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The epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EPCAM) is involved in the tumorigenesis and progression of many malignancies, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of  EPCAM  have been reported to be with the risk and prognosis of several malignancies. However, the association of SNPs in  EPCAM  gene with the prognosis of HCC patients has never been investigated. In this study, two functional SNPs (rs1126497 and rs1421) in the  EPCAM  gene were selected and genotyped in a cohort of 448 unresectable Chinese HCC patients treated by TACE. The association of the two SNPs with the overall survival (OS) of patients was assessed by univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards model and Kaplan-Meier curve. Our data showed that there was no significant association between either SNP and OS of patients. However, in the stratified analysis, the variant-containing genotypes (WV+VV) of SNP rs1126497 exhibited a significant association with poorer OS in HCC patients who had portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) in multivariate analysis of Cox proportional hazard model (hazard ratio, 1.71; 95% confidence interval, 1.16–2.53,  P  = 0.007), and in Kaplan-Meier curve analysis ( P  = 0.023), comparing to those carrying wild-type genotype. Our results suggest that SNP rs1126497 in the  EPCAM  gene may serve as an independent prognosis biomarker for unresectable HCC patient with PVTT, which warranted further validating investigation.

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Genetic Variants in the EPCAM Gene Is Associated with the Prognosis of Transarterial Chemoembolization Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus