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Zhou S, Lv H, Li A, Li M, Zhong S, Lu H, Zhou X, Bai Q, Yang W. A clinicopathological study and survival analysis of 99 breast cancers with HER2/CEP17 ratio ≥ 2.0 and an average HER2 copy number < 4.0 per cell in China. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:84. [PMID: 36698078 PMCID: PMC9875391 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-10531-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer patients of American Society of Clinical Oncology and the College of American Pathologists (ASCO/CAP) Group 2 were all HER2-negative according to the 2018 guideline, not HER2-positive as defined in the 2013 guideline. METHODS We aims to elucidate the unique clinicopathological features of ASCO/CAP Group 2 patients by comparing with classic HER2-nonamplified cancers, and reveal the efficacy of the former to anti-HER2 therapy. The clinicopathological features, treatment and prognosis information of 99 patients between 2014 and 2018 were collected. HER2 status was re-defined using the updated recommendations. RESULTS Of the 99 ASCO/CAP Group 2 tumors, 25.5% (25/99) tumors were immunohistochemical (IHC) 0/1+ and 74.7% (74/99) tumors were IHC 2+. According to the updated 2018 guideline, all of them were HER2 negative. When compared to ASCO/CAP Group 5, patients of ASCO/CAP Group 2 displayed higher ratio of histological grade 3 (P = .03), high Ki67 proliferation index (P = .03) and pN3 (more than 9 lymph nodes metastasis, P = .02), and lower estrogen receptor (ER) positivity (P = .04). There was no statistical difference in the survival of patients received anti-HER2 therapy and patients not received anti-HER2 therapy. CONCLUSIONS Patients of ASCO/CAP Group 2 did not received apparent benefit from anti-HER2 treatment. Although according to the updated guidelines and latest reports, HER2 is negative, but when compared with classic HER2-nonamplified cancers, patients of this group seemed to be more aggressive. We suggest that this group still be regarded as an independent category, in order to accumulate more cases in the future to expand the scope of research.
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- Shuling Zhou
- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China ,grid.8547.e0000 0001 0125 2443Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong’an Road, Shanghai, 200032 P. R. China
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Yu L, Tang P, Nie C, Hou Y, Haag R. Well-Defined Nanostructured Biointerfaces: Strengthened Cellular Interaction for Circulating Tumor Cells Isolation. Adv Healthc Mater 2021; 10:e2002202. [PMID: 33943037 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202002202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The topographic features at the cell-material biointerface are critical for cellular sensing of the extracellular environment (ECM) and have gradually been recognized as key factors that regulate cell adhesion behavior. Herein, a well-defined nanostructured biointerface is fabricated via a new generation of mussel-inspired polymer coating to mimic the native ECM structures. Upon the bioinert background presence and biospecific ligands conjugation, the affinity of cancer cells to the resulting biofunctional surfaces, which integrate topographic features and biochemical cues, is greatly strengthened. Both the conjugated bioligand density, filopodia formation, and focal adhesion expression are significantly enhanced by the surficial nano-features with an optimized size-scale. Thus, this nanostructured biointerface exhibits high capture efficiency for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with high sensitivity, high biospecificity, and high purity. Benefiting from the unique bioligands conjugation chemistry herein, the captured cancer cells can be responsively detached from the biointerfaces without damage for downstream analysis. The present biofunctional nanostructured interfaces offer a good solution to address current challenges to efficiently isolate rare CTCs from blood samples for earlier cancer diagnosis.
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- Leixiao Yu
- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Takustr. 3 Berlin 14195 Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Takustr. 3 Berlin 14195 Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Takustr. 3 Berlin 14195 Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Takustr. 3 Berlin 14195 Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry Freie Universität Berlin Takustr. 3 Berlin 14195 Germany
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Chen H, Li Y, Zhang Z, Wang S. Immunomagnetic separation of circulating tumor cells with microfluidic chips and their clinical applications. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2020; 14:041502. [PMID: 32849973 PMCID: PMC7440929 DOI: 10.1063/5.0005373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are tumor cells detached from the original lesion and getting into the blood and lymphatic circulation systems. They potentially establish new tumors in remote areas, namely, metastasis. Isolation of CTCs and following biological molecular analysis facilitate investigating cancer and coming out treatment. Since CTCs carry important information on the primary tumor, they are vital in exploring the mechanism of cancer, metastasis, and diagnosis. However, CTCs are very difficult to separate due to their extreme heterogeneity and rarity in blood. Recently, advanced technologies, such as nanosurfaces, quantum dots, and Raman spectroscopy, have been integrated with microfluidic chips. These achievements enable the next generation isolation technologies and subsequent biological analysis of CTCs. In this review, we summarize CTCs' separation with microfluidic chips based on the principle of immunomagnetic isolation of CTCs. Fundamental insights, clinical applications, and potential future directions are discussed.
