JOURNAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY (HEALTH SCIENCES) ›› 2017, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (2): 84-91.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1671-7554.0.2016.446

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Expression of EZH2 in Chinese Ewing sarcoma patients and its relationship with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis

ZHANG Xiying1, ZHAI Chunyan1, LI Jingsong1,2, HAN Bo1,2   

  1. 1. Department of Pathology, Medical School of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China;
    2. Department of Pathology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong, China
  • Received:2016-04-21 Online:2017-02-10 Published:2017-02-10

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Abstract: Objective To explore the expression of enhancer of zeste homolog 2(EZH2)in Chinese Ewing sarcoma(EWS)patients, and to analyze its correlation with the clinicopathological parameters and prognosis. Methods Tissues from 67 cases of Ewing sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor(EWS/PNET)and other small round cell malignant tumors were collected and microarrayed. Gene rearrangement in EWS region 1(EWSR1)was evaluated using fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH). The expressions of EZH2, P53 and Ki-67 were determined using immunohistochemical method. Survival analysis was performed with Kaplan-Meier and Cox method. Results A total of 44 cases were confirmed EWS. EZH2 expression was closely related to lung metastasis(P=0.023)and prognosis(P=0.004)in EWS tissues, and positively correlated to the expression of Ki-67(R=0.406, P=0.006). There was significant correlation between poor prognosis and high expression of EZH2(P=0.06)and high proliferation index of Ki-67(P=0.023). Cox multivariate analysis revealed that there was no significant correlation between P53 expression and overall survival(P>0.05); EZH2 and Ki-67 were independent risk factors for overall survival(HR=3.467, 95%CI=1.138-10.563, P=0.029; HR=2.140, 95%CI=0.439-10.423, P=0.046). In addition, a subset of EWS patients with overexpression of both EZH2 and Ki-67 had the shortest survival time (P=0.012). Conclusion EZH2 and 山 东 大 学 学 报 (医 学 版)55卷2期 -张希英,等.中国尤文肉瘤患者EZH2蛋白表达与临床病理学参数及预后的关系 \=-Ki-67 are independent prognostic factors in Chinese EWS patients. A combined detection of EZH2 and Ki-67 can help to identify the subset with extremely poor prognosis. EZH2 may serve as a novel prognostic marker of Ewing sarcoma.

Key words: Ki-67, Ewing sarcoma, Immunohistochemistry, Prognosis, Enhancer of zeste homolog 2, Clinicopathology

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