Increased Pontin expression is a potential predictor for outcome in sporadic colorectal carcinoma.

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death worldwide. Molecular biomarkers could help to predict patient outcome and to identify patients who benefit from adjuvant therapy. Pontin and Reptin are ATPases which are involved in transcriptional regulation, DNA damage repair and regulation of cell proliferation.

The Prognostic Impact of p53 Expression on Sporadic Colorectal Cancer Is Dependent on p21 Status.

The prognostic value of p53 and p21 expression in colorectal cancer is still under debate. We hypothesize that the prognostic impact of p53 expression is dependent on p21 status. The expression of p53 and p21 was immunohistochemically investigated in a prospective cohort of 116 patients with UICC stage II and III sporadic colorectal cancer.

Combination of p53 expression and p21 loss has an independent prognostic impact on sporadic colorectal cancer.

There is no clear evidence on the prognostic and predictive value of abnormal p53 expression in colorectal cancer. The major downstream protein, p21, a cell cycle inhibitor, is transcriptionally regulated by p53. The prognostic impact of p21 expression in colorectal carcinomas is still under debate.