RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 PBK Expression Is Associated With Prognosis of Patients With Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Radiotherapy: A Retrospective Study
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 2177
OP 2182
DO 10.21873/anticanres.14991
VO 41
IS 4
A1 YU, WAN-NIEN
A1 LIN, HENG-FU
A1 LEE, YI
A1 SHIA, WEI-CHUNG
A1 SUNG, WEN-WEI
A1 YEH, CHUNG-MIN
A1 LIN, YUEH-MIN
YR 2021
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/41/4/2177.abstract
AB Background/Aim: To investigate the impact of PDZ-binding kinase (PBK) on the clinical outcome of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) who received radiotherapy. Patients and Methods: PBK immunoreactivity of cancer specimens obtained from 179 patients with primary OSCC was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Results: High PBK expression in tumor cells tended to be associated with advanced N-stage. The 5-year survival rate was greater for patients with high total PBK expression than in those with low PBK expression. After adjustment, high PBK remained associated with a favorable outcome. In subgroups according to tumor stage, the prognostic role was significant in patients with stage III/IV rather than those with stage I/II disease. Conclusion: We suggest that PBK expression should be used as an independent prognostic marker for patients with OSCC treated with radiotherapy, especially for those with advanced-stage disease.