TY - JOUR
T1 - Combined analysis of estrogen receptor β-1 and progesterone receptor expression identifies lung cancer patients with poor outcome
AU - Stabile, Laura P.
AU - Dacic, Sanja
AU - Land, Stephanie R.
AU - Lenzner, Diana E.
AU - Dhir, Rajiv
AU - Acquafondata, Marie
AU - Landreneau, Rodney J.
AU - Grandis, Jennifer R.
AU - Siegfried, Jill M.
PY - 2011/1/1
Y1 - 2011/1/1
N2 - Purpose: Steroid hormones and growth factors affect lung cancer, and it is possible they act in concert to influence patient outcome. Experimental Design: Primary lung tumors and normal lung tissue were analyzed for expression and localization of estrogen receptor α and β-1 (ERa and ERb), aromatase, progesterone receptor (PR), and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Results: Tumors expressed higher levels of ERβ compared to matched normal lung, whereas the reverse was true of PR. High cytoplasmic ERβ expression was identified as an independent negative prognostic predictor of overall survival (OS; HR = 1.67), and low total PR was identified as an independent negative predictor of time to progression (TTP; HR = 1.59). After adjusting for stage, age, sex, and smoking, combined high cytoplasmic ERb and low total PR showed enhanced effects on OS (HR = 2.64) and on TTP (HR = 6.02). Further effects on OS were observed when EGFR expression was included (HR = 5.32). Patients with low cytoplasmic ERβ, low aromatase, low EGFR, and high total PR had shorter OS than patients with the opposite pattern (HR = 6.60). Contribution of these markers to survival showed no significant sex differences in a multivariable model. ERα was elevated in tumors but was not predictive of survival, and appears to represent a variant ERα protein that is only recognized by a C-terminal antibody. Conclusions: Hormonal and EGFR pathways together may contribute to lung cancer prognosis. Lung tumors with high ERβ-1/low PR may define patients with aggressive biology. A validation study is necessary to fully assess the predictive value of these markers.
AB - Purpose: Steroid hormones and growth factors affect lung cancer, and it is possible they act in concert to influence patient outcome. Experimental Design: Primary lung tumors and normal lung tissue were analyzed for expression and localization of estrogen receptor α and β-1 (ERa and ERb), aromatase, progesterone receptor (PR), and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Results: Tumors expressed higher levels of ERβ compared to matched normal lung, whereas the reverse was true of PR. High cytoplasmic ERβ expression was identified as an independent negative prognostic predictor of overall survival (OS; HR = 1.67), and low total PR was identified as an independent negative predictor of time to progression (TTP; HR = 1.59). After adjusting for stage, age, sex, and smoking, combined high cytoplasmic ERb and low total PR showed enhanced effects on OS (HR = 2.64) and on TTP (HR = 6.02). Further effects on OS were observed when EGFR expression was included (HR = 5.32). Patients with low cytoplasmic ERβ, low aromatase, low EGFR, and high total PR had shorter OS than patients with the opposite pattern (HR = 6.60). Contribution of these markers to survival showed no significant sex differences in a multivariable model. ERα was elevated in tumors but was not predictive of survival, and appears to represent a variant ERα protein that is only recognized by a C-terminal antibody. Conclusions: Hormonal and EGFR pathways together may contribute to lung cancer prognosis. Lung tumors with high ERβ-1/low PR may define patients with aggressive biology. A validation study is necessary to fully assess the predictive value of these markers.
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U2 - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-0992
DO - 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-0992
M3 - Article
C2 - 21062926
AN - SCOPUS:78751521520
SN - 1078-0432
VL - 17
SP - 154
EP - 164
JO - Clinical Cancer Research
JF - Clinical Cancer Research
IS - 1
ER -