Overexpression of CTNNB1: Clinical implication in Chinese de novo acute myeloid leukemia

Pathology, Research and Practice
Xi-Xi LiQian Jun

Abstract

Activation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling played a crucial role in tumorigenesis, and β-catenin (CTNNB1) overexpression has been identified in numerous solid tumors. The present study was designed to determine CTNNB1 expression and its clinical significance in Chinese de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. Real-time quantitative PCR was carried out to detect the pattern of CTNNB1 expression in 140 AML patients and 46 controls. The level of CTNNB1 transcript in AML patients was significantly up-regulated compared with controls (P < 0.001). CTNNB1high patients showed significantly older age than CTNNB1low patients (P < 0.05). The frequency of high CTNNB1 expression was significantly observed in patients with intermediate/poor karyotypes. CTNNB1high patients had a significantly lower complete remission (CR) rate than CTNNB1low patients (P = 0.004). Among cytogenetically normal AML (CN-AML), CTNNB1high patients presented significantly shorter overall survival (OS, P = 0.004) and leukemia-free survival (LFS, P = 0.038) than CTNNB1low patients. Multivariate analysis confirmed that CTNNB1 expression was an independent prognostic factor for OS among CN-AML. Moreover, CTNNB1 expression level significantly decreased after CR stage (P...Continue Reading

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