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- Hongmei Chen
- School of Mathematics and Physics of Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics of Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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Lin Z, Luo G, Du W, Kong T, Liu C, Liu Z. Recent Advances in Microfluidic Platforms Applied in Cancer Metastasis: Circulating Tumor Cells' (CTCs) Isolation and Tumor-On-A-Chip. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1903899. [PMID: 31747120 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201903899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Cancer remains the leading cause of death worldwide despite the enormous efforts that are made in the development of cancer biology and anticancer therapeutic treatment. Furthermore, recent studies in oncology have focused on the complex cancer metastatic process as metastatic disease contributes to more than 90% of tumor-related death. In the metastatic process, isolation and analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play a vital role in diagnosis and prognosis of cancer patients at an early stage. To obtain relevant information on cancer metastasis and progression from CTCs, reliable approaches are required for CTC detection and isolation. Additionally, experimental platforms mimicking the tumor microenvironment in vitro give a better understanding of the metastatic microenvironment and antimetastatic drugs' screening. With the advancement of microfabrication and rapid prototyping, microfluidic techniques are now increasingly being exploited to study cancer metastasis as they allow precise control of fluids in small volume and rapid sample processing at relatively low cost and with high sensitivity. Recent advancements in microfluidic platforms utilized in various methods for CTCs' isolation and tumor models recapitulating the metastatic microenvironment (tumor-on-a-chip) are comprehensively reviewed. Future perspectives on microfluidics for cancer metastasis are proposed.
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- Zhengjie Lin
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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Bansal T, Tanveer N, Singh UR, Sharma S, Kaur N. Y-Box binding protein 1 expression in breast cancer and its correlation with hormone receptors and other prognostic markers. J Lab Physicians 2020; 10:420-425. [PMID: 30498315 PMCID: PMC6210848 DOI: 10.4103/jlp.jlp_58_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION: The present histologic and immunohistochemical prognostic markers of breast carcinoma do not effectively identify the subset of patients with poor prognosis. Y-Box binding protein 1 (YB1) is a novel biomarker which may identify and aid in targeted personalized therapy for such patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted on histopathology specimens of 74 patients of breast carcinoma who had undergone modified radical mastectomy. YB1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed on manual tissue microarray blocks (each having 15 cores). The YB1 expression was quantified in terms of “immunoreactive score” which was correlated with clinical parameters, hormone receptor status, and Her2neu overexpression by IHC. The Her2neu status of the equivocal cases was further evaluated by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). RESULTS: YB1 was positive in 36/74 (48.6%) cases. On IHC and analysis by FISH, 25/74 (34%) cases had Her2neu overexpression. Estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) positivity was found in 42% and 36.5% cases, respectively. YB1 immunopositivity was negatively correlated with ER and PR expression, but showed a significant positive correlation with Her2neu expression. No correlation was found with other clinical parameters, tumor stage, and grade, except lymph node involvement, which showed a positive association with YB1 expression. Triple-negative breast carcinoma constituted 25.6% of the total cases, out of which 73.6% were YB1 positive. CONCLUSION: This study found that YB1 has an association with Her2neu expression. It may in future provide a therapeutic target in Her2neu overexpressing tumors.
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- Taruna Bansal
- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Chen H. Capturing and Clinical Applications of Circulating Tumor Cells with Wave Microfluidic Chip. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2019; 190:1470-1483. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-019-03199-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Qian W, Zhang Y, Chen W. Capturing Cancer: Emerging Microfluidic Technologies for the Capture and Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:3850-72. [PMID: 25993898 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201403658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) escape from primary or metastatic lesions and enter into circulation, carrying significant information of cancer progression and metastasis. Capture of CTCs from the bloodstream and the characterization of these cells hold great significance for the detection, characterization, and monitoring of cancer. Despite the urgent need from clinics, it remains a major challenge to capture and retain these rare cells from human blood with high specificity and yield. Recent exciting advances in micro/nanotechnology, microfluidics, and materials science have enable versatile, robust, and efficient cell isolation and processing through the development of new micro/nanoengineered devices and biomaterials. This review provides a summary of recent progress along this direction, with a focus on emerging methods for CTC capture and processing, and their application in cancer research. Furthermore, classical as well as emerging cellular characterization methods are reviewed to reveal the role of CTCs in cancer progression and metastasis, and hypotheses are proposed in regard to the potential emerging research directions most desired in CTC-related cancer research.
