Prognostic role of apelin receptor expression in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with curative surgical resection

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Background/Aim: apelin and apelin receptor (APJR) are involved in the regulation of angiogenesis, and their high expression is related to poor outcomes in several cancer types. Recently, several positive results on APJR antagonists in cancer treatment have been reported at the preclinical level. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic effect of APJR expression on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) survival. Materials and Methods: We evaluated APJR expression in 288 curatively resected HCCs using immunohistochemistry and investigated the correlation with clinicopathological features. Results: High APJR expression was significantly associated with the presence of microvascular invasion (p<0.001), intrahepatic metastasis (p=0.004), and early recurrence (p=0.029). The high-expression group showed shorter recurrence-free survival (p<0.001) and overall survival (p=0.001) than the low-expression group. In multivariate analysis, high APJR expression was an independent predictor of shorter recurrence-free survival (Hazard Ratio 1.49; 95% confidence interval 1.08-2.05, p=0.016). Conclusion: We described-high APJR expression and its prognostic effect in HCC. Emerging target agents may be applicable in patients with HCC and high APJR expression.

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Lee, T., Park, C. K., & Ha, S. Y. (2019). Prognostic role of apelin receptor expression in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with curative surgical resection. Anticancer Research, 39(6), 3025–3031. https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.13435

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