Glucose Transporter 1 (SLC2A1) and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGFA) Predict Survival After Resection of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis

Jeroen A C M Goos, Erienne M V de Cuba, Veerle M H Coupé, Begoña Diosdado, Pien M Delis-Van Diemen, Cemile Karga, Jeroen A M Beliën, C Willemien Menke-Van der Houven van Oordt, Albert A Geldof, Gerrit A Meijer, Otto S Hoekstra, Remond J A Fijneman, , MGEH Lam, IHM Borel Rinkes, PJ van Diest, R van Hillegersberg, OW Kranenburg

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the individual and combined prognostic value of HIF1α, SLC2A1, and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) in a multi-institutional cohort of patients with resected colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRCLM).

BACKGROUND: In the majority of patients with CRCLM, resection seems not to be curative, despite its curative intent. Overexpression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF1α), glucose transporter 1 (SLC2A1; also known as GLUT1), and VEGFA has been associated with tumor progression and poor prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).

METHODS: Tissue microarrays were generated using CRCLM and patient-matched primary CRC from patients who underwent CRCLM resection between 1990 and 2010. Prognostic value of HIF1α, SLC2A1, and VEGFA was determined by immunohistochemistry. A 500-fold cross-validated hazard rate ratio (HRRav) for overall survival was calculated.

RESULTS: HIF1α, SLC2A1, and VEGFA expression could be evaluated in 328, 350, and 335 patients, respectively. High SLC2A1 expression was associated with good prognosis (HRRav, 0.67; P (HRR >1)  < 0.01) and high VEGFA expression to poor prognosis (HRRav, 1.84; P (HRR < 1)  = 0.02), also after multivariate analysis including established clinicopathological prognostic variables (HRRav, 0.67; P (HRR > 1)  < 0.01 and HRRav, 1.50; P (HRR < 1)  = 0.02, respectively). SLC2A1 showed prognostic value particularly in patients treated with systemic therapy (P < 0.01), whereas the prognostic value of VEGFA expression was mainly observed in patients not treated with systemic therapy (P < 0.01). Prognosis was especially poor in patients with both low SLC2A1 and high VEGFA expression (P < 0.01). HIF1α expression was not associated with survival.

CONCLUSIONS: SLC2A1 and VEGFA expression are prognostic molecular biomarkers for patients with CRCLM with added value to established clinicopathological variables.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)138-145
Number of pages8
JournalAnnals of Surgery
Volume263
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2016

Keywords

  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Glucose Transporter Type 1
  • VEGFA
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
  • Liver Neoplasms
  • prognostic biomarker
  • SLC2A1
  • Survival Rate
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • colorectal cancer
  • HIF1
  • liver metastasis

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