Prognostic significance of γ-H2AX in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma after surgery

Background The clinical significance of Y-H2AX in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma （LSCC） has not yet been established. This study was performed to assess the expression of nuclear y-H2AX in benign and malignant laryngeal lesions and to assess its clinicopathological significance. Methods A total of 70 LSCC tumor-normal tissue paired samples were evaluated for y-H2AX expression using immunohistochemical staining. Their expression was correlated with different clinicopathological parameters. Results Nuclear Y-H2AX expression was frequently detected in LSCC tissues （P 〈0.001）. High nuclear Y-H2AX levels were not associated with any clinicopathological characteristics of LSCC （P 〉0.05）. Univariate Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that positive nuclear Y-H2AX expression was associated with a decreased overall survival （P=0.017）. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that nuclear Y-H2AX expression was an independent risk factor for overall survival. Conclusion The expression of nuclear Y-H2AX might be closely related to the prognosis of LSCC. Chin Med J 2014;127 （14）： 2664-2667

Prognostic significance of y-H2AX in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma after surgery

y-H2AX laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma DNA damage response immunohistochemistry