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The prognostic value of expression of HIF1α, EGFR and VEGF-A, in localized prostate cancer for intermediate- and high-risk patients treated with radiation therapy with or without androgen deprivation therapy.

PURPOSE: Androgens stimulate the production of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF1α) and ultimately vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A). Additionally, epithelial growth factor (EGF) mediates HIF1α production. Carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) expression is associated with tumor cell hypoxia in a variety of malignancies. This study assesses the prognostic relation between HIF1α, VEGF-A, EGF Receptor and CAIX expression by immunochemistry in diagnostic samples of patients with intermediate- and high-risk localized prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy, with or without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 1994 and 2004, 103 prostate cancer patients (mean age, 68.7 ± 6.2), with prostate cancer (mean PSA, 13.3 ± 3.7), were treated with radiation therapy (RT, median dose, 74 Gy). Fifty seven (55.3%) patients received ADT (median duration, 6 months; range, 0 - 24). Median follow-up was 97.6 months (range, 5.9 - 206.8). RESULTS: Higher EGFR expression was significantly (p = 0.04) correlated with higher Gleason scores. On univariate analysis, HIF1α nuclear expression was a significant (p = 0.02) prognostic factor for biological progression-free survival (bPFS). A trend towards significance (p = 0.05) was observed with EGFR expression and bPFS. On multivariate analysis, low HIF1α nuclear (p = 0.01) and high EGFR (p = 0.04) expression remained significant adverse prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that high nuclear expression of HIF1α and low EGFR expression in diagnostic biopsies of prostate cancer patients treated with RT ± ADT is associated with a good prognosis.[1]

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  1. The prognostic value of expression of HIF1α, EGFR and VEGF-A, in localized prostate cancer for intermediate- and high-risk patients treated with radiation therapy with or without androgen deprivation therapy. Weber, D.C., Tille, J.C., Combescure, C., Egger, J.F., Laouiti, M., Hammad, K., Granger, P., Rubbia-Brandt, L., Miralbell, R. Radiat. Oncol (2012) [Pubmed]
 
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