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Prognostic significance of mRNA expression of CASPs in gastric cancer

  • Authors:
    • Zixiang Wang
    • Fubiao Ni
    • Fangyi Yu
    • Zhonghui Cui
    • Xiandong Zhu
    • Jicai Chen
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  • Published online on: September 5, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10816
  • Pages: 4535-4554
  • Copyright: © Wang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Current studies suggest that the cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase (caspase/CASP) family may be closely associated with apoptosis. Scientists have suggested that caspases may be a key to the development of more effective anti‑cancer therapies. However, the prognostic value of CASP expression in gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. Using a Kaplan‑Meier plotter online database, the predictive prognostic significance of the expression of 12 CASPs genes (CASP1, CASP2, CASP3, CASP4, CASP5, CASP6, CASP7, CASP8, CASP9, CASP10, CASP12 and CASP14) to overall survival (OS) in different clinicopathological features, including Lauren classification, pathological stages, therapies employed and differentiation in gastric cancer patients was explored. The present study revealed that higher CASP1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 mRNA expression was associated with better OS, whereas higher expression of CASP9, 10, 12 and 14 showed an unfavorable OS in all GC patients. Moreover, CASP1 to 8 were all associated with favorable OS in intestinal type and diffuse type classified by Lauren classification. Therefore, the results of the present study suggested that the CASP family may function as new prognostic indicators in GC and may be helpful in making treatment decisions.
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Wang Z, Ni F, Yu F, Cui Z, Zhu X and Chen J: Prognostic significance of mRNA expression of CASPs in gastric cancer. Oncol Lett 18: 4535-4554, 2019
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Wang, Z., Ni, F., Yu, F., Cui, Z., Zhu, X., & Chen, J. (2019). Prognostic significance of mRNA expression of CASPs in gastric cancer. Oncology Letters, 18, 4535-4554. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10816
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Wang, Z., Ni, F., Yu, F., Cui, Z., Zhu, X., Chen, J."Prognostic significance of mRNA expression of CASPs in gastric cancer". Oncology Letters 18.5 (2019): 4535-4554.
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Wang, Z., Ni, F., Yu, F., Cui, Z., Zhu, X., Chen, J."Prognostic significance of mRNA expression of CASPs in gastric cancer". Oncology Letters 18, no. 5 (2019): 4535-4554. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2019.10816