Abstract:Objective To study the clinical significance and expression level of protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor S (PTPRS) in human esophageal adenocarcinoma tissues. Methods Clinicopathological and prognostic roles of PTPRS in 71 cases of esophageal adenocarcinoma were investigated. Paraffin embedded tissue with immunohistochemistry methods and tissue microarrays (TMAs) were adopted to exam PTPRS expression in esophageal adenocarcinoma, paired normal esophageal mucosa and adjacent tissues. Results PTPRS was significantly down-regulated in esophageal adenocarcinoma compared to normal tissues (P < 0.05). Statistical analysis revealed that PTPRS expression was significantly associated with TNM stage, invasion depth, local lymph node metastasis, tumor differentiation, nerves invaded and vascular invasion (P < 0.05). Furthermore, Kaplan-Meier survival analysis revealed that low expression of PTPRS significantly was correlated with shorter overall survival of esophageal adenocarcinoma patients (P < 0.05). Cox regression analysis confirmed PTPRS expression as an independent predictor of the overall survival of ESCC patients [Hl ^ R=2.265, (95% CI: 1.050, 4.887), P = 0.037]. Conclusions PTPRS may be a new potential tumor suppressor gene, plays an important role in tumor development and may serve as a reliable indicator for prognostic prediction in esophageal adenocarcinoma patients.