MicroRNA-203 predicts human survival after resection of colorectal liver metastasis Journal Article


Authors: Kingham, T. P.; Nguyen, H. C. B.; Zheng, J.; Konstantinidis, I. T.; Sadot, E.; Shia, J.; Kuk, D.; Zhang, S.; Saltz, L.; D'Angelica, M. I.; Jarnagin, W. R.; Goodarzi, H.; Tavazoie, S. F.
Article Title: MicroRNA-203 predicts human survival after resection of colorectal liver metastasis
Abstract: Background: Resection of colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) can be curative. Predicting which patients may benefit from resection, however, remains challenging. Some microRNAs (miRNAs) become deregulated in cancers and contribute to cancer progression. We hypothesized that miRNA expression can serve as a prognostic marker of survival after CRLM resection. Results: MiR-203 was significantly overexpressed in tumors of short-term survivors compared to long-term survivors. R1/R2 margin status and high clinical risk score (CRS) were also significantly associated with short-term survival (both p = 0.001). After adjusting for these variables, higher miR-203 expression remained an independent predictor of shorter survival (p = 0.010). In the serum cohort, high CRS and KRAS mutation were significantly associated with short-term survival (p = 0.005 and p = 0.026, respectively). After adjusting for CRS and KRAS status, short-term survivors were found to have significantly higher miR-203 levels (p = 0.016 and p = 0.033, respectively). Materials and Methods: We employed next-generation sequencing of small- RNAs to profile miRNAs in solid tumors obtained from 38 patients who underwent hepatectomy for CRLM. To validate, quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed on 91 tumor samples and 46 preoperative serum samples. Conclusions: After CRLM resection, short-term survivors exhibited significantly higher miR-203 levels relative to long-term survivors. MiR-203 may serve as a prognostic biomarker and its prognostic capacity warrants further investigation.
Keywords: survival; microrna; resection; colorectal liver metastasis; mir-203
Journal Title: Oncotarget
Volume: 8
Issue: 12
ISSN: 1949-2553
Publisher: Impact Journals  
Date Published: 2017-03-21
Start Page: 18821
End Page: 18831
Language: English
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13816
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 27935861
PMCID: PMC5386650
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 2 May 2017 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Leonard B Saltz
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  2. Jinru Shia
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  3. William R Jarnagin
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  4. T Peter Kingham
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  5. Deborah Kuk
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  6. Eran Sadot
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  7. Jian Ying Zheng
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