- Title
- The neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor 1 (TrkA) is overexpressed in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
- Creator
- Griffin, Nathan; Gao, Fangfang; Jobling, Phillip; Oldmeadow, Christopher; Wills, Vanessa; Walker, Marjorie M.; Faulkner, Sam; Hondermarck, Hubert
- Relation
- Pathology Vol. 53, Issue 4, p. 470-477
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2020.08.009
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Nerve growth factor (NGF) and its receptors, the neurotrophic receptor tyrosine kinase 1 (NTRK1/TrkA) and the common neurotrophin receptor (NGFR/p75NTR), are increasingly implicated in cancer progression, but their clinicopathological significance in oesophageal cancer is unclear. In this study, the expression of NGF, NTRK1 and NGFR were analysed by immunohistochemistry in a cohort of 303 oesophageal cancers versus 137 normal adjacent oesophageal tissues. Immunostaining was digitally quantified and compared to clinicopathological parameters. NGF and NGFR staining were found in epithelial cells and at similar levels between oesophageal cancers and normal oesophageal tissue. NGFR staining was slightly increased with grade (p=0.0389). Interestingly, NTRK1 staining was markedly higher in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OR 2.31, 95%CI 1.13–4.38, p<0.0001) and significantly lower in adenocarcinoma (OR 0.50, 95%CI 0.44–0.63, p<0.0001) compared to normal oesophageal tissue. In addition, NTRK1 staining was decreased in grade 2 and grade 3 (OR 0.51, 95%CI 0.21–1.40, p<0.0001) compared to grade 1, suggesting a preferential involvement of this receptor in the more differentiated forms of oesophageal carcinomas. Together, these data point to NTRK1 as a biomarker and a candidate therapeutic target in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
- Subject
- oesophageal cancer; NGF; NGF receptors; NTRK1/TrkA; NGFR/p75NTR; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1460683
- Identifier
- uon:46031
- Identifier
- ISSN:0031-3025
- Language
- eng
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