Dept of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea.
Am J Clin Pathol. 2013 Jun;139(6):746-53. doi: 10.1309/AJCP2E6QNDIDPTTC.
The Lewis X (Le(X)) antigen is a prognostic marker in certain solid tumors and has been proposed as a therapeutic target. Immunohistochemical analyses were performed to retrospectively examine the prognostic impact of Le(X) expression in 158 patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Twenty-three (14.5%) patients were Le(X)-positive. Multivariate analysis showed that Le(X) positivity was an independent poor prognostic factor for recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) (P = .037 and P = .024, respectively). Le(X) expression was a prognostic factor for survival in stage I/II and stage III TNBCs. Subgroup analysis according to age showed that Le(X) positivity was only associated with poor RFS and OS in younger patients with TNBC (age < 50 years) (P < .001 and P < .001, respectively). Our results suggest that Le(X) expression is an independent prognostic factor for RFS and OS in younger patients with TNBC.
Lewis X(Le(X))抗原是某些实体肿瘤的预后标志物,并已被提议作为治疗靶点。本研究通过免疫组织化学分析回顾性检测了 158 例三阴性乳腺癌(TNBC)患者中 Le(X)表达的预后影响。23 例(14.5%)患者为 Le(X)-阳性。多因素分析显示,Le(X)阳性是无复发生存(RFS)和总生存(OS)的独立不良预后因素(P =.037 和 P =.024)。Le(X)表达是Ⅰ/Ⅱ期和Ⅲ期 TNBC 患者生存的预后因素。根据年龄的亚组分析表明,Le(X)阳性仅与年轻的 TNBC 患者(年龄 < 50 岁)的 RFS 和 OS 不良相关(P <.001 和 P <.001)。我们的研究结果表明,Le(X)表达是年轻 TNBC 患者 RFS 和 OS 的独立预后因素。