Prognostic significance of branched-chain amino acid transferase 1 and CD133 in triple-negative breast cancer

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that branched-chain amino acid transferase 1 (BCAT1) is associated with tumour progression in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Furthermore, CD133 has emerged as a novel cancer stem cell marker for indicating tumour progression. However, the prognostic significance of these two markers remains to be verified. This study was conducted to investigate the correlation between BCAT1 and CD133 expression and clinicopathological features, as well as the prognosis of patients with TNBC.

METHODS: The study cohort included 291 patients with TNBC. Tissue microarrays were constructed for both cancer and normal tissues. The expression of BCAT1 and CD133 was detected by immunohistochemical staining, and the levels were evaluated using an H-scoring system. Cut-off points for BCAT1 and CD133 expression were determined using receiver operating characteristic curves.

RESULTS: The median follow-up time for the study participants was 68.73 months (range: 1.37-103.6 months). The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates of the 291 patients with TNBC were 72.51 and 82.47%, respectively. Higher levels of BCAT1 and CD133 expression independently indicated shorter DFS and OS. High levels of both BCAT1 and CD133 expression were detected in 36 (12.37%) patients, who had significantly shorter DFS and OS (both P < 0.001) compared to other patients.

CONCLUSION: BCAT1 and CD133 can be considered as biomarkers with prognostic significance for TNBC.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

BMC cancer - 20(2020), 1 vom: 22. Juni, Seite 584

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Song, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yali [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Xinyu [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Liangrui [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Qiang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AC133 Antigen
BCAT1
BCAT1 protein, human
Biomarker
Biomarkers
CD133
EC 2.6.1.
EC 2.6.1.-
Journal Article
PROM1 protein, human
Prognosis
Transaminases
Triple-negative breast cancer

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Date Completed 23.02.2021

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12885-020-07070-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311498221