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- Weiyi Qian
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA
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Qian W, Zhang Y, Gordon A, Chen W. Nanotopographic Biomaterials for Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells. J Nanotechnol Eng Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4030420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) shed from the primary tumor mass and circulating in the bloodstream of patients are believed to be vital to understand of cancer metastasis and progression. Capture and release of CTCs for further enumeration and molecular characterization holds the key for early cancer diagnosis, prognosis and therapy evaluation. However, detection of CTCs is challenging due to their rarity, heterogeneity and the increasing demand of viable CTCs for downstream biological analysis. Nanotopographic biomaterial-based microfluidic systems are emerging as promising tools for CTC capture with improved capture efficiency, purity, throughput and retrieval of viable CTCs. This review offers a brief overview of the recent advances in this field, including CTC detection technologies based on nanotopographic biomaterials and relevant nanofabrication methods. Additionally, the possible intracellular mechanisms of the intrinsic nanotopography sensitive responses that lead to the enhanced CTC capture are explored.
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- Weiyi Qian
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY 11201 e-mail:
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY 11201 e-mail:
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY 11201 e-mail:
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY 11201 e-mail:
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Prognostic value of TOP2A gene amplification and chromosome 17 polysomy in early breast cancer. Pathol Oncol Res 2012; 18:885-94. [PMID: 22426810 DOI: 10.1007/s12253-012-9518-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The aim of this study was to analyze the occurrence of TOP2A gene amplification and chromosome 17 polysomy in patients with early breast cancer and to correlate the status of these alterations with the prognostic significance expressed as patients' clinical features and survival. Such concurrent analyses of TOP2A gene status and chromosome 17 polysomy have not been performed before. Study group included 149 consecutive stage I-III patients administered standard multimodality treatment. TOP2A abnormalities were examined by standard fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and developed by our group quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). TOP2A amplification and deletion assessed by FISH were found in 23% and 7% of the tumours, respectively, and by qPCR in 31% and 11% of the tumours, respectively. Chromosome 17 polysomy was detected in 40% of the cases. TOP2A amplification (by qPCR) correlated with shorter disease-free survival (p = 0.03) and overall survival (p = 0.047), and the prognostic value of TOP2A was confirmed in the multivariate analysis (HR = 3.22, 95% CI 1.09-9.56, p = 0.03). TOP2A gene amplification, but not chromosome 17 polysomy, carries negative prognostic information in early breast cancer. Given the aforementioned results, qPCR might serve as a prognostic tool in determining the patient's prognosis.
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Focken T, Steinemann D, Skawran B, Hofmann W, Ahrens P, Arnold N, Kroll P, Kreipe H, Schlegelberger B, Gadzicki D. Human BRCA1-associated breast cancer: no increase in numerical chromosomal instability compared to sporadic tumors. Cytogenet Genome Res 2011; 135:84-92. [PMID: 22024613 DOI: 10.1159/000332005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/25/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BRCA1 is a major gatekeeper of genomic stability. Acting in multiple central processes like double-strand break repair, centrosome replication, and checkpoint control, BRCA1 participates in maintaining genomic integrity and protects the cell against genomic instability. Chromosomal instability (CIN) as part of genomic instability is an inherent characteristic of most solid tumors and is also involved in breast cancer development. In this study, we determined the extent of CIN in 32 breast cancer tumors of women with a BRCA1 germline mutation compared to 62 unselected breast cancers. We applied fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with centromere-specific probes for the chromosomes 1, 7, 8, 10, 17, and X and locus-specific probes for 3q27 (BCL6), 5p15.2 (D5S23), 5q31 (EGR1), 10q23.3 (PTEN), and 14q32 (IGH@) on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue microarray sections. Our hypothesis of an increased level of CIN in BRCA1-associated breast cancer could not be confirmed by this approach. Surprisingly, we detected no significant difference in the extent of CIN in BRCA1-mutated versus sporadic tumors. The only exception was the CIN value for chromosome 1. Here, the extent of CIN was slightly higher in the group of sporadic tumors.
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- T Focken
- Institute of Cell and Molecular Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Budd GT. Let me do more than count the ways: what circulating tumor cells can tell us about the biology of cancer. Mol Pharm 2009; 6:1307-10. [PMID: 19634916 DOI: 10.1021/mp900088r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tumor cells in the circulation of patients with advanced cancers have been described for over a century, but only recently have methods become available to reproducibly and robustly detect these cells in patients with cancer. A variety of methods have been developed to study this phenomenon, reflecting a broad interest in the field. The presence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the peripheral blood of patients with metastatic cancer has been found to be of prognostic significance, and changes in CTC numbers over time appear to reflect treatment outcome. The ability to detect and study CTCs suggests that CTC concentration in blood may be able to be used as an intermediate biomarker in therapeutic trials of novel therapies in cancer patients and that molecular changes in patients' tumors may be able to be detected and addressed with appropriate therapeutic interventions. Studies in patients with early, nonmetastatic cancers are beginning, and some studies indicate that circulating tumor cells can predict outcome in this setting. While the ability to count and characterize circulating tumor cells holds much potential for the future, improvements in and standardization of assay methods need to be made before the potential of this technology is fully realized.
