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Prognostic significance of CD30 expression in nasal natural killer/T‑cell lymphoma

  • Authors:
    • Guan‑Nan Wang
    • Wu‑Gan Zhao
    • Ling Li
    • Dan‑Dan Zhang
    • Xian‑Zheng Gao
    • Jun Zhou
    • Lei Zhang
    • Xiao‑Rui Fu
    • Xiang‑Yu Zheng
    • Ye Li
    • Zhen Li
    • Ming‑Zhi Zhang
    • Wen‑Cai Li
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  • Published online on: January 11, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5592
  • Pages: 1211-1215
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the expression of tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 8 (CD30) in extranodal natural killer/T‑cell lymphoma (ENKTL) using immunohistochemistry, and to evaluate the association between CD30 and clinicopathological and prognostic significance. CD30 expression was detected using immunohistochemistry on paraffin‑embedded sections obtained from 122 patients with ENKTL prior to treatment. In total, 70 of these patients with complete clinical data were collected for prognostic analysis. The level of CD30 expression, of the 122 patients with ENKTL, was grouped on the basis of a 5‑tiered scale as follows: 0%, no staining; 1+, <25% positive cells; 2+, 25‑50% positive cells; 3+, 50‑75% positive cells; and 4+, >75% positive cells). In total, 36 (29.5%) were classified as 0; 46 (37.7%) as 1+; 22 (18.0%) as 2+; 12 (9.8%) as 3+; and 6 (4.9%) as 4+. Among the 86 patients with scores between 1+ and 4+, the membranous staining patterns of CD30 expression were sporadic (33.7%), focal (43.2%), diffuse (15.1%) and angiocentric (8.1%). When considering a score of ≥3+ as CD30 positivity (CD30+), the CD30+ group had significantly shorter overall survival rates (P=0.0023) and progression‑free survival rate (P=0.0008) compared with CD30 negative group. However, no statistically significant association was found between CD30 expression and clinicopathological features (P<0.05). The present study found that the expression of CD30 (≥3+) was significantly associated with poor prognosis but was not associated with clinical and histopathological parameters in ENKTL. Therefore, CD30 may be a useful prognostic marker in ENKTL.
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Wang GN, Zhao WG, Li L, Zhang DD, Gao XZ, Zhou J, Zhang L, Fu XR, Zheng XY, Li Y, Li Y, et al: Prognostic significance of CD30 expression in nasal natural killer/T‑cell lymphoma. Oncol Lett 13: 1211-1215, 2017.
APA
Wang, G., Zhao, W., Li, L., Zhang, D., Gao, X., Zhou, J. ... Li, W. (2017). Prognostic significance of CD30 expression in nasal natural killer/T‑cell lymphoma. Oncology Letters, 13, 1211-1215. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5592
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Wang, G., Zhao, W., Li, L., Zhang, D., Gao, X., Zhou, J., Zhang, L., Fu, X., Zheng, X., Li, Y., Li, Z., Zhang, M., Li, W."Prognostic significance of CD30 expression in nasal natural killer/T‑cell lymphoma". Oncology Letters 13.3 (2017): 1211-1215.
Chicago
Wang, G., Zhao, W., Li, L., Zhang, D., Gao, X., Zhou, J., Zhang, L., Fu, X., Zheng, X., Li, Y., Li, Z., Zhang, M., Li, W."Prognostic significance of CD30 expression in nasal natural killer/T‑cell lymphoma". Oncology Letters 13, no. 3 (2017): 1211-1215. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5592