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C‑C motif chemokine 14 as a novel potential biomarker for predicting the prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer

  • Authors:
    • Yubo Cai
    • Yihong Ling
    • Lingbo Huang
    • Hui Huang
    • Xianlan Chen
    • Yongbo Xiao
    • Zhongmei Zhu
    • Jiewei Chen
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  • Published online on: February 7, 2020     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11378
  • Pages: 2875-2883
  • Copyright: © Cai et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Previous studies have demonstrated that C‑C motif chemokine 14 (CCL14) plays an important role in the occurrence and development of cancer. However, the significance of CCL14 in the progression and prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) has not yet been reported. The standard EnVision procedure for tissue microarrays was used to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of CCL14 protein in 154 patients with EOC who underwent tumor‑debulking operations at the Central Cancer Department of Sun Yat‑Sen University (Guangzhou, China) or Jiangmen Central Hospital (Jiangmen, China). The association between CCL14 expression and clinicopathological variables was assessed using the χ2 test. For survival status of patients with EOC, Kaplan‑Meier survival analysis and a Cox multivariate regression model was used. Expression of CCL14 protein was significantly associated with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetric stage (P=0.014) and pN status(P=0.005). Kaplan‑Meier survival analysis revealed that the survival time of patients with high expression of CCL14 was 136.1 months and that of patients with low expression of CCL14 was 98.9 months (P=0.026). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that CCL14 upregulation was associated with overall survival time (HR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.261‑0.896; P=0.021) and progression‑free survival time (HR,0.437; 95% CI, 0.228‑0.839; P=0.013). In conclusion, CCL14 is an independent prognostic factor for EOC and upregulation of CCL14 is associated with a more favorable prognosis in patients with EOC.
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Cai Y, Ling Y, Huang L, Huang H, Chen X, Xiao Y, Zhu Z and Chen J: C‑C motif chemokine 14 as a novel potential biomarker for predicting the prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. Oncol Lett 19: 2875-2883, 2020
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Cai, Y., Ling, Y., Huang, L., Huang, H., Chen, X., Xiao, Y. ... Chen, J. (2020). C‑C motif chemokine 14 as a novel potential biomarker for predicting the prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. Oncology Letters, 19, 2875-2883. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11378
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Cai, Y., Ling, Y., Huang, L., Huang, H., Chen, X., Xiao, Y., Zhu, Z., Chen, J."C‑C motif chemokine 14 as a novel potential biomarker for predicting the prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer". Oncology Letters 19.4 (2020): 2875-2883.
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Cai, Y., Ling, Y., Huang, L., Huang, H., Chen, X., Xiao, Y., Zhu, Z., Chen, J."C‑C motif chemokine 14 as a novel potential biomarker for predicting the prognosis of epithelial ovarian cancer". Oncology Letters 19, no. 4 (2020): 2875-2883. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.11378