• Br J Surg · May 2008

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Aurora kinase B is a predictive factor for the aggressive recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after curative hepatectomy.

    • S Tanaka, S Arii, M Yasen, K Mogushi, N T Su, C Zhao, I Imoto, Y Eishi, J Inazawa, Y Miki, and H Tanaka.
    • Information Centre for Medical Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. shinji.msrg@tmd.ac.jp
    • Br J Surg. 2008 May 1; 95 (5): 611-9.

    BackgroundPatterns of cancer recurrence hold the key to prognosis after curative resection. This retrospective study aimed to identify a predictor and therapeutic candidate for aggressive recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).MethodsPrimary HCC tissues from 107 patients who had curative resection were analysed. Genome-wide gene expression profiles were investigated using a microarray technique, and clustering analysis was carried out based on the first diagnosis of recurrence according to the Milan criteria. Immunohistochemical expression and array-based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) were also assessed.ResultsMicroarray analysis revealed overexpression of Aurora kinase B, a chromosome passenger protein kinase, as the most significant predictor of the aggressive recurrence of HCC. Aurora kinase B protein expression was significantly associated with aggressive recurrence (P < 0.001) and prognosis (P < 0.001). Multivariable analysis identified Aurora kinase B as the only independent predictor of aggressive recurrence of HCC (P = 0.031). Array-CGH analysis showed that genomic instability was closely related to Aurora kinase B expression (P = 0.011).ConclusionAurora kinase B is an effective predictor of aggressive HCC recurrence, in relation to the genomic instability. It might be worth considering as a molecular target for the adjuvant therapy of HCC.2008 British Journal of Surgery Society Ltd. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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