Prognostic value of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF receptor 2, platelet-derived growth factor-β (PDGF-β), and PDGF-β receptor expression in papillary renal cell carcinoma

Publication date: Available online 15 December 2016
Source:Human Pathology
Author(s): Myong Kim, Mooyoung Sohn, Myungsun Shim, Seung-Kwon Choi, Myungchan Park, Eunna Kim, Heounjeong Go, Yangsoon Park, Yong Mee Cho, Jae Y. Ro, In Gab Jeong, Cheryn Song, Jun Hyuk Hong, Choung-Soo Kim, Hanjong Ahn
The Prognostic value of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-β, and PDGF receptor (PDGFR)-β in papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) is unknown. A total of 145 patients, who were confirmed to have pRCC, were analyzed. Expression levels of molecular markers were assessed via immunohistochemistry. The median follow-up period for all patients was 52.0 (interquartile range, 34.5–90.5) months. Among the cohort of 145 patients, high VEGF expression was observed in 100 (69.0%) patients, whereas high expression of VEGFR2, PDGF-β, and PDGFR-β was observed in 64 (44.1%), 42 (29.0%), and 30 (20.7%) patients, respectively. Only patients with high VEGFR2 expression exhibited improved 10-year recurrence-free survival (85.3 vs. 58.1%; P=.005) and cancer-specific survival (86.4 vs. 70.1%; P=.014) rates compared to individuals who exhibited low expression. Multivariate analysis revealed that high VEGFR2 expression was an independent prognostic factor for recurrence (hazard ratio [HR], 0.326; P=.006) and cancer-specific mortality (HR, 0.334; P=.046). During follow-up, 17 patients received targeted drug therapy. Patients with high VEGFR2 expression showed a better initial response (partial response [PR], 40%; stable disease [SD], 20%; progressive disease [PD], 40%) than patients with low expression did (PR, 0%; SD, 58.3%; PD, 41.7%; P=.052). pRCC with high VEGFR2 expression seems to be associated with a better initial response to targeted drug therapy and a better prognostic outcome.



http://ift.tt/2h88F0O