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- G Thomas Budd
- Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk R35, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
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Reinholz MM, Bruzek AK, Visscher DW, Lingle WL, Schroeder MJ, Perez EA, Jenkins RB. Breast cancer and aneusomy 17: implications for carcinogenesis and therapeutic response. Lancet Oncol 2009; 10:267-77. [PMID: 19261255 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(09)70063-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Abnormalities of chromosome 17, recognised over two decades ago to be important in tumorigenesis, often occur in breast cancer. Changes of specific loci on chromosome 17 including ERBB2 amplification, P53 loss, BRCA1 loss, and TOP2A amplification or deletion are known to have important roles in breast-cancer pathophysiology. Numerical aberrations of chromosome 17 are linked to breast-cancer initiation and progression, and possibly to treatment response. However, the clinical importance of chromosome 17 anomalies, in particular the effect on ERBB2 protein expression, is unknown. Reports are conflicting regarding the association of copy gain of chromosome 17 (polysomy 17) with strong ERBB2 protein expression in the absence of true ERBB2 gene amplification. Copy-number anomalies in chromosome 17 seem to be common in tumours that show discrepant ERBB2 expression and in tumours with discordant ERBB2-protein and ERBB2 gene copy number measurements. The mechanisms of ERBB2 dosage changes-gene amplification versus chromosome gain and loss-probably differ in primary and metastatic disease; however, a correction for chromosome 17 copy-number is necessary to completely distinguish between these mechanisms. A better understanding of how polysomy 17 affects gene-copy number and protein expression will help to select patients who will respond to therapies targeting ERBB2 and other protein products of chromosome 17 loci.
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- Monica M Reinholz
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Uhr J. uPAR and HER2 Genes Are Usually Co-Amplified in Individual Breast Cancer Cells from Blood and Tissues. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 3:16-19. [PMID: 20824009 DOI: 10.1159/000151738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Jonathan Uhr
- Cancer Immunobiology Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
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Cristofanilli M, Reuben J, Uhr J. Circulating tumor cells in breast cancer: fiction or reality? J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:3656-7; author reply 3657-8. [PMID: 18640950 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.18.0356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Tewes M, Aktas B, Welt A, Mueller S, Hauch S, Kimmig R, Kasimir-Bauer S. Molecular profiling and predictive value of circulating tumor cells in patients with metastatic breast cancer: an option for monitoring response to breast cancer related therapies. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008; 115:581-90. [PMID: 18679793 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-0143-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 07/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE We analyzed circulating tumor cells (CTC) in blood of metastatic breast cancer patients (n = 42) and determined the ability of this method to predict therapy response. METHODS CTC from blood were analyzed before and during therapy for EpCAM, MUC1 and HER2 transcripts with the AdnaTest BreastCancer. The estrogen (ER) and progesterone (PR) receptor expression was assessed by RT-PCR. RESULTS The overall detection rate for CTC was 52% (thereof 86% EpCAM; 86% MUC1; 32% HER2; 35% ER; 12% PR). CTC were ER, PR and HER2 negative in 45% (ER), 78% (PR) and 60% (HER-2) of patients with steroid receptor-positive tumors. 29% of patients with HER2-negative tumors had HER2-positive CTC. The test predicted therapy response in 78% of all cases. Persistence of CTC significantly correlated with shorter overall survival (P = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS Molecular profiling of CTC may offer superior prognostic information with regard to risk assessment for recurrence and predictive judgement of therapeutical regimens.
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- Mitra Tewes
- Department of Internal Medicine (Cancer Research), University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45122, Essen, Germany
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Beser AR, Tuzlali S, Guzey D, Dolek Guler S, Hacihanefioglu S, Dalay N. HER-2, TOP2A and chromosome 17 alterations in breast cancer. Pathol Oncol Res 2007; 13:180-5. [PMID: 17922046 DOI: 10.1007/bf02893497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2006] [Accepted: 09/05/2007] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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HER-2 amplification is a biomarker for identifying patients who respond to trastuzumab and has been evaluated as a factor predicting the response to anthracyclines. The relationship between HER-2 and response to anthracycline therapy may also be the result of the close localization of TOP2A on 17q. It has been a matter of debate whether these two genes, HER-2 and TOP2A, behave separately on different amplicons or act together thus making it possible to predict the TOP2A status from the HER-2 status. In this study TOP2A, HER-2 and chromosome 17 aneusomy were investigated by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) in 50 consecutive breast cancer patients. HER-2 amplification was detected in 11 patients (22%) and TOP2A changes were seen in 6 patients (12%); two amplifications and two deletions were observed in HER-2-amplified cases and two deletions in HER-2-nonamplified cases. Three of the TOP2A-deleted cases had polysomy 17. HER-2 copy number was higher than the TOP2A copy number in one patient with co-amplification. Polysomy was observed in 9 cases (18%) and monosomy in 6 cases (12%). Aneusomy was the sole anomaly in 11 patients (22%). We conclude that the TOP2A status cannot be predicted from the HER-2 status and evaluation of the TOP2A status only in patients with HER-2 overexpression may lead to missing cases with TOP2A deletion with possible resistance to therapy. Other factors modulating topo II activity may also affect the response to therapy. Studies evaluating different parameters that can modulate topo II activity and the response to the drugs targeting the enzyme are necessary.
