J Korean Med Sci.  2008 Apr;23(2):296-301. 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.2.296.

Impact of Caveolin-1 Expression on the Prognosis of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract

• Cho DS
• Yim H
• Cho KS
• Hong SJ
• Cho NH
• Kim SI
• Ahn HS
• Kim SJ

• KMID: 1713464
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2008.23.2.296

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship of caveolin-1 expression with prognosis in patients with transitional cell carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (TCCUUT). Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections of TCC-UUT from 98 patients, who had undergone radical nephroureterectomy, were stained immunohistochemically using antibodies against caveolin-1. The expression pattern of caveolin- 1 was compared with the clinicopathological variables. The caveolin-1 expression was significantly correlated with T stage (p<0.001) and grade (p=0.036). The survival rate of patients with caveolin-1 positive tumors was significantly lower than that of patients with caveolin-1 negative tumors (p<0.0001). The univariate analyses identified T stage, grade, and caveolin-1 expression as significant prognostic factors for cancer-specific survival, whereas the multivariate analyses indicated that T stage and caveolin-1 expression were independent prognostic factors. These results show that the increased expression of caveolin-1 is associated with tumor progression and poor prognosis in TCC-UUT, suggesting that caveolin-1 may play an important role in the progression of TCC-UUT.

Keyword

Caveolin 1; Prognosis; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell; Upper Urinary Tract

MeSH Terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/*diagnosis/*metabolism
Caveolin 1/*biosynthesis
Disease Progression
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Gene Expression Profiling
*Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Urologic Neoplasms/*diagnosis/*metabolism