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CLPTM1L expression predicts recurrence of patients with intermediate‑ and high‑risk stage IB‑IIB cervical cancer undergoing radical hysterectomy followed by TP as adjuvant chemotherapy

  • Authors:
    • Yuichiro Awazu
    • Takeshi Fukuda
    • Takuya Noda
    • Eijiro Uchikura
    • Shigenori Nanno
    • Kenji Imai
    • Makoto Yamauchi
    • Tomoyo Yasui
    • Toshiyuki Sumi
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  • Published online on: July 4, 2023     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2023.13939
  • Article Number: 353
  • Copyright: © Awazu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

According to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical practice guidelines of cervical cancer, concurrent chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy is suggested for patients who receive radical hysterectomy and have intermediate‑ and high‑risk cervical cancer. However, adjuvant chemotherapy has been increasingly chosen given the adverse events associated with chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy and the increase in evidence regarding the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy. Given that adjuvant chemotherapy is not a standard treatment at present, if recurrence after adjuvant chemotherapy could be predicted, it would assist the decision of gynecological oncologists selecting which adjuvant therapy (chemotherapy or radiation therapy) to use. Cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1‑like protein (CLPTM1L; also known as cisplatin resistance‑related protein 9) is associated with apoptotic mechanisms and is related to the proliferation of the tumor cells and resistance against chemotherapy. In the present study, the association between CLPTM1L expression and recurrence of intermediate‑ and high‑risk stage IB‑IIB cervical cancer in patients undergoing radical hysterectomy followed by treatment with cisplatin and paclitaxel (TP) as adjuvant chemotherapy was determined. Patients were divided into two groups: Recurrence group and no‑recurrence group. CLPTM1L expression was examined using immunohistochemistry in paraffin‑embedded sections using weighted scores. Regarding the characteristics of the patients, a histology of non‑squamous cell carcinoma, lymph node metastasis and parametrium invasion were more common in the recurrence group compared with the non‑recurrence group. In the recurrence group, CLPTM1L expression was significantly higher than that in the no‑recurrence group. Next, patients were divided into low and high‑expression groups based on the weighted score with a cut‑off value of 6. In the high expression group, patients exhibited a higher rate of recurrence (37.5 vs. 5.1%) and had worse overall survival. Multivariate analysis revealed that high CLPTM1L expression was independently related to recurrence. In in vitro analysis, small interfering RNA‑mediated knockdown of CLPTM1L enhanced the sensitivity of cervical cancer cells to cisplatin. In conclusion, the present study revealed that CLPTM1L expression may be a predictive biomarker of recurrence of intermediate‑ and high‑risk stage IB‑IIB cervical cancer in patients undergoing radical hysterectomy followed by TP as adjuvant chemotherapy.
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Awazu Y, Fukuda T, Noda T, Uchikura E, Nanno S, Imai K, Yamauchi M, Yasui T and Sumi T: CLPTM1L expression predicts recurrence of patients with intermediate‑ and high‑risk stage IB‑IIB cervical cancer undergoing radical hysterectomy followed by TP as adjuvant chemotherapy. Oncol Lett 26: 353, 2023.
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Awazu, Y., Fukuda, T., Noda, T., Uchikura, E., Nanno, S., Imai, K. ... Sumi, T. (2023). CLPTM1L expression predicts recurrence of patients with intermediate‑ and high‑risk stage IB‑IIB cervical cancer undergoing radical hysterectomy followed by TP as adjuvant chemotherapy. Oncology Letters, 26, 353. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2023.13939
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Awazu, Y., Fukuda, T., Noda, T., Uchikura, E., Nanno, S., Imai, K., Yamauchi, M., Yasui, T., Sumi, T."CLPTM1L expression predicts recurrence of patients with intermediate‑ and high‑risk stage IB‑IIB cervical cancer undergoing radical hysterectomy followed by TP as adjuvant chemotherapy". Oncology Letters 26.2 (2023): 353.
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Awazu, Y., Fukuda, T., Noda, T., Uchikura, E., Nanno, S., Imai, K., Yamauchi, M., Yasui, T., Sumi, T."CLPTM1L expression predicts recurrence of patients with intermediate‑ and high‑risk stage IB‑IIB cervical cancer undergoing radical hysterectomy followed by TP as adjuvant chemotherapy". Oncology Letters 26, no. 2 (2023): 353. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2023.13939