Elevated expression of HABP1 is a novel prognostic indicator in triple-negative breast cancers
Abstract
Hyaluronan-binding protein 1 (HABP1) has been documented to overexpress in several malignancies. The aim of our study is to investigate the expression of HABP1 protein in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and its clinical significance. Using immunohistochemistry, HABP1 expression was evaluated in 139 TNBC specimens. The association between HABP1 expression with clinicopathological parameters was assessed using chi-square test. The survival status of patients was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests. Cox regression was used for the multivariate analysis of prognostic factors. The results showed that HABP1 overexpression correlated with higher histological grade (P = 0.004), advanced TNM stage (P = 0.008), greater tumor size (P = 0.016), metastasis of lymph node (P < 0.001), and recurrence (P = 0.040). Furthermore, it indicated that patients with HABP1 overexpression had significantly poorer overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) compared with patients (P < 0.001 for both). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that elevated HABP1 expression was an independent prognostic factor for both OS (P = 0.035) and DFS (P = 0.013). In contrast to the effect of HABP1 in TNBCs with lymph node metastasi...Continue Reading
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