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Intranuclear accumulation of galectin-3 is an independent prognostic factor for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma

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    • Tatsuo Shimura
    • Yasuhide Kofunato
    • Ryo Okada
    • Rei Yashima
    • Yoshihisa Koyama
    • Kenichiro Araki
    • Hiroyuki Kuwano
    • Seiichi Takenoshita
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    Affiliations: Department of Organ Regulatory Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960‑1295, Japan, Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371‑8511, Japan
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Galectin-3 has been reported to be associated with the prognosis of patients with various malignancies; however, it has not yet been investigated in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EHCC). Expression of galectin-3 was retrospectively examined in 58 patients with EHCC: 21 with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma and 37 with distal cholangiocarcinoma (DCC). The Cox proportional hazard model was used to identify independent prognostic factors. Intranuclear accumulation of galectin‑3 (gal‑3‑INA) was associated with poorer overall survival (OS) in all patients (P=0.003), as well as in patients with DCC (P=0.004). Patients with gal‑3‑INA also exhibited a poorer disease‑free survival (DFS) than those without gal‑3‑INA in all patients with EHCC (P<0.001), and in patients with DCC (P<0.001). Gal‑3‑INA was an independent prognostic factor of OS and DFS in all patients [OS: Hazard ratio (HR), 4.470; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.759‑11.357; P=0.002; and DFS: HR, 5.116; 95% CI, 2.025‑12.925; P=0.001]. Gal‑3‑INA was also an independent prognostic factor in patients with DCC (OS: HR, 2.979; 95% CI, 1.035‑8.570; P=0.043; and DFS: HR, 6.773; 95% CI, 1.558‑29.439; P=0.011). In the analysis of patients with DCC, the number of patients with high galectin‑3 expression (P=0.038), recurrence (P<0.001), distant metastases (P<0.001), R0 status (P=0.029) or microscopic vascular invasion (P=0.019) was significantly higher in the gal‑3‑INA‑positive group than in the gal‑3‑INA‑negative group. In conclusion, gal‑3‑INA was identified as a strong prognostic factor for OS and DFS in patients with DCC.
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Shimura T, Kofunato Y, Okada R, Yashima R, Koyama Y, Araki K, Kuwano H and Takenoshita S: Intranuclear accumulation of galectin-3 is an independent prognostic factor for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma. Oncol Lett 14: 819-829, 2017.
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Shimura, T., Kofunato, Y., Okada, R., Yashima, R., Koyama, Y., Araki, K. ... Takenoshita, S. (2017). Intranuclear accumulation of galectin-3 is an independent prognostic factor for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma. Oncology Letters, 14, 819-829. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6252
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Shimura, T., Kofunato, Y., Okada, R., Yashima, R., Koyama, Y., Araki, K., Kuwano, H., Takenoshita, S."Intranuclear accumulation of galectin-3 is an independent prognostic factor for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma". Oncology Letters 14.1 (2017): 819-829.
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Shimura, T., Kofunato, Y., Okada, R., Yashima, R., Koyama, Y., Araki, K., Kuwano, H., Takenoshita, S."Intranuclear accumulation of galectin-3 is an independent prognostic factor for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma". Oncology Letters 14, no. 1 (2017): 819-829. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6252
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Shimura T, Kofunato Y, Okada R, Yashima R, Koyama Y, Araki K, Kuwano H and Takenoshita S: Intranuclear accumulation of galectin-3 is an independent prognostic factor for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma. Oncol Lett 14: 819-829, 2017.
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Shimura, T., Kofunato, Y., Okada, R., Yashima, R., Koyama, Y., Araki, K. ... Takenoshita, S. (2017). Intranuclear accumulation of galectin-3 is an independent prognostic factor for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma. Oncology Letters, 14, 819-829. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6252
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Shimura, T., Kofunato, Y., Okada, R., Yashima, R., Koyama, Y., Araki, K., Kuwano, H., Takenoshita, S."Intranuclear accumulation of galectin-3 is an independent prognostic factor for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma". Oncology Letters 14.1 (2017): 819-829.
Chicago
Shimura, T., Kofunato, Y., Okada, R., Yashima, R., Koyama, Y., Araki, K., Kuwano, H., Takenoshita, S."Intranuclear accumulation of galectin-3 is an independent prognostic factor for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma". Oncology Letters 14, no. 1 (2017): 819-829. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6252
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