Authors: Faruk Tas Senem Karabulut Murat Serilmez Mehmet Karabulut Derya Duranyildiz
Publish Date: 2015/10/23
Volume: 77, Issue: 1, Pages: 127-131
Abstract
Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 MCP1/CCL2 is a member of the CC chemokine family and a potent chemotactic factor for monocytes that regulate migration and infiltration of monocytes and macrophages It plays an important role in the pathogenesis of multiple malignancies and its expression strongly also affects the outcomes of cancer patients The objective of this study was to determine the clinical significance of the serum levels of MCP1/CCL2 in gastric cancer patientsThe median age at diagnosis was 60 years range 21–84 years The baseline serum MCP1/CCL2 concentrations of the gastric cancer patients were significantly higher than of healthy subjects p 0001 The known clinical variables including gender age site of lesion histopathology tumor size lymph node involvement and stage of disease were not found to be correlated with serum MCP1/CCL2 concentrations p 005 However a significant relationship was shown between serum MCP1/CCL2 levels and response to chemotherapy p = 005 Chemotherapy nonresponsive patients had higher serum MCP1/CCL2 concentrations Serum MCP1/CCL2 concentrations were not associated with prognosis on both progressionfree and overall survival p = 053 and p = 039 respectivelyElevated circulating MCP1/CCL2 level may be an unfavorable predictive factor to chemotherapy based on platinum and taxane in patients with gastric cancer However serum MCP1/CCL2 concentrations were not associated with prognosis on both progressionfree and overall survival
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