Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most frequently occurring malignant tumor of the head and neck region. Chk2 (Checkpoint kinase 2) is considered a tumor suppressor gene that acts on the cellular response to DNA damage. However, the role of Chk2 in OSCC prognosis is not yet fully understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate Chk2 immunoexpression in OSCC and to elucidate the association between its expression and clinicopathological parameters of prognostic importance, including overall survival, disease-free survival, and metastasis-free survival. Methods: Chk2 expression was analyzed in 101 samples from patients with OSCC using immunohistochemistry. We stratified the patients into high expression (> 66% of cells positive for Chk2) and low expression (< 66%) groups. Results: Chk2 showed high expression in 57.43% of OSCC. In our study, the expression of Chk2 did not correlate with any of the prognostic parameters evaluated. There was no difference between overall survival, metastasis-free survival, and disease-free survival according to Chk2 expression. Conclusion: Despite the great importance of Chk2 in the development of different types of cancer, our findings do not favor Chk2 as a prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Resumo CARDOSO, Suziene Caroline Silva. Análise da expressão imunoistoquímica da Checkpoint Kinase -2 no Carcinoma epidermóide da cavidade oral. 2018. 46 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Patologia Experimental) -Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil., 2018. O carcinoma epidermóide da cavidade oral (CEO) é o tumor maligno mais frequente da região da cabeça e pescoço. O Chk2 (Checkpoint kinase 2) é considerado um supressor tumoral que atua na resposta celular ao dano do DNA. Entretanto, a relação do Chk2 entre CEO ainda não está compreendida. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a imunoexpressão do Chk2 nos CEOs e associar sua expressão com parâmetros clínico-patológicos de importância prognóstica, incluindo a sobrevida global, sobrevida livre de doença e livre de metástase. A expressão de Chk2 foi analisada em 101 amostras de pacientes com CEO por meio da técnica de imunoistoquímica e foi positiva em 97,11% dos nossos casos com CEO, com isso, estratificamos apenas os casos de marcação positiva, e dividimo-los em alta expressão (> 66%) com 58 casos e baixa expressão (<66%) com 43 casos, e excluímos os casos negativos (n=3) de nossa análise, pois o número de casos com expressão negativa para Chk2 seria inclusivo para realizarmos as análises estatísticas. A positividade de Chk2 na maioria dos nossos casos sugere que o Chk2 possa estar envolvido na patogênese desses tumores, porém em nosso trabalho, a expressão de Chk2 não se associou com os parâmetros prognósticos. Não houve diferença entre a sobrevida global, sobrevivência livre de metástases e sobrevida livre de doença de acordo com a marcação de Chk2. Em conclusão, em nossos achados, o Chk2 não pode ser considerado como um biomarcador prognóstico do carcinoma de células epidermóides da cavidade oral. Palavras-chave: Checkpoint Kinase 2 (Chk2). Carcinoma epidermóide oral (CEO). ABSTRACT Abstract CARDOSO, Suziene Caroline Silva. Expression immunohistochemistry analysis of Checkpoint Kinase -2 in oral squamous cell carcinoma. 2018. 46 p. Dissertation (Master's Degree in Experimental Pathology) -Department of Pathology of the School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto -University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP. Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (CEO) is the most frequent malignant tumor of the head and neck region. Chk2 (Checkpoint kinase 2) is considered a tumor suppressor that acts on the cellular response to DNA damage. However, the Chk2 relationship between CEO is not yet understood. The objective of this study was to evaluate the Chk2 immunoexpression in the CEOs and to associate their expression with clinical-pathological parameters of prognostic importance, including global survival, disease-free survival, and metastasis-free. The expression of Chk2 analyzed in 101 samples of patients with CEO using the technique of immunohistochemistry and was positive in 97.11% of our cases with CEO. We stratified only the cases of positive marking, and we divided them in high (> 66%)with 58 cases and low expression (<66%) w...
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