Androgen Receptor Splice Variant 7 Detected by Immunohistochemical Is an Independent Poor Prognostic Marker in Men Receiving Adjuvant Androgen-Deprivation Therapy After Radical Prostatectomy
Background: To evaluate the predictive value of AR-V7 expression detected by immunohistochemical (IHC) in the prognosis of prostate cancer patients receiving adjuvant hormonal therapy (AHT) following by radical prostatectomy (RP).
Methods: We retrospectively collected data of 110 patients with prostate cancer receiving RP, followed by AHT, from Tongji hospital. IHC analysis of AR-V7 expression was performed in a retrospective cohort.
Results: In total, 110 patients were enrolled, of whom 21 patients (19.1%) were AR-V7-positive and 89 patients (80.9%) were AR-V7-negative. No significant differences in baseline characteristics were found between the two groups. AR-V7-positive patients had shorter progression‑free survival (PFS) (HR: 4.26; 95% CI, 1.55 to 11.68; P=0.003), shorter (cancer-special survival) CSS (HR: 22.47; 95% CI, 2.912 to 173.4; P=0.003) and shorter overall survival (OS ) (HR: 6.61; 95% CI, 1.40 to 31.20; P=0.017) compared to AR-V7-negative patients. In multivariate analysis, AR-V7 is an independent risk factor for shorter PFS (HR, 3.76; 95% CI, 1.63 to 8.70; P=0.002), shorter CSS (HR: 9.17; 95% CI, 1.48 to 55.56; P=0.017) and shorter OS (HR: 4.81; 95% CI, 1.28 to 17.86; P=0.020).
Conclusion: The presence of AR-V7 in prostate cancer tissue is independently associated with an unfavorable prognosis for PFS, OS and CSS in patients who received AHT.
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Androgen Receptor Splice Variant 7 Detected by Immunohistochemical Is an Independent Poor Prognostic Marker in Men Receiving Adjuvant Androgen-Deprivation Therapy After Radical Prostatectomy
Posted 11 Dec, 2020
Received 22 Feb, 2021
On 30 Jan, 2021
Received 25 Dec, 2020
On 24 Dec, 2020
Invitations sent on 24 Dec, 2020
On 01 Dec, 2020
On 01 Dec, 2020
On 01 Dec, 2020
On 26 Nov, 2020
Background: To evaluate the predictive value of AR-V7 expression detected by immunohistochemical (IHC) in the prognosis of prostate cancer patients receiving adjuvant hormonal therapy (AHT) following by radical prostatectomy (RP).
Methods: We retrospectively collected data of 110 patients with prostate cancer receiving RP, followed by AHT, from Tongji hospital. IHC analysis of AR-V7 expression was performed in a retrospective cohort.
Results: In total, 110 patients were enrolled, of whom 21 patients (19.1%) were AR-V7-positive and 89 patients (80.9%) were AR-V7-negative. No significant differences in baseline characteristics were found between the two groups. AR-V7-positive patients had shorter progression‑free survival (PFS) (HR: 4.26; 95% CI, 1.55 to 11.68; P=0.003), shorter (cancer-special survival) CSS (HR: 22.47; 95% CI, 2.912 to 173.4; P=0.003) and shorter overall survival (OS ) (HR: 6.61; 95% CI, 1.40 to 31.20; P=0.017) compared to AR-V7-negative patients. In multivariate analysis, AR-V7 is an independent risk factor for shorter PFS (HR, 3.76; 95% CI, 1.63 to 8.70; P=0.002), shorter CSS (HR: 9.17; 95% CI, 1.48 to 55.56; P=0.017) and shorter OS (HR: 4.81; 95% CI, 1.28 to 17.86; P=0.020).
Conclusion: The presence of AR-V7 in prostate cancer tissue is independently associated with an unfavorable prognosis for PFS, OS and CSS in patients who received AHT.
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