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Evaluation of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression and their clinicopathologic significance in bladder urothelial carcinoma

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Cellular and molecular targeting

Abstract

Background: Growing interest have been recently directed towards roles of cancer metabolism in carcinogenesis with “Warburg effect" being the signature of cancer metabolism. Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) is a crucial regulator of the Warburg effect. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been also involved in different metabolic pathways. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of PKM2 and EGFR in urothelial carcinoma. Furthermore, we analyzed the relation between PKM2 and EGFR with the available clinicopathologic parameters. Materials and Methods: PKM2 and EGFR immunostaining was performed on 70 specimens of urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Results: PKM2 was highly expressed in 62.9% of cases. High PKM2 expression was significantly associated with high-grade (P=0.003), muscle invasion (P=0.002), advanced T staging (P=0.001) and concomitant carcinoma in situ (P=0.013). EGFR expression was detected in 68.6% of cases. EGFR expression was significantly higher in high-grade tumors (P=0.013), muscle-invasive tumors (P

DOI

10.21608/jcbr.2021.63224.1177

Keywords

Urothelial carcinoma, Tissue microarray (TMA), pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)

Authors

First Name

Passant

Last Name

El-Sheikh

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Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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passantelsheikh93@gmail.com

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Tanta

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First Name

Maha

Last Name

Shamloula

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Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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mshamloula@gmail.com

City

Tanta

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First Name

Aliaa

Last Name

Atef

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Affiliation

Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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dr-aliaaatef@hotmail.com

City

Tanta

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First Name

Dina

Last Name

El-Guindy

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Affiliation

Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

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dina-elguindy@hotmail.com

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0000-0003-3419-0618

Volume

5

Article Issue

3

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27855

Issue Date

2021-09-01

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2021-02-15

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2021-09-01

Page Start

141

Page End

152

Print ISSN

2682-261X

Online ISSN

2682-2628

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885

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International Journal of Cancer and Biomedical Research

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22 Jan 2023