Biomarkers in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Immunohistochemical Validation Study
Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Systematic Review Search Strategy
2.2. Study Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
2.3. Study Selection and Data Extraction
2.4. Quality Assessment
2.5. Quantitative Analysis
2.6. Immunohistochemistry Validation Cohort
2.7. Tissue Preparation
2.8. Immunohistochemistry
2.9. Image Analysis
2.10. Analysis of Publicly Available Gene Expression Data
2.11. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Systematic Review
3.2. Cohort Demographics
3.3. Immunohistochemistry
3.4. Semi-Quantitative Image Analysis
3.5. Quantitative Image Analysis
3.6. Exploratory Correlations with Clinical Data
3.7. Gene Expression Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Biomarker | Studies (n) | Quality Score (Range) | ccRCC (n, %) | pRCC (n, %) | chRCC (n, %) | RO (n, %) | Malignant (n, %) |
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11β-HSD2 | 1 | 5 | 2/75 (2.6) | 0/14 (0) | 19/20 (95) | 14/14 (100) | 21/109 (19) |
AEG-1 | 1 | 5 | 41/86 (47) | - | - | - | 53/102 (52) |
AMACR | 3 | 3–5 | 10/11 (91) | 10/10 (100) | 4/11 (36) | 19/33 (58) | 36/80 (45) |
Aminopeptidase A/CD249 | 1 | 3 | 33/34 (97) | - | 1/4 (25) | 0/4 (0) | 35/40 (88) |
AMY-1a | 1 | 5 | 0/60 (0) | 0/40 (0) | 7/54 (13) | 75/75 (100) | 7/154 (4.5) |
Arrestin-1 | 1 | 6 | 8/17 (47) | 4/6 (67) | 5/6 (83) | 9/10 (90) | 17/29 (59) |
BAP-1 | 1 | 4 | 169/187 (90) | 61/61 (100) | 17/17 (100) | 34/34 (100) | 247/265 (93) |
Bax | 1 | 4 | - | - | 10/10 (100) | 10/10 (100) | 10/10 (100) |
β-catenin | 2 | 5 | 40/41 (98) | - | 1/1 (100) | - | 55/56 (98) |
Bcl-2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 28/28 (100) | 33/33 (100) | 28/28 (100) |
CA-IX | 3 | 3–5 | 61/67 (91) | 8/10 (80) | 1/3 (33) | 23/42 (55) | 123/141 (87) |
Cathepsin | 1 | 6 | 43/150 (29) | - | - | - | 43/150 (29) |
Cav-1 | 2 | 4 | 29/32 (91) | 1/20 (5.0) | 20/36 (56) | 1/27 (3.7) | 61/103 (59) |
CD3 | 2 | 4 | 19/19 (100) | - | 3/3 (100) | - | 49/49 (100) |
CD4 | 2 | 4 | 16/17 (94) | - | 3/3 (100) | - | 43/47 (91) |
CD8 | 2 | 4 | 17/19 (89) | - | 3/3 (100) | - | 42/49 (86) |
CD9 | 1 | 6 | 31/66 (47) | 13/13 (100) | 5/5 (100) | 2/2 (100) | 50/88 (57) |
CD10 | 5 | 1–4 | 60/80 (75) | 16/27 (59) | 10/50 (20) | 9/56 (16) | 95/171 (56) |
CD11 | 2 | 4–5 | 19/19 (100) | - | 3/3 (100) | - | 43/57 (75) |
CD13/APN | 1 | 5 | 33/34 (97) | - | 0/4 (0) | 0/4 (0) | 34/40 (85) |
CD14 | 1 | 4 | 19/19 (100) | - | 3/3 (100) | - | 48/48 (100) |
CD15/LeuM-1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1/21 (4.8) | - | 1/21 (4.8) |
CD26/DP-4 | 1 | 5 | 34/34 (100) | 2/4 (50) | 4/4 (100) | 1/2 (50) | 40/42 (95) |
CD31/PECAM-1 | 2 | 4 | 50/50 (100) | 8/8 (100) | 5/5 (100) | - | 67/67 (100) |
CD44-6v | 1 | 5 | 14/68 (21) | - | 6/11 (55) | 0/8 (0) | 23/92 (25) |
CD44-9v | 1 | 5 | 8/68 (12) | - | 10/11 (91) | 0/8 (0) | 20/92 (22) |
CD44s | 1 | 5 | 22/68 (32) | - | 10/11 (91) | 0/8 (0) | 36/92 (39) |
CD56/NCAM | 3 | 4–6 | 26/63 (41) | 10/21 (48) | 3/8 (38) | 9/9 (100) | 40/95 (42) |
