Impact of MACC1 on human malignant glioma progression and patients' unfavorable prognosis
Author(s) -
Carsten Hagemann,
Steffen Fuchs,
CameliaMaria Monoranu,
Pia Herrmann,
Janice Smith,
Tim Hohmann,
Urszula Grabiec,
Almuth F. Keßler,
Faramarz Dehghani,
Mario Löhr,
RalfIngo Ernestus,
Giles H. Vince,
Ulrike Stein
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
neuro-oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.005
H-Index - 125
eISSN - 1523-5866
pISSN - 1522-8517
DOI - 10.1093/neuonc/not136
Subject(s) - glioma , oncology , medicine , cancer research
Metastasis-associated in colon cancer 1 (MACC1) has been established as an independent prognostic indicator of metastasis formation and metastasis-free survival for patients with colon cancer and other solid tumors. However, no data are available concerning MACC1 expression in human astrocytic tumors. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most prevalent primary brain tumor of adulthood, and due to its invasive and rapid growth, patients have unfavorable prognoses. Although these tumors rarely metastasize, their invasive and migratory behavior is similar to those of metastatic cells of tumors of different origin. Thus, we hypothesized that MACC1 may be involved in progression of human gliomas.
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