 New window
UDC:616.351-006:615.849
ISSN on article:1318-2099
DOI:10.2478/raon-2013-0028 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:1507963 New window
Copyright:by Authors
Publication date in DiRROS:22.03.2024
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Title:Radiology and oncology
Shortened title:Radiol. oncol.
Publisher:Slovenian Medical Society - Section of Radiology, Croatian Medical Association - Croatian Society of Radiology
ISSN:1318-2099
COBISS.SI-ID:32649472 New window

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Language:Slovenian
Keywords:rak (medicina), danka, radiokemoterapija, metaloproteini


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