CD73 | 1 | 4 | 81/157 (52) | - | - | - | 81/157 (52) |
CD105 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 39/45 (87) |
CD117/c-KIT | 8 | 3–6 | 20/988 (2.0) | 14/221 (6.3) | 188/216 (87) | 123/139 (88) | 225/1470 (15) |
CD147/EMMPRIN | 1 | 5 | 313/322 (97) | 36/42 (86) | 22/22 (100) | 8/8 (100) | 371/386 (96) |
Chromogranin A | 1 | 6 | 0/34 (0) | 0/9 (0) | 0/2 (0) | - | 0/45 (0) |
CK (pan) | 1 | 5 | 117/125 (94) | 20/20 (100) | 22/22 (100) | 62/66 (94) | 159/167 (95) |
CK2a | 1 | 6 | 80/105 (76) | 18/27 (67) | 7/8 (88) | 12/13 (92) | 107/142 (75) |
CK7 | 11 | 1–6 | 38/287 (13) | 56/76 (74) | 97/119 (82) | 80/176 (45) | 236/532 (44) |
CK8 | 3 | 1–5 | 40/156 (26) | 24/37 (67) | 44/64 (69) | 45/74 (61) | 109/257 (42) |
CK8-18L | 1 | 5 | 143/155 (92) | 35/58 (92) | 58/64 (91) | 94/95 (99) | 250/271 (92) |
CK18 | 4 | 1–5 | 143/155 (92) | 35/38 (92) | 58/64 (91) | 94/95 (99) | 250/271 (92) |
CK19 | 3 | 1–5 | 37/155 (24) | 32/36 (89) | 24/64 (38) | 32/72 (44) | 93/255 (36) |
CK20 | 1 | 1 | 2/30 (6.7) | 1/16 (6.3) | 3/21 (14) | 0/8 (0) | 6/68 (8.8) |
Cks | 1 | 5 | 82/384 (21) | 8/81 (9.9) | 0/17 (0) | - | 90/482 (19) |
Claudin-7 | 1 | 4 | 0/33 (0) | 4/19 (21) | 4/6 (67) | 2/6 (33) | 8/58 (14) |
Clusterin | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 65/67 (97) |
Dcr-3 | 1 | 6 | 39/464 (8.4) | 6/48 (13) | 2/25 (8) | - | 52/560 (9.3) |
Desmin | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4/30 (13) |
DNMT-1 | 1 | 6 | 50/89 (56) | - | - | - | 56/111 (50) |
E-cadherin | 3 | 3–5 | 18/154 (12) | 3/20 (15) | 15/56 (95) | 16/16 (100) | 77/233 (33) |
EpCAM | 1 | 5 | 131/318 (41) | - | - | - | 131/318 (41) |
EPO | 1 | 6 | 33/34 (97) | 0/9 (0) | 0/2 (0) | - | 33/45 (73) |
ERa36 | 1 | 4 | 27/67 (40) | 4/6 (67) | 14/19 (74) | - | 48/99 (48) |
Erg | 1 | 3 | 87/184 (47) | 11/14 (79) | 3/13 (23) | 3/3 (100) | 101/211 (48) |
Estrogen Rec. | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0/29 (0) |
EZH2 | 1 | 6 | 334/422 (79) | 48/55 (87) | 12/23 (52) | - | 411/520 (79) |
Fas | 1 | 5 | 18/20 (90) | 11/11 (100) | 17/20 (85) | - | 46/51 (90) |
FasL | 1 | 5 | 20/20 (100) | 11/11 (100) | 20/20 (100) | - | 51/51 (100) |
FGFR-1 | 1 | 5 | 14/16 (88) | 10/12 (83) | 5/5 (100) | 9/9 (100) | 29/33 (88) |
FGFR-2 | 1 | 6 | - | 49/214 (23) | - | - | 49/214 (23) |
FXYD-2 | 1 | 6 | 2/15 (13) | 0/11 (0) | 26/27 (96) | 5/30 (17) | 28/53 (53) |
Galectin-1 | 1 | 8 | 87/91 (96) | - | - | - | 170/182 (93) |
GATA-3 | 2 | 2–4 | 1/116 (0.9) | 0/53 (0) | 2/33 (6.1) | 9/47 (19) | 6/241 (2.5) |
GGT | 1 | 5 | 34/34 (100) | - | 0/4 (0) | 1/4 (25) | 35/40 (88) |
GLTSCR-2 | 1 | 5 | 46/75 (61) | - | - | - | 127/159 (80) |
Glucocorticoid Receptor | 1 | 6 | 97/147 (66) | 6/23 (26) | 1/17 (5.9) | 2/14 (14) | 104/187 (56) |
GPC-3 | 1 | 4 | 27/502 (5.4) | 16/62 (26) | 32/40 (80) | 12/21 (57) | 75/604 (12) |
HER-2 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 7/42 (17) |
HLA-I | 2 | 4–5 | 74/120 (62) | - | - | - | 107/162 (66) |
HLA-II | 1 | 7 | 8/12 (67) | 2/10 (20) | 3/7 (43) | 1/5 (20) | 13/29 (45) |
HLA-B,C | 1 | 7 | 12/12 (100) | 10/10 (100) | 3/7 (43) | 5/5 (100) | 29/33 (88) |
