Overexpression of Hexokinase 1 as a poor prognosticator in human colorectal cancer

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• 作者：Xiaosheng He ; Xutao Lin ; Muyan Cai ; Xiaobin Zheng ; Lei Lian ; Dejun Fan…
• 刊名：Tumor Biology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：37
• 期：3
• 页码：3887-3895
• 全文大小：567 KB
• 刊物主题：Cancer Research;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1423-0380
• 卷排序：37

文摘

It has been suggested that hexokinase 1 (HK1) is involved in tumorigenesis. However, the expression dynamics of HK1 and its prognostic significance in human colorectal cancer (CRC) still remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of HK1 and its prognostic significance in CRC. In this study, immunohistochemical analysis was used to examine the expression dynamics of HK1 in CRC tissues from two independent cohorts. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, Kaplan–Meier curves, and Cox regression analysis were utilized to investigate the prognostic significance. Results showed that a high expression of HK1 was observed in 106 of 393 (27.0 %) and 69 of 229 (30.1 %) of CRC in the training cohort and validation cohort, respectively. Further correlation analyses indicated that the increased HK1 expression was strongly correlated with the pN classification and TNM stage. Both cohorts showed a close association between the overexpression of HK1 and poorer overall survival. Importantly, multivariate analysis identified HK1 expression in CRC as an independent prognostic factor. Overexpression of HK1 may act as a significant biomarker of poor prognosis for patients with CRC.KeywordsColorectal cancerHexokinasePrognosisBiomarker