Study on the correlation between the expression levels of chemokine receptor CCR7,CXCR4 and prognosis of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1002-7386.2016.03.002

Abstract：Objective To observe the expression levels of chemokine receptor CCR7,CXCR4 in non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC)tissues,and to explore the correlation between the expression levels of CCR7,CXCR4 and prognosis of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Methods Seventy-two patients with NSCLC who were treated in our hospital from March 2012 to May 2013 were enrolled in the study. The expression levels of CCR7,CXCR4 were detected by immunohistochemistry(IHC)in 72 cases of NSCLC tissues and 36 cases of distal normal lung tissues of patients with NSCLC. The correlations between the expression levels of CCR7,CXCR4 and general clinical data of patients as well as between the expression levels of CCR7,CXCR4 and prognosis of patients with NSCLC were analyzed. Results There were significant differences in the expression levels of CCR7,CXCR4 between NSCLC tissues and distal normal lung tissues( P < 0. 05). The expression levels of CCR7,CXCR4 were positively correlated to clinical staging and lymph node metastasis of NSCLC (P < 0. 05),however,which were not related with general clinical data of patients( P > 0. 05). The prognosis of patients with high-expression of CCR7 or CXCR4 was poorer,as compared with that of patients with low-expression of CCR7 or CXCR4, moreover,the expression levels of CCR7 were positively correlated to those of CXCR4 in NSCLC. Conclusion The expression levels of CCR7,CXCR4 in NSCLC tissues are significantly higher than those in distal normal lung tissues,furthermore,the expression levels of CCR7,CXCR4 are closely correlated to clinical stagig and lymph node metastasis of NSCLC. The expression levels of CCR7 are positively related with those of CXCR4,moreover,the prognosis of patients with high-expression of CCR7 or CXCR4 is poorer,as compared with that of patients with low-expression of CCR7 or CXCR4.