TY - JOUR
T1 - Survivin and B7-H1 are collaborative predictors of survival and represent potential therapeutic targets for patients with renal cell carcinoma
AU - Krambeck, Amy E.
AU - Dong, Haidong
AU - Thompson, R. Houston
AU - Kuntz, Susan M.
AU - Lohse, Christine M.
AU - Leibovich, Bradley C.
AU - Blute, Michael L.
AU - Sebo, Thomas J.
AU - Cheville, John C.
AU - Parker, Alexander S.
AU - Kwon, Eugene D.
PY - 2007/3/15
Y1 - 2007/3/15
N2 - Purpose: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is an immunogenic tumor that can progress in the presence of an intact host immune system. We previously reported that survivin and B7-H1 are independently associated with disease progression and death when expressed by ccRCC tumors. Herein, we examine the clinical effect of ccRCC combined expression of both survivin and B7-H1. Experimental Design: Specimens from 298 patients who underwent nephrectomy for ccRCC between 1990 and 1994 were immunohistochemically stained for survivin and B7-H1. Cancer-specific survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Associations of both markers with ccRCC death were assessed using Cox proportional hazards regression models. Results: At last follow-up, 94 patients died from ccRCC. Among the living patients, the median follow-up was 11.2 years (range, 0-15 years). There were 177 (59.4%) survivin Low/B7-H1 -, 51 (17.1%) survivin Hi/B7-H1-, 29 (9.7%) survivin Low/B7-H1+, and 41 (13.8%) survivin Hi/B7-H1+ tumors. The 5-year cancer-specific survival rates for patients within each group were 89.3%, 59.7%, 70.0%, and 16.2%, respectively. Combined survivin Hi/B7-H1+ expression was associated with ccRCC death univariately (risk ratio, 12.82; 95% confidence interval, 7.50-21.92; P < 0.001) and in multivariate analysis (risk ratio, 2.81; 95% confidence interval, 1.56-5.04; P < 0.001). Survivin Hi/B7-H1+ tumors exhibited increased levels of infiltrating mononuclear cells and survivin-specific T cells compared with survivin Low/B7-H1-tumors. Conclusion: Patients with survivin Hi/B7-H1+ ccRCC tumors are at increased risk of ccRCC death. Survivin Hi/B7-H1+ tumors also harbor increased amounts of infiltrating mononuclear cells and survivin-specific T cells relative to survivin Low/B7-H1-tumors. Taken together, dual expression of survivin and B7-H1 can be used to predict ccRCC tumor aggressiveness.
AB - Purpose: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is an immunogenic tumor that can progress in the presence of an intact host immune system. We previously reported that survivin and B7-H1 are independently associated with disease progression and death when expressed by ccRCC tumors. Herein, we examine the clinical effect of ccRCC combined expression of both survivin and B7-H1. Experimental Design: Specimens from 298 patients who underwent nephrectomy for ccRCC between 1990 and 1994 were immunohistochemically stained for survivin and B7-H1. Cancer-specific survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Associations of both markers with ccRCC death were assessed using Cox proportional hazards regression models. Results: At last follow-up, 94 patients died from ccRCC. Among the living patients, the median follow-up was 11.2 years (range, 0-15 years). There were 177 (59.4%) survivin Low/B7-H1 -, 51 (17.1%) survivin Hi/B7-H1-, 29 (9.7%) survivin Low/B7-H1+, and 41 (13.8%) survivin Hi/B7-H1+ tumors. The 5-year cancer-specific survival rates for patients within each group were 89.3%, 59.7%, 70.0%, and 16.2%, respectively. Combined survivin Hi/B7-H1+ expression was associated with ccRCC death univariately (risk ratio, 12.82; 95% confidence interval, 7.50-21.92; P < 0.001) and in multivariate analysis (risk ratio, 2.81; 95% confidence interval, 1.56-5.04; P < 0.001). Survivin Hi/B7-H1+ tumors exhibited increased levels of infiltrating mononuclear cells and survivin-specific T cells compared with survivin Low/B7-H1-tumors. Conclusion: Patients with survivin Hi/B7-H1+ ccRCC tumors are at increased risk of ccRCC death. Survivin Hi/B7-H1+ tumors also harbor increased amounts of infiltrating mononuclear cells and survivin-specific T cells relative to survivin Low/B7-H1-tumors. Taken together, dual expression of survivin and B7-H1 can be used to predict ccRCC tumor aggressiveness.
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U2 - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-2129
DO - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-06-2129
M3 - Article
C2 - 17363528
AN - SCOPUS:34250209885
SN - 1078-0432
VL - 13
SP - 1749
EP - 1756
JO - Clinical Cancer Research
JF - Clinical Cancer Research
IS - 6
ER -