Clinicopathologic and prognostic significance of LGR5, a cancer stem cell marker in patients with colorectal cancer.
Citation: Colorectal Cancer. 8(4):CRC11, 2019 Nov 12.PMID: 32038737Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Surgery/General SurgeryForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2019ISSN:- 1758-194X
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Aim: To analyze the clinicopathologic and prognostic significance of Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5), a cancer stem cell marker expression in a cohort of colorectal cancer patients (CRC).
Conclusion: LGR5 expression was higher in colorectal cancer than in normal tissue. LGR5 was an independent prognostic marker for better clinical outcomes and might be used as a potential therapeutic target in CRCs. Copyright (c) 2020 Chukwuemeka Ihemelandu.
Patients & methods: A total of 76 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of primary or metastatic tumors from 49 CRC patients were collected for duration 2009-2015. LGR5 expression was assessed through immunohistochemical staining of a tissue microarray.
Results: LGR5 was significantly over expressed in CRC tissue samples and found to be a statistically significant independent prognostic marker for an improved overall survival.
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