Chen Kai,Li Zhonghu,Jiang Peng,Zhang Xi,Zhang Yujun,Jiang Yan,Li Xiaowu.CD44, CD133 and TF correlate with formation of portal vein tumor thrombus and poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(10):1068-1073.
Chen Kai,Li Zhonghu,Jiang Peng,Zhang Xi,Zhang Yujun,Jiang Yan,Li Xiaowu.CD44, CD133 and TF correlate with formation of portal vein tumor thrombus and poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2014,36(10):1068-1073.DOI:
CD44, CD133 and TF correlate with formation of portal vein tumor thrombus and poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
CD133 and tissue factor (TF) and their clinicopathologic significance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods The expression of CD44
CD133 and TF was detected using immunohistochemistry in 387 liver tissue samples from HCC patients. We further evaluated the relationship between the expression and clinical pathology and prognosis of HCC. Results The positive expression rates of CD44
CD133 and TF in HCC patients were 60.47%
55.81%
and 65.12%
respectively. The positive rate of co-expression of CD44 and CD133 (CD44
+
CD133
+
) was 41.60%. The positive rate of co-expression of CD44
CD133 and TF (CD44
+
CD133
+
TF
+
) was 35.14%. Clinical analysis showed that single expression of CD44
CD133 or TF was associated with portal vein tumor thrombus
TNM staging and grading of Edmendson. CD44
+
CD133
+
and CD44
+
CD133
+
TF
+
had the same results (
P
0.01 and
P
0.01
respectively). The difference of survival rate between CD44-positive and CD44-negative groups was observed
and the CD133-positive and CD133-negative groups as well as the TF-positive and TF-negative groups had the same result (
P
0.01 all). The protein expression CD90
CD44 and CD133 was positively correlated (
P
0.01). The total survival time of CD44
CD133 and TF positive groups was shorter than the negative groups and the differences were statistically significant (all
P
0.01). The total survival time of CD44
+
CD133
+
group was shorter than that of non-CD44
+
group (
P
0.01). The total survival time of CD44
+
CD133
+
TF
+
group was shorter than that of non-CD44
+
CD133
+
TF
+
group and the differences were statistically significant (P0.01). Multivariate analysis suggested that portal vein tumor thrombus
TF
+
CD44
+
CD133
+
and CD44
+
CD133
+
TF
+
were the independent risk factors of the prognosis of HCC (
P
0.01 all). Conclusion The positive expression of CD44
CD133 and TF is associated with each other and closely correlated with the formation of portal vein tumor thrombus