• Int J Med Sci · Jan 2014

    Role of overexpression of MACC1 and/or FAK in predicting prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation.

    • Sheng Gao, Bing-Yi Lin, Zhe Yang, Zhi-Yun Zheng, Zhi-Kun Liu, Li-Ming Wu, Hai-Yang Xie, Lin Zhou, and Shu-Sen Zheng.
    • 1. Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health. ; 2. Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang Province.
    • Int J Med Sci. 2014 Jan 1; 11 (3): 268-75.

    BackgroundMetastasis-associated in colon cancer-1 (MACC1) acts as a promoter of tumor metastasis; however, the predictive value of MACC1 for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation (LT) remains unclear.MethodsWe examined the expression of MACC1 and its target genes MET and FAK by quantitative PCR in 160 patients with HCC that was undergone LT.ResultsThe patients with MACC1(high) or FAK(high) in HCCs showed a significantly shorter overall survival and higher cumulative recurrence rates after liver transplantation (LT), compared with MACC1(low) or FAK(low) group. Multivariate analysis indicated that MACC1 alone or combination of MACC1/FAK was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival and cumulative recurrence.ConclusionsMACC1 or combination of MACC1/FAK could serve as a novel biomarker in predicting the prognosis of HCC after LT.

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