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The Caspase-3 and c-myc Expressions in Completely Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Its Prognostic Significance  

Cho, Deog-Gon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Cho, Kyu-Do (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kang, Chul-Ung (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Jo, Min-Seop (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Yoo, Jin-Young (Department of Pathology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Ahn, Myeong-Im (Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Chi-Hong (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Shim, Byoung-Yong (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Sung-Whan (Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Hoon-Kyo (Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.41, no.4, 2008 , pp. 447-456 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: Caspase-3 is a cysteine protease that plays a major role in the process of apoptotic cell death. The dysregulated expression of c-myc contributes to the tumorigenesis in a variety of human cancers. The aim of this study was to investigate the expressions of caspase-3 and c-myc and their significances as prognosis markers in patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Material and Method: A total 130 consecutive patients who had undergone complete resection without pre-operative radio-therapy or chemotherapy between May 1996 and December 2003 for NSCLC were retrospectively reviewed. The median follow-up period of the patients was 50 months (range: $3{\sim}128$ months). The expressions of caspase-3 and c-myc were immuno-histochemically examined, and these were correlated with the clinico-pathologic data. Result: The prevalence of caspase-3 and c-myc expressions in the patients was 68% (88/130) and 59% (77/130), respectively. Significant association was found between the frequency of the expressions of caspase-3 and c-myc (p=0.025). The caspase-3 and c-myc expressions were not significantly associated with the prognosis in all the patients. However, according to stages, a positive caspase-3 expression was significantly correlated with a favorable prognosis for patients with stage IIIa disease (median survival period: 35 months vs. 10 months, p=0.021). Multivariate analysis showed the pathologic stage to be significantly correlated with a good prognosis in all the patients (p=0.024), and with a positive caspase-3 expression, well differentiated tumor and negative neuronal invasion in the patients with stage llla disease (p=0.005, p=0.003, p=0.004, respectively). Conclusion: Caspase-3 and c-myc were frequently expressed in NSCLC, suggesting its possible involvement in tumor development. The caspase-3 expression, as determined with performing immunohistochemical staining, may be a favorable prognostic indicator in patients with completely resected NSCLC an advanced stage (IIIa).
Keywords
Carcinoma, non-small cell, lung; Prognosis; Neoplasm marker; Enzymes;
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