PMID- 32793312 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 1792-1074 (Print) IS - 1792-1082 (Electronic) IS - 1792-1074 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Oct TI - MAGE-A genes as predictors of the outcome of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. PG - 59 LID - 10.3892/ol.2020.11920 [doi] LID - 59 AB - Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the head and neck area. Melanoma-associated antigens A (MAGE-A) are strictly tumor-specific and are expressed in several types of tumors. To date, no studies have reported the potential of MAGE-A genes as markers for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in patients with LSCC. The present study aimed to evaluate the expression and the possible prognostic significance of MAGE-A in the peripheral blood of patients with LSCC. In the present study, the expression of MAGE-A genes was determined by multiplex semi-nested PCR and restriction endonuclease treatment of the peripheral blood of patients with LSCC. The association between MAGE-A gene expression and clinicopathological parameters and prognosis was evaluated. The results demonstrated that the expression of MAGE-A was associated with the predictors that indicate poor prognosis. The expression levels of MAGE-A and each individual MAGE-A gene were also associated with a shorter overall survival time of patients with LSCC. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggested that the expression of MAGE-A genes may be a potential prognostic marker for patients with LSCC. CI - Copyright (c) 2020, Spandidos Publications. FAU - Liu, Shenghui AU - Liu S AD - Department of Otolaryngology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. AD - Research Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. FAU - Zhao, Yan AU - Zhao Y AD - Department of Otolaryngology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. FAU - Xu, Yuru AU - Xu Y AD - Department of Otolaryngology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. FAU - Sang, Meixiang AU - Sang M AD - Research Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. AD - Tumor Research Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. FAU - Zhao, Ruili AU - Zhao R AD - Department of Otolaryngology, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. FAU - Gu, Lina AU - Gu L AD - Research Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. FAU - Shan, Baoen AU - Shan B AD - Research Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. AD - Tumor Research Institute, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200729 PL - Greece TA - Oncol Lett JT - Oncology letters JID - 101531236 PMC - PMC7418503 OTO - NOTNLM OT - laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma OT - melanoma-associated antigen A OT - prognosis OT - prognostic marker EDAT- 2020/08/15 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/15 06:01 PMCR- 2020/07/29 CRDT- 2020/08/15 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/06/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/15 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - OL-0-0-11920 [pii] AID - 10.3892/ol.2020.11920 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncol Lett. 2020 Oct;20(4):59. doi: 10.3892/ol.2020.11920. Epub 2020 Jul 29.