Prognostic and diagnostic significance of preoperative Jumonji domain‑containing 6 antibodies in colorectal cancer

Abstract

Jumonji domain-containing 6 (JMJD6) protein has been reported to be upregulated in different cancer cells; however, to the best of our knowledge, no report has analyzed serum anti-JMJD6 antibodies (s-JMJD6-Abs) in patients with cancer. Therefore, the present study evaluated the clinical significance of s-JMJD6-Abs in patients with colorectal cancer. Preoperative serum samples were analyzed from 167 patients with colorectal cancer who underwent radical surgery between April 2007 and May 2012. The pathological stages were as follows Stage I (n=47), stage II (n=56), stage III (n=49) and stage IV (n=15). In addition, 96 healthy participants were analyzed as controls. s-JMJD6-Abs were analyzed by amplified luminescent proximity homology assay-linked immunosorbent assay. The cutoff value of s-JMJD6-Abs for detecting colorectal cancer was calculated to be 5,720 using the receiver operating characteristic curve. The positive rate of s-JMJD6-Abs was 37% in patients with colorectal cancer (61 of 167), independent of carcinoembryonic antigen or carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and p53-Abs. Clinicopathological factors and prognosis were compared between the s-JMJD6-Abs-positive group and the s-JMJD6-Abs-negative group. The s-JMJD6-Ab-positive status was significantly associated with older age (P= 0.03), but was not associated with other clinicopathological variables. Regarding recurrence-free survival, the s-JMJD6-positive status was a significant poor prognostic factor in both univariate (P=0.02) and multivariate (P<0.01) analyses. Similarly, regarding overall survival, the s-JMJD6-Abs-positive status was a significant poor prognostic factor in both univariate (P=0.03) and multivariate (P=0.01) analyses. In conclusion, preoperative s-JMJD6-Abs was positive in 37% of patients with colorectal cancer and may be considered an independent poor prognostic biomarker.

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