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- Asli Rehber Beser
- Department of Basic Oncology, Istanbul University Oncology Institute, Istanbul, Capa, Turkey
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Xenidis N, Markos V, Apostolaki S, Perraki M, Pallis A, Sfakiotaki G, Papadatos-Pastos D, Kalmanti L, Kafousi M, Stathopoulos E, Kakolyris S, Mavroudis D, Georgoulias V. Clinical relevance of circulating CK-19 mRNA-positive cells detected during the adjuvant tamoxifen treatment in patients with early breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2007; 18:1623-31. [PMID: 17515404 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of adjuvant treatment with tamoxifen on the CK-19 mRNA+ cells in patients with early-stage breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS CK-19 mRNA+ cells were prospectively and longitudinally detected using a specific real-time PCR assay for CK-19 mRNA in 119 patients with estrogen and/or progesterone receptor-positive tumors during the period of tamoxifen administration. RESULTS Twenty-two (18.5%) patients had detectable CK-19 mRNA+ cells after the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy and in 15 (68.2%) of them adjuvant tamoxifen could not eliminate these cells (persistently positive). In 68 (57.1%) patients, no CK-19 mRNA+ cells could be detected throughout the follow-up period (persistently negative). Seven (46.7%) of the 15 persistently positive and six (8.8%) of the 68 persistently negative patients developed disease recurrence (P = 0.00026). Persistency of CK-19 mRNA+ cells was associated with a significantly lower median disease-free interval (P = 0.0001) and overall survival (P = 0.0005). Multivariate analysis revealed that the detection of CK-19 mRNA+ cells during the administration of tamoxifen was associated with an increased risk of relapse [hazard ratio (HR) = 22.318, P = 0.00006] and death (HR = 13.954, P < 0.00001). CONCLUSIONS The detection of CK-19 mRNA+ cells throughout the period of adjuvant tamoxifen treatment is an independent poor prognostic factor in patients with early breast cancer.
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- N Xenidis
- Department of Medical Oncology,University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Sneige N, Liu B, Yin G, Gong Y, Arun BK. Correlation of cytologic findings and chromosomal instability detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization in breast fine-needle aspiration specimens from women at high risk for breast cancer. Mod Pathol 2006; 19:622-9. [PMID: 16528376 DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cytologic evaluation of ductal lavage or random periareolar fine-needle aspiration (FNA) specimens has been proposed to improve risk stratification of women at high risk for breast cancer. However, cytologic assessment of morphologic changes is subjective. To assess the utility of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in the categorization of breast lesions, we prospectively evaluated 32 random periareolar FNA specimens from 27 women at high risk for breast cancer. Cytologic specimens were prepared using the thin preparation technique, and diagnoses were made on the basis of previously published criteria. Specimens were also evaluated by FISH for chromosomes 1, 8, 11, and 17. Monosomy was defined as the loss of one signal or both signals in >20% of cells, and polysomy was defined as the presence of > or = 3 signals in >6% of cells. Cytologic smears from seven invasive ductal carcinomas and nine benign breast specimens from women at low risk for breast cancer were included for comparison. In the high-risk group, cytologic findings were nonproliferative epithelium (NPE) in 16 cases and hyperplasia in 16 cases. Chromosomal aberrations were detected in 11 (69%) of 16 NPE cases, 14 (89%) of 16 hyperplasia cases, seven (100%) of seven carcinoma cases, and none of the low-risk cases. High-risk cases had significantly more monosomy of chromosomes 1, 11, and 17 and polysomy of chromosome 8 compared to low-risk cases and significantly less polysomy of chromosomes 1, 8, 11, and 17 compared to patients with cancer. There were no significant differences in monosomy or polysomy of individual chromosomes or a combination of chromosomes between the NPE and hyperplasia groups. This study shows that aberrations of chromosome number are common in high-risk women irrespective of cytologic findings. Studies evaluating the association between specific patterns of chromosomal polysomy and progression to malignancy may be warranted.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Biopsy, Fine-Needle
- Breast/metabolism
- Breast/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Chromosomal Instability
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8/genetics
- Cytodiagnosis/methods
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/methods
- Middle Aged
- Risk Factors
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- Nour Sneige
- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Corzo C, Corominas JM, Tusquets I, Salido M, Bellet M, Fabregat X, Serrano S, Solé F. The MYC oncogene in breast cancer progression: from benign epithelium to invasive carcinoma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 165:151-6. [PMID: 16527609 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2005.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2005] [Revised: 08/03/2005] [Accepted: 08/09/2005] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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One hypothesis for breast cancer development suggests that breast carcinogenesis involves a progression of events leading from benign epithelium to hyperplasia (with or without atypia) to carcinoma in situ and then invasive carcinoma. The MYC gene (alias c-Myc) is a transcriptional regulator whose expression is strongly associated with cell proliferation and cell differentiation. The present study is a descriptive analysis of MYC status throughout the hypothesized stages of invasive ductal carcinoma progression. A tissue microarray (TMA) was constructed including representative selected areas (normal cells, hyperplasia, in situ carcinoma, and invasive carcinoma) from each of 15 patients. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with the LSI c-MYC/CEN8/IgH probe was performed. Two cases displayed MYC amplification (13%), showing this amplification only in the invasive carcinoma zones selected. Five cases displayed polysomy of chromosome 8 (33%), detected only in ductal in situ and invasive zones selected. Benign lesions and normal adjacent cells were classified as normal. None of the hyperplasia specimens and normal specimens analyzed showed any alterations in MYC status or any aneusomies of chromosome 8. The presence of MYC amplification only in invasive cells suggests that the finding of MYC amplification could reflect an advanced tumor progression.
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- Cristina Corzo
- Laboratori de Citogenètica i Biologia Molecular, Servei de Patologia, Hospital del Mar, IMAS, URTTS, PRBB, Pg. Maritim 25-29, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
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Meng S, Tripathy D, Frenkel EP, Shete S, Naftalis EZ, Huth JF, Beitsch PD, Leitch M, Hoover S, Euhus D, Haley B, Morrison L, Fleming TP, Herlyn D, Terstappen LWMM, Fehm T, Tucker TF, Lane N, Wang J, Uhr JW. Circulating tumor cells in patients with breast cancer dormancy. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 10:8152-62. [PMID: 15623589 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-1110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 698] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are present in patients many years after mastectomy without evidence of disease and that these CTCs are shed from persisting tumor in patients with breast cancer dormancy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We searched for CTCs in 36 dormancy candidate patients and 26 age-matched controls using stringent criteria for cytomorphology, immunophenotype, and aneusomy. RESULTS Thirteen of 36 dormancy candidates, 7 to 22 years after mastectomy and without evidence of clinical disease, had CTCs, usually on more than one occasion. Only 1 of 26 controls had a possible CTC (no aneusomy). The statistical difference of these two distributions was significant (exact P = 0.0043). The CTCs in patients whose primary breast cancer was just removed had a half-life measured in 1 to 2.4 hours. CONCLUSIONS The CTCs that are dying must be replenished every few hours by replicating tumor cells somewhere in the tissues. Hence, there appears to be a balance between tumor replication and cell death for as long as 22 years in dormancy candidates. We conclude that this is one mechanism underlying tumor dormancy.
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- Songdong Meng
- Cancer Immunobiology Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-8576, USA
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Bergmann S, Royer-Pokora B, Fietze E, Jürchott K, Hildebrandt B, Trost D, Leenders F, Claude JC, Theuring F, Bargou R, Dietel M, Royer HD. YB-1 Provokes Breast Cancer through the Induction of Chromosomal Instability That Emerges from Mitotic Failure and Centrosome Amplification. Cancer Res 2005; 65:4078-87. [PMID: 15899797 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-4056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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YB-1 protein levels are elevated in most human breast cancers, and high YB-1 levels have been correlated with drug resistance and poor clinical outcome. YB-1 is a stress-responsive, cell cycle-regulated transcription factor with additional functions in RNA metabolism and translation. In this study, we show in a novel transgenic mouse model that human hemagglutinin-tagged YB-1 provokes remarkably diverse breast carcinomas through the induction of genetic instability that emerges from mitotic failure and centrosome amplification. The increase of centrosome numbers proceeds during breast cancer development and explanted tumor cell cultures show the phenotype of ongoing numerical chromosomal instability. These data illustrate a mechanism that might contribute to human breast cancer development.
