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Correlation of COX-2 expression and clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer
Jian-Ping Liu, Zhao-Hua Zhu
Jian-Ping Liu, Zhao-Hua Zhu, Department of Gastroenterology, The second affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, Guandong Province, China
Correspondence to: Zhao-Hua Zhu, Department of Gastroenterology, The second affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, 107 YangJiang lu, Guangzhou 510120, Guandong Province, China
Received: July 16, 2002 Revised: July 20, 2002 Accepted: July 30, 2002 Published online: March 15, 2003
AIM: To investigate the expression of COX-2 on different stages of colorectal cancer and the correlation between the expression of COX-2 and its clinicopathological features.
METHODS: The expression of COX-2 was determined by immunohistochemical staining in seventy-six surgical specimens of colorectal cancer (late stage 44 and early stage 32), 33 adenomas and 18 normal colonic mucosal tissues were biopsied endocscopically. The correlation of COX-2 with the survival rate was evaluated with Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazards regression.
RESULTS: The degree of expression of COX-2 was categorized into 4 grades ranged from "-" to "+++", the expression grades in series in normal colonic mucosal tissues was 83.3%, 16.7%, 0%, 0%, respectively; that in adenomas was 12.1%, 42.4%, 36.4%, 9.1%, respectively. The difference of the expression of COX-2 between late stage and early stage of colorectal cancer, and that between the late stage of cancer and adenoma were statistically significant (P < 0.01); however, no significant difference in the expression of COX-2 between early stage of cancer and adenoma was observed. A significant difference in the survival curves between low COX-2 expression group and high COX-2 expression group was showed by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis (P < 0.05). Cox proportional hazards regression indicated that the correlation of the expression of COX-2 with the poor long-term prognosis was existed with a hazard ratio of 2.665 unadjusted for other variables (P < 0.05); the expression of COX-2 was an independent risk factor for poor prognosis.
CONCLUSION: The expression of COX-2 is gradually up-regulated in the evolution of normal epithelium to adenoma or from early stage to advanced stage of colorectal cancer. The expression of COX-2 is an independent risk factor of poor prognosis for postoperative patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
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Citation: Liu JP, Zhu ZH. Correlation of COX-2 expression and clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2003; 11(3): 306-309
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