Clinical implications of AGR2 in primary prostate cancer : Results from a large-scale study

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Human anterior gradient-2 (AGR2) has been implicated in carcinogenesis of various solid tumours, but the expression data in prostate cancer are contradictory regarding its prognostic value. The objective of this study is to evaluate the expression of AGR2 in a large prostate cancer cohort and to correlate it with clinicopathological data. AGR2 protein expression was analysed immunohistochemically in 1023 well-characterized prostate cancer samples with a validated antibody. AGR2 expression levels in carcinomas were compared with matched tissue samples of adjacent normal glands. AGR2 expression levels were dichotomized and tested for statistical significance. Increased AGR2 expression was found in 93.5% of prostate cancer cases. AGR2 levels were significantly higher in prostate cancer compared with normal prostate tissue. A gradual loss of AGR2 expression was associated with increasing tumour grade (ISUP), and AGR2 expression is inversely related to patient survival, however, multivariable significance is not achieved. AGR2 is clearly upregulated in the majority of prostate cancer cases, yet a true diagnostic value appears unlikely. In spite of the negative correlation of AGR2 expression with increasing tumour grade, no independent prognostic significance was found in this large-scale study.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:132

Enthalten in:

APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 132(2024), 4 vom: 12. März, Seite 256-266

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wambach, Moritz [VerfasserIn]
Montani, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Runz, Josefine [VerfasserIn]
Stephan, Carsten [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Klaus [VerfasserIn]
Moch, Holger [VerfasserIn]
Eberli, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Bernhardt, Marit [VerfasserIn]
Hommerding, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Kreft, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Cronauer, Marcus V [VerfasserIn]
Kremer, Anika [VerfasserIn]
Mayr, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Hauser, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Kristiansen, Glen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AGR2
AGR2 protein, human
Androgen receptor
Immunohistochemistry
Journal Article
Mucoproteins
Oncogene Proteins
Prostate cancer
TMA

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/apm.13382

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367790947