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- Stephan Bergmann
- Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Charité, Humboldt, University, Berlin, Germany
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Sirchia SM, Ramoscelli L, Grati FR, Barbera F, Coradini D, Rossella F, Porta G, Lesma E, Ruggeri A, Radice P, Simoni G, Miozzo M. Loss of the Inactive X Chromosome and Replication of the Active X in BRCA1-Defective and Wild-type Breast Cancer Cells. Cancer Res 2005; 65:2139-46. [PMID: 15781624 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-3465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In females, X chromosome inactivation (XCI) begins with the expression of the XIST gene from the X chromosome destined to be inactivated (Xi) and the coating of XIST RNA in cis. It has recently been reported that this process is supported by the product of the BRCA1 tumor suppressor gene and that BRCA1-/- cancers show Xi chromatin structure defects, thus suggesting a role of XCI perturbation in BRCA1-mediated tumorigenesis. Using a combined genetic and epigenetic approach, we verified the occurrence of XCI in BRCA1-/- and BRCA1wt breast cancer cell lines. It was ascertained that the Xi was lost in all cancer cell lines, irrespective of the BRCA1 status and that more than one active X (Xa) was present. In addition, no epigenetic silencing of genes normally subjected to XCI was observed. We also evaluated XIST expression and found that XIST may be occasionally transcribed also from Xa. Moreover, in one of the BRCA1wt cell line the restoring of XIST expression using a histone deacetylase inhibitor, did not lead to XCI. To verify these findings in primary tumors, chromosome X behavior was investigated in a few BRCA1-associated and BRCA1-not associated primary noncultured breast carcinomas and the results mirrored those obtained in cancer cell lines. Our findings indicate that the lack of XCI may be a frequent phenomenon in breast tumorigenesis, which occurs independently of BRCA1 status and XIST expression and is due to the loss of Xi and replication of Xa and not to the reactivation of the native Xi.
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MESH Headings
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chromatin/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, X/genetics
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Gene Silencing
- Genes, BRCA1/physiology
- Homozygote
- Humans
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- RNA, Long Noncoding
- RNA, Untranslated/biosynthesis
- RNA, Untranslated/genetics
- Transcription, Genetic
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- Silvia M Sirchia
- Genetica Medica, Farmacologia, Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria, Università di Milano, Italy.
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Schmitz KJ, Grabellus F, Callies R, Otterbach F, Wohlschlaeger J, Levkau B, Kimmig R, Schmid KW, Baba HA. High expression of focal adhesion kinase (p125FAK) in node-negative breast cancer is related to overexpression of HER-2/neu and activated Akt kinase but does not predict outcome. Breast Cancer Res 2005; 7:R194-203. [PMID: 15743500 PMCID: PMC1064131 DOI: 10.1186/bcr977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2004] [Revised: 11/22/2004] [Accepted: 11/26/2004] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) regulates multiple cellular processes including growth, differentiation, adhesion, motility and apoptosis. In breast carcinoma, FAK overexpression has been linked to cancer progression but the prognostic relevance remains unknown. In particular, with regard to lymph node-negative breast cancer it is important to identify high-risk patients who would benefit from further adjuvant therapy. METHODS We analyzed 162 node-negative breast cancer cases to determine the prognostic relevance of FAK expression, and we investigated the relationship of FAK with major associated signaling pathways (HER2, Src, Akt and extracellular regulated kinases) by immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis. RESULTS Elevated FAK expression did not predict patient outcome, in contrast to tumor grading (P = 0.005), Akt activation (P = 0.0383) and estrogen receptor status (P = 0.0033). Significant positive correlations were observed between elevated FAK expression and HER2 overexpression (P = 0.001), as well as phospho-Src Tyr-215 (P = 0.021) and phospho-Akt (P < 0.001), but not with phospho-ERK1/2 (P = 0.108). Western blot analysis showed a significant correlation of FAK Tyr-861 activation and HER2 overexpression (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Immunohistochemical detection of FAK expression is of no prognostic significance in node-negative breast cancer but provides evidence that HER2 is involved in tumor malignancy and metastatic ability of breast cancer through a novel signaling pathway participating FAK and Src.
