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CDH1 (E-cadherin) expression independently affects clinical outcome in acute myeloid leukemia with normal cytogenetics

  • Ting-juan Zhang , Jing-dong Zhou , Ji-chun Ma , Zhao-qun Deng , Zhen Qian , Dong-ming Yao , Jing Yang , Xi-xi Li , Jiang Lin EMAIL logo and Jun Qian EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: June 15, 2016

Abstract

Background:

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a critical process which involves in tumor metastasis. As an important EMT marker gene, CDH1 (E-cadherin) expression and its clinical implication in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain largely elusive.

Methods:

Real-time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR) was carried out to examine CDH1 transcript level in 123 de novo AML patients and 34 controls.

Results:

Compared with controls, CDH1 was significantly downregulated in AML (p<0.001). The median level of CDH1 expression divided total AML patients into CDH1 low-expressed (CDH11ow) and CDH1 high-expressed (CDH1high) groups. There were no significant differences between the two groups in age, peripheral blood cell counts, complete remission (CR) rate, and the distribution of FAB/WHO subtypes as well as karyotypes/karyotypic classifications (p>0.05). However, CDH11ow group tended to have a higher bone marrow (BM) blasts (p=0.093). The spearman correlation analysis further illustrated a trend towards a negative correlation between CDH1 expression level and BM blasts (r=–0.214, p=0.052). CDH1low group had a tendency towards a lower frequency of N/K-RAS mutations (p=0.094). Furthermore, CDH1low patients had markedly shorter overall survival (OS) time in cytogenetic normal AML (CN-AML) (p=0.019). Both univariate and multivariate analyses confirmed the prognostic value of CDH1 expression in CN-AML patients (p=0.027 and 0.033, respectively).

Conclusions:

CDH1 downregulation acted as an independent prognostic biomarker in CN-AML patients.


Corresponding authors: Jun Qian, MD, Department of Hematology, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Jiangsu University, 8 Dianli Rd., 212002 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, P.R. China, Fax: +86 511 85234387; and Jiang Lin, PhD, Laboratory Center, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Jiangsu University, 8 Dianli Rd., 212002 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, P.R. China, Fax: +86 511 85234387
aTing-juan Zhang and Jing-dong Zhou contributed equally to this work.

Award Identifier / Grant number: 81270630

Award Identifier / Grant number: 81172592

Funding source: Jiangsu University

Award Identifier / Grant number: JLY20140018

Funding statement: This study was supported by the National Natural Science foundation of China (81270630, 81172592), Science and Technology Special Project in Clinical Medicine of Jiangsu Province (BL2012056), 333 Project of Jiangsu Province (BRA2013136), Six talent peaks project in Jiangsu Province (2015-WSN-115), Science and Technology Infrastructure Program of Zhenjiang (SS2012003), Social Development Foundation of Zhenjiang (SH2014086, SH2014044, SH2015058), Clinical Medical Science, Development Foundation of Jiangsu University (JLY20140018), Key Medical Talent Program of Zhenjiang City.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: This study was supported by the National Natural Science foundation of China (81270630, 81172592), Science and Technology Special Project in Clinical Medicine of Jiangsu Province (BL2012056), 333 Project of Jiangsu Province (BRA2013136), Six talent peaks project in Jiangsu Province (2015-WSN-115), Science and Technology Infrastructure Program of Zhenjiang (SS2012003), Social Development Foundation of Zhenjiang (SH2014086, SH2014044, SH2015058), Clinical Medical Science, Development Foundation of Jiangsu University (JLY20140018), Key Medical Talent Program of Zhenjiang City.

  3. Employment or leadership: None declared.

  4. Honorarium: None declared.

  5. Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.

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Received: 2016-3-12
Accepted: 2016-5-7
Published Online: 2016-6-15
Published in Print: 2017-1-1

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