Determination of Cyclin G expression in rectal cancer / Determinação da expressão da Ciclina G no câncer do reto

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2006

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Introduction: Identification of genetic mechanisms involved in colorectal cancer carcinogenesis led to the development of new treatment strategies such as gene therapy. The aim of this strategy is to interrupt cell-cycle of transformed malignant cells by blocking or stimulating specific gene expression. Utilization of cyclin G antisense constructs has been suggested with clinical and experimental promising results in various neoplasias, including colorectal cancer. In this setting, one would expect that cyclin G would be selectively overexpressed in colorectal cancer cells as opposed to normal tissue. For this reason, we decided to study cyclin G expression in patients with rectal cancer. Methods: Clinical, epidemiological, pathological and survival data from 36 patients with rectal cancer was collected and correlated with Cyclin G immunohistochemical expression. Neoplastic and non-adjacent normal tissue were stained with monoclonal anti-Cyclin G antibody and quantified according to 3 different methods: (1) quantitative, obtained from cell count and determined by the ratio between positive counted cells and total number of counted cells observed in 10 microscopic fields; (2) semi-quantitative (crosses), obtained from a scoring system that takes into account both quantity and intensity of most strongly stained areas; (3) semi-quantitative (score), obtained from a scoring system that takes into account both quantity and intensity of most strongly stained areas. Statistical analysis included ROC curves, students T, Chi-square, Fishers exact, log rank, Wilcoxon, and paired t test. Significant differences were considered for p<0.05. Results: In tumor-tissue, positive Cyclin G expression was observed in 76.5±30% of counted cells, with a mean number of 3.2±1.1 crosses and high expression score in 32 patients (89%). In normal tissue, positive cyclin G expression was observed in 42.2±27.4% of counted cells, with a mean of 1.9±1.1 crossed and high expression score in 16 patients. When comparing tumor and normal tissue within each patient, a result of tumor>normal cyclin G expression was observed in 28 (77.8%) patients (quantitative method), 27 (75%) patients (semi-quantitative crosses) and 18(50%) patients (semi-quantitative score). A difference of cyclin G expression between tumor and normal tissue greater than 10% was associated with the absence of metastatic disease. A difference of cyclin G expression between tumor and normal tissue greater than 38% was associated with the absence of lymph node metastases (ROC curve area of 0.69 in both cases). There was significant association between cyclin G expression tumor>normal result and the absence of lymph node metastases when using semi-quantitative quantification methods (p=0.02 for crosses; p=0.04 for score). There was no association between cyclin G expression and other patients characteristics or survival. Conclusion: Cyclin G expression is greater in tumor tissue when compared to normal tissue in patients with rectal cancer. However, cyclin G expression in normal tissue is rarely absent. Tumor>normal cyclin G expression is significantly associated with absence of lymph node metastases when quantified using semiquantitative methods. However, cyclin G expression had no influence in short-term survival.

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cyclins rectal neoplasms neoplasias retais/genética rectal neoplasms/genetics ciclinas neoplasias retais

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