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
- West German Cancer Centre, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Hospital of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
- West German Cancer Centre, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
- West German Cancer Centre, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Essen-Duisburg, Essen, Germany
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Behjati F, Atri M, Najmabadi H, Nouri K, Zamani M, Mehdipour P. Prognostic value of chromosome 1 and 8 copy number in invasive ductal breast carcinoma among Iranian women: an interphase FISH analysis. Pathol Oncol Res 2005; 11:157-63. [PMID: 16195769 DOI: 10.1007/bf02893392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2005] [Accepted: 08/31/2005] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Breast cancer is amongst the leading causes of death in women worldwide and the most common cancer amongst Iranian women. Unfortunately, the current clinical and histological criteria can only help 60 percent of women with breast cancer in diagnosis and long-term treatment. Therefore, genetic markers both at single gene and chromosomal level can play an important role in improving the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer patients. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the role of chromosome 1 and 8 copy number assessed by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), as prognostic parameters in 50 Iranian women, aged 35 to 64 years, with sporadic invasive ductal breast carcinoma. Chromosome 1 and 8 copy numbers were evaluated in relation to established clinicopathological parameters, the immunohistochemical markers ER, PR, P53 and cathepsin D, DNA index by flow cytometry, age and survival status of the patients. FISH using centromeric probes for chromosomes 1 and 8 was applied to interphase cell suspensions prepared from archived, Carnoyfixed tumor cells and selected paraffin-embedded tumor sections. Aneusomy for chromosomes 1 and 8 was present in all 50 patients to different levels. The total abnormality rate for chromosome 1 was 33.92 percent (4.24 percent monosomy and 29.68 percent polysomy), whereas for chromosome 8 this rate was 28.30 percent (6.48 percent monosomy and 21.82 percent polysomy). Statistically significant association (p<0.05) was demonstrated between monosomy 1 and patients' age below 50 years, and between monosomy 1 and poor survival, respectively. Disomy 8 was significantly associated with P53 expression. A borderline significant correlation was demonstrated between polysomy 8 and diploid DNA content, as well as between disomy 1 and disease-free status of the patients. Chromosome 1 and 8 copy numbers may be considered as useful prognostic markers in invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast.
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- Farkhondeh Behjati
- Department of Medical Genetics, Cancer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Bozionellou V, Mavroudis D, Perraki M, Papadopoulos S, Apostolaki S, Stathopoulos E, Stathopoulou A, Lianidou E, Georgoulias V. Trastuzumab Administration Can Effectively Target Chemotherapy-Resistant Cytokeratin-19 Messenger RNA–Positive Tumor Cells in the Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow of Patients With Breast Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2004; 10:8185-94. [PMID: 15623593 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-03-0094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The detection of disseminated occult breast cancer cells in peripheral blood and bone marrow is associated with poor prognosis. Since a high proportion of these cells express the HER-2 receptor, we evaluated the effectiveness of the anti-HER-2 antibody trastuzumab (Herceptin) administration to eliminate them. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Thirty patients with prior chemotherapy exposure were recruited to the study on the basis of having detectable cytokeratin-19 (CK-19) mRNA transcripts by nested reverse transcription (RT)-PCR in the peripheral blood and/or bone marrow. There were 13 patients with stage I, II, or III breast cancer and 17 with stage IV disease. They were treated in two cohorts with either 4 to 8 weekly infusions of trastuzumab at 2 mg/kg (4 mg/kg loading dose; 20 patients) or 2 to 3 infusions every 3 weeks at 6 mg/kg (8 mg/kg loading dose; 10 patients). All of the patients' samples were also analyzed for HER-2 by nested RT-PCR, but detectable HER-2 messenger RNA (mRNA) was not required for inclusion in the study. After trastuzumab infusions, patients were closely monitored by nested RT-PCR and real-time RT-PCR for the detection of CK-19 mRNA-positive cells. RESULTS Before trastuzumab infusions, CK-19 mRNA-positive cells were detected in the peripheral blood (n = 10), bone marrow (n = 14), or both (n = 6). In 25 of 30 patients (83%), HER-2 mRNA expression was detected by nested RT-PCR in the pretrastuzumab CK-19-positive sample. After trastuzumab infusions, overall, 28 of 30 (93%) patients became CK-19 mRNA negative by nested RT-PCR and 20 of 30 (67%) by real-time RT-PCR. After a median follow-up of 6 months (range 2 to 22+), the median duration of CK-19 mRNA negativity by nested RT-PCR was 9, 12, and 6 months for stage I/II, III, and IV disease, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Therapy-resistant CK-19 mRNA-positive cells in the peripheral blood and bone marrow can be effectively targeted by trastuzumab administration. Further studies are needed to evaluate the prognostic significance of the disappearance of these cells.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage
- Bone Marrow/drug effects
- Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Cohort Studies
- Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
- Female
- Humans
- Keratins/genetics
- Middle Aged
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating/drug effects
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating/metabolism
- Neutrophils/drug effects
- Neutrophils/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Neoplasm/blood
- Receptor, ErbB-2/genetics
- Trastuzumab
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- Vassiliki Bozionellou
- Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Locke I, Mitchell G, Eeles R. Ductal approaches to assessment and management of women at high risk for developing breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 2004; 6:75-81. [PMID: 14979910 PMCID: PMC400658 