Vitamin D Receptor Protein Expression in Tumor Tissue and Prostate Cancer Progression
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Hendrickson, Whitney K.
Flavin, Richard
Kasperzyk, Julie L.
Fiorentino, Michelangelo
Fang, Fang
Lis, Rosina
Fiore, Christopher
Penney, Kathryn L.
Ma, Jing
Kantoff, Philip W.
Loda, Massimo
Mucci, Lorelei A.
Giovannucci, Edward
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Hendrickson, Whitney K., Richard Flavin, Julie L. Kasperzyk, Michelangelo Fiorentino, Fang Fang, Rosina Lis, Christopher Fiore, et al. 2011. “Vitamin D Receptor Protein Expression in Tumor Tissue and Prostate Cancer Progression.” Journal of Clinical Oncology 29 (17): 2378–85. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2010.30.9880.Abstract
Purpose: Data suggest that circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] interacts with the vitamin D receptor (VDR) to decrease proliferation and increase apoptosis for some malignancies, although evidence for prostate cancer is less clear. How VDR expression in tumor tissue may influence prostate cancer progression has not been evaluated in large studies. Patients and Methods: We examined protein expression of VDR in tumor tissue among 841 patients with prostate cancer in relation to risk of lethal prostate cancer within two prospective cohorts, the Physicians' Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. We also examined the association of VDR expression with prediagnostic circulating 25(OH) D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels and with two VDR single nucleotide polymorphisms, FokI and BsmI.ResultsMen whose tumors had high VDR expression had significantly lower prostate-specific antigen (PSA) at diagnosis (P for trend < .001), lower Gleason score (P for trend < .001), and less advanced tumor stage (P for trend < .001) and were more likely to have tumors harboring the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion (P for trend = .009). Compared with the lowest quartile, men whose tumors had the highest VDR expression had significantly reduced risk of lethal prostate cancer (hazard ratio [HR], 0.17; 95% CI, 0.07 to 0.41). This association was only slightly attenuated after adjustment for Gleason score and PSA at diagnosis (HR, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.13 to 0.83) or, additionally, for tumor stage (HR, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.14 to 0.94). Neither prediagnostic plasma vitamin D levels nor VDR polymorphisms were associated with VDR expression. Conclusion: High VDR expression in prostate tumors is associated with a reduced risk of lethal cancer, suggesting a role of the vitamin D pathway in prostate cancer progression. J Clin Oncol 29:2378-2385.Terms of Use
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