Shtabinskaya T.T.

Grodno State Medical University, Belarus

Influence of clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical parameters on the survival of patients with colorectal cancer

The increase in the incidence of cancer of the distal portions of the gastrointestinal tract and mortality, complicated and expensive treatment is not sufficient and satisfactory immediate results are separated by reason of unflagging interest to this area of practical medicine [1]. Purpose: To evaluate the value of clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical parameters for forecasting adjusted progression-free survival (APFS) with colorectal cancer (CRC).

Materials and methods: the study was performed on paraffin sections using antibodies to VEGFА, CD 105, MMP-2, Erk2, iNOS, TGF-β, NRP1, MMP-9 according to standard procedure [2]. Quantitation of the level of expression was described in the previous article  [3]. Statistical analysis was performed using STATISTICA 10.0 (SNAXAR207F394425FA-Q). Construction of multi-factor models predict the 5-year outcome was performed using Cox regression direct incremental method based on analysis of 72 CRC observations, remote in the Grodno Regional Oncology Center (Belarus). Grouped attribute the outcome of cancer after 5 years from the time of surgery, estimated by APFS has been selected. Due to the fact that the distribution was different from the normal (p <0.05), to check the variables to calculate the mutual correlation of Spearman's rank correlation. Independent clinical and morphological variables weakly correlated and therefore can be used as independent variables in the regression. For immunohistochemical of interrelated factors (parenchymal and stromal levels of expression of each of the markers) as a regressor used the product of interrelated variables. When building a model predicting disease outcome 59 clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical index were used.

Results: found that significantly affect the five-year APFS only five of them. The values of the likelihood function and criteria for each of the two steps of the regression are presented in Table 1.

Table 1 - The universal criterion of model coefficients

 

Step

-2 Log Likelihood

Overall (score)

Change From Previous Step

Change From Previous Blstromalk

Chi-square

df

Sig.

Chi-square

df

Sig.

Chi-square

df

Sig.

1a

286,057

28,555

3

,000

18,846

3

,000

18,846

3

,000

2b

277,087

36,539

4

,000

8,970

1

,003

27,817

4

,000

3c

272,047

41,264

5

,000

5,040

1

,025

32,857

5

,000

4d

267,530

48,790

6

,000

4,518

1

,034

37,374

6

,000

5e

263,447

54,013

7

,000

4,082

1

,043

41,457

7

,000

Примечание: a. Variable(s) Entered at Step Number 1: Stage

                       b. Variable(s) Entered at Step Number 2: iNOSstromal*iNOSparenchymal

                       c. Variable(s) Entered at Step Number 3: Erk2parenchymal*Erk2stromal

                       d. Variable(s) Entered at Step Number 4: MMP2parenchymal*MMP2stromal

                       e. Variable(s) Entered at Step Number 5: Grade

 

As can be seen from Table 1, the coefficients of the model are significant and their numerical values will help to interpret the result. The numerical value of the coefficient of proportionality, as well as the rest of the regression parameters are presented in Table 2.

Table 2 - Characteristics of the variables included in the model prediction of five APFS

 

 

B

SE

Wald

df

р

Exp(B)

Step 5

Grade

-,955

,455

4,404

1

,036

,385

Stage

 

 

22,760

3

,000

 

Stage(1)

-3,189

,756

17,777

1

,000

,041

Stage(2)

-1,779

,599

8,809

1

,003

,169

Stage(3)

-2,242

,542

17,146

1

,000

,106

MMP2par*strom

47,686

15,717

9,205

1

,002

5,124E20

iNOSstrom*par

2,336

,926

6,361

1

,012

10,343

Erk2par*strom

192,152

94,257

4,156

1

,041

2,821E83

 

As can be seen from Table 2, Grade adenocarcinoma and stage of the disease - negative factors. Increasing grade reduces patient survival 0.385, and stages - in 0.041, 0.169 and 0.106 times, respectively. Positive factors are the parenchymal and stromal expression of MMP2, iNOS and Erk2.

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Figure 4 - Hazard Function for stage disease 1-4

 

Conclusion: with initially high expression of MMP-2, and iNOS Erk2 and low grades and stages of the disease can be predicted APFS more than 5 years.

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