HLA-G | 1 | 7 | 7/12 (58) | 0/10 (0) | 0/7 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 7/33 (21) |
HMGB-1 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 71/80 (89) |
Hsp-27 | 1 | 5 | 16/19 (84) | 0/2 (0) | 1/3 (33) | 0/1 (0) | 17/24 (71) |
IFN-γ | 1 | 6 | 16/60 (27) | - | - | - | 16/60 (27) |
KL-1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 15/21 (71) | 86/103 (83) | 15/21 (71) |
Ksp-cadherin | 2 | 5–6 | 20/161 (12) | 13/71 (18) | 18/67 (27) | 28/74 (28) | 51/302 (17) |
LRAT | 1 | 4 | 13/13 (100) | 7/7 (100) | 6/6 (100) | 4/4 (100) | 27/27 (100) |
Lysozyme | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6/21 (29) | 10/103 (9.7) | 6/21 (29) |
MAGE-A3/4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 7/18 (39) | 15/17 (88) | 7/18 (39) |
MIA | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 23/24 (96) | 14/14 (100) |
Mineralocorticoid Receptor | 1 | 3 | 0/75 (0) | 14/14 (100) | 9/10 (90) | 13/14 (93) | 23/108 (21) |
MOC-31 | 1 | 4 | 8/10 (80) | - | 22/23 (96) | 2/8 (25) | 36/48 (75) |
MSH-2 | 1 | 3 | 53/129 (41) | - | - | - | 53/129 (41) |
MUC-1 | 7 | 1–6 | 215/325 (66) | 58/82 (71) | 110/115 (96) | 142/164 (87) | 400/551 (73) |
N-cadherin | 2 | 2–3 | 8/19 (42) | - | 2/37 (5.4) | 0/16 (0) | 10/56 (18) |
NDUFA4L2 | 1 | 5 | 70/86 (81) | - | - | - | 70/86 (81) |
NEP | 1 | 5 | 33/34 (97) | - | 1/4 (25) | 0/4 (0) | 34/40 (85) |
NPM | 1 | 4 | 18/40 (45) | 5/7 (71) | 0/8 (0) | 9/9 (100) | 27/61 (44) |
NSE | 1 | 6 | 33/34 (97) | - | 0/9 (0) | 0/2 (0) | 33/43 (77) |
NY-ESO-1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 6/18 (33) | 15/17 (88) | 6/18 (33) |
OSCAR | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 22/22 (100) | 13/13 (100) |
p27Kip1 | 2 | 4–5 | 263/524 (50) | 20/81 (25) | 3/17 (18) | - | 286/622 (46) |
p53 | 3 | 3–7 | 17/52 (33) | 5/10 (50) | 24/39 (62) | 30/42 (71) | 46/101 (45) |
PAX-2 | 1 | 6 | 29/30 (97) | 17/30 (57) | 10/30 (33) | 27/30 (90) | 56/90 (62) |
PAX-8 | 2 | 2–4 | 89/104 (86) | 19/21 (90) | 9/11 (81) | 20/21 (95) | 124/145 (86) |
Paxillin | 1 | 4 | 1/65 (1.5) | 1/14 (7.1) | 6/6 (100) | 2/2 (100) | 9/89 (10) |
PBMR-1 | 2 | 4–8 | 210/506 (42) | 85/103 (83) | 22/39 (56) | 34/42 (81) | 332/671 (49) |
PD-L1 | 1 | 3 | - | 5/50 (10) | 2/36 (5.6) | 4/13 (31) | 7/86 (8.1) |
p-Glycoprotein | 1 | 4 | 30/75 (40) | - | - | - | 30/75 (40) |
Progesterone Receptor | 2 | 3–5 | 3/11 (27) | 3/10 (30) | 3/11 (27) | 6/9 (67) | 9/61 (15) |
pSTAT-3 | 1 | 5 | 25/42 (60) | 4/7 (57) | 8/32 (25) | 4/15 (27) | 37/81 (46) |
RAGE | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 72/80 (90) |
RASSF1A | 1 | 6 | 33/60 (55) | - | - | - | 33/60 (55) |
RECK | 1 | 5 | 31/322 (9.6) | 20/43 (47) | 12/22 (55) | 7/8 (88) | 63/387 (16) |
Recoverin | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 11/12 (92) | 26/38 (68) |
RET | 1 | 5 | 0/18 (0) | 34/66 (52) | 4/10 (40) | 4/4 (100) | 49/107 (46) |
RON | 2 | 3–4 | 53/82 (65) | 38/38 (100) | 65/75 (87) | 84/86 (98) | 156/195 (80) |
S100A1 | 2 | 3–5 | 30/41 (73) | 34/36 (94) | 6/61 (9.8) | 41/44 (93) | 79/147 (54) |
SCF | 1 | 5 | 40/40 (100) | 25/25 (100) | 19/19 (100) | 27/27 (100) | 84/84 (100) |
