HMGA1 has predictive value in response to chemotherapy in gastric cancer

Diana Pádua, Débora Filipa Pinto, Paula Figueira, Carlos Filipe Pereira, Raquel Almeida, Patrícia Mesquita

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Abstract

Gastric cancer is a serious health problem worldwide. Although its incidence is decreasing, the five-year survival rate remains low. Thus, it is essential to identify new biomarkers that could promote better diagnosis and treatment of patients with gastric cancer. High-mobility group AT-hook 1 (HMGA1) is a non-histone, chromatin-binding protein that has been found overexpressed in several tumor types. It has been correlated with invasion, metastasis, and drug resistance, leading to worse patient survival. The aim of this work was to evaluate the clinical value of HMGA1 in gastric cancer. HMGA1 expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry in a single hospital series (n = 323) of gastric adenocarcinoma cases (stages I to IV) with clinicopathological and treatment data. In this series, HMGA1 expression showed no significant relevance as a prognostic biomarker. Nevertheless, a significantly better overall survival was observed in cases with high levels of HMGA1 when they were treated with chemotherapy, compared to the nontreated ones, implying that they can benefit more from treatment than patients with low expression of HMGA1. We thereby show for the first time that HMGA1 expression has a substantial value as a biomarker of response to chemotherapy in gastric cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)56-67
Number of pages12
JournalCurrent Oncology
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Jan

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Cancer and Oncology

Free keywords

  • Chemotherapy
  • Gastric cancer
  • HMGA1
  • Predictive value
  • Prognosis

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