Tumor cell and tumor vasculature expression of B7-H3 predict survival in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

作者：Crispen Paul L; Sheinin Yuri; Roth Timothy J; Lohse Christine M; Kuntz Susan M; Frigola Xavier; Thompson R Houston; Boorjian Stephen A; Dong Haidong; Leibovich Bradley C; Blute Michael L; Kwon Eugene D^*

来源：Clinical Cancer Research, 2008, 14(16): 5150-5157.

DOI：10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-0536

Purpose: Although the prognostic value of B7-H1 and B7-H4 expression by tumor cells in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) has been established, the role of B7-H3 is unknown. As such, we evaluated the association of B7-H3 expression with clinicopathologic outcomes in patients treated for ccRCC.
Experimental Design: Nephrectomy specimens from 743 consecutive patients treated for ccRCC at our institution from 1990 to 1999 were evaluated for B7-H3 expression by immunohistochemical staining. Associations of B7-H3 expression with clinical and pathologic features were evaluated using chi(2) and Fisher's exact tests. Associations of B7-H3 expression with death from RCC were evaluated using Cox proportional hazards regression models.
Results: B7-H3 expression by tumor cells or tumor vasculature was noted in 17% and 95% of specimens, respectively. The presence of either tumor cell or diffuse tumor vasculature expression of B7-H3 was present in 46% of specimens and was associated with multiple adverse clinical and pathologic features. After multivariable adjustment, the presence of either tumor cell or diffuse tumor vasculature B7-H3 expression was significantly associated with an increased risk of death from RCC (risk ratio, 1.38; 95% confidence interval, 1.03-1.84; P = 0.029).
Conclusions: Both tumor cell and tumor vasculature B7-H3 expression convey important information to predict ccRCC outcomes. Collectively, our past and present studies pertaining to B7-H ligand expression indicate that ccRCC may use redundant mechanisms to compromise host antitumoral immunity. Future studies will focus on the effect of combined B7-H ligand expression in RCC.

• 出版日期2008-8-15