Secretagogin | 1 | 4 | 35/94 (37) | 0/37 (0) | 0/24 (0) | 0/30 (0) | 35/155 (23) |
Skp-2 | 1 | 5 | 68/384 (18) | 3/81 (3.7) | 0/17 (0) | - | 71/482 (15) |
Synaptophysin | 1 | 6 | 2/34 (5.9) | 0/9 (0) | 0/2 (0) | - | 2/45 (4.4) |
TFE-3 | 1 | 5 | 4/25 (16) | 0/6 (0) | 1/9 (11) | - | 5/40 (12.5) |
TFE-B | 1 | 5 | 0/25 (0) | 0/6 (0) | 0/9 (0) | 0/1 (0) | 0/40 (0) |
TFF-1 (pS2) | 1 | 4 | 15/60 (25) | - | - | - | 15/50 (25) |
THP | 1 | 3 | - | - | 0/21 (0) | - | 0/21 (0) |
TPI-1 | 1 | 5 | 18/19 (95) | 1/2 (50) | 0/3 (0) | 0/1 (0) | 19/24 (79) |
uPA | 1 | 6 | 3/17 (18) | - | - | - | 3/18 (17) |
uPAR | 1 | 6 | 14/17 (82) | - | - | - | 15/18 (83) |
VEGF | 1 | 4 | 25/31 (84) | 6/8 (75) | 1/2 (50) | - | 34/44 (77) |
VHL | 1 | 8 | 77/317 (24) | 13/40 (33) | 4/22 (18) | 4/8 (50) | 102/400 (26) |
Vimentin | 5 | 1–6 | 96/132 (73) | 52/62 (84) | 3/102 (2.9) | 39/174 (22) | 167/313 (53) |
VLA-4 | 1 | 4 | 19/19 (100) | - | 3/3 (100) | - | 23/23 (100) |
Control | ccRCC | |
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Aminopeptidase A (APA) | ||
Strong | 65 (89.0%) | 11 (15.1%) |
Weak | 8 (11.0%) | 55 (75.3%) |
No Stain | 0 (0%) | 7 (9.6%) |
Aminopeptidase N (APN) | ||
Strong | 73 (100%) | 35 (47.9%) |
Weak | 0 (0%) | 27 (37.0%) |
No Stain | 0 (0%) | 11 (15.1%) |
Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) | ||
Strong | 69 (94.5%) | 8 (11.0%) |
Weak | 4 (5.5%) | 52 (71.2%) |
No Stain | 0 (0%) | 13 (17.8%) |
Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) | ||
Strong | 0 (0%) | 31 (42.5%) |
Weak | 57 (78.1%) | 33 (45.2%) |
No Stain | 16 (21.9%) | 9 (12.3%) |
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Berezowski, B.; Boothe, R., Jr.; Chaplin, B.; Del Vecchio, S.J.; Fares, Z.; Humphries, T.L.R.; Ng, K.L.; Noonan, T.; Samaratunga, H.; Urquhart, A.; et al. Biomarkers in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Immunohistochemical Validation Study. Cancers 2025, 17, 2588. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17152588
Berezowski B, Boothe R Jr., Chaplin B, Del Vecchio SJ, Fares Z, Humphries TLR, Ng KL, Noonan T, Samaratunga H, Urquhart A, et al. Biomarkers in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Immunohistochemical Validation Study. Cancers. 2025; 17(15):2588. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17152588
Chicago/Turabian StyleBerezowski, Brett, Robert Boothe, Jr., Billy Chaplin, Sharon J. Del Vecchio, Zakariya Fares, Tyrone L. R. Humphries, Keng Lim Ng, Taylor Noonan, Hemamali Samaratunga, Aaron Urquhart, and et al. 2025. "Biomarkers in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Immunohistochemical Validation Study" Cancers 17, no. 15: 2588. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17152588
APA StyleBerezowski, B., Boothe, R., Jr., Chaplin, B., Del Vecchio, S. J., Fares, Z., Humphries, T. L. R., Ng, K. L., Noonan, T., Samaratunga, H., Urquhart, A., Vesey, D. A., Wood, S. T., Gobe, G. C., & Ellis, R. J. (2025). Biomarkers in Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Immunohistochemical Validation Study. Cancers, 17(15), 2588. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17152588