Abstract
The DNA mismatch repair system is one of the defense mechanisms in the body, and the inactivation of mismatch repair plays a pivotal role in secondary carcinogenesis and progression. However, the significance of mismatch repair in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has not been established. In this study, we explored the diagnostic and prognostic significance of mismatch repair markers, mutL homologue 1 (MLH1), post-meiotic segregation increased 2 (PMS2), mutS homologue 2 (MSH2), and mutS homologue 6 (MSH6), in patients with ESCC. We used a notation based on the proportion of immunoreactivity/expression for immunohistochemistry (PRIME notation), which allows the comparison of mismatch repair expression by assigning a score to PRIME notation. MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6 were examined immunohistochemically in 189 surgically resected ESCC specimens. A total of 100/189 patients with ESCC (53%) received preoperative chemotherapy. The rates of ESCC cases with decreased mismatch repair status were 13.2%, 15.3%, 24.8%, and 12.6% for MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6, respectively. The decreased status of individual mismatch repair markers was significantly correlated with worse prognosis in patients with ESCC. Additionally, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 were significantly associated with response to preoperative chemotherapy. Multivariate analysis revealed that MLH1, PMS2, and MSH2 are independent prognostic factors. Our results suggest that mismatch repair is a prognostic biomarker for ESCC and could contribute to the selection of appropriate adjuvant therapy for patients with ESCC.
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