Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2019.58.04.13

Positive Expression of NEDD9 in Head and Neck Cancer Is Related to Better Survival Period

Iva Ledinsky Opačić ; Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
Krešimir Gršić ; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
Sanda Šitić ; Department of Pathology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Penavić ; Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Pastorčić Grgić ; Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
Božena Šarčević ; Department of Pathology, University Hospital for Tumors, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The aim was to determine immunohistochemical expression of NEDD9 protein in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and the possible relation of its expression with primary tumor size (T), regional lymph node status (N), stage of disease (TNM) and survival period.
A total of 131 patients with primary tumor localization in the area of oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx, monitored for at least 5 years after initial surgical treatment were analyzed. The study included 128 male and three female patients, median age 62.0 (range 53.0-68.0) years. Of these, 105 (95%) patients showed positive NEDD9 expressed by dyed cytoplasm. There were no significant differences in NEDD9 expression according to TNM tumor status. Patients with positive NEDD9 expression had a significantly higher median (IQR) survival time 51.0 (15.0-60.0) months as compared to 22.5 (9.0-55.0) months in patients with negative NEDD9 expression (p=0.048). NEDD9 negative expression, controlled for the influence of other variables included in the Cox’s proportional hazards model, had a significant hazard ratio (HR) of 2.10 (95% CI: 1.23-3.58; p=0.006). The results of our study showed that NEDD9 expression might be an independent prognostic marker in patients with HNSCC regarding data on overall survival and mortality.

Keywords

Head and neck neoplasms; Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck; Immunohistochemistry; Neoplasm staging; Disease-free survival; Mortality

Hrčak ID:

235158

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/235158

Publication date:

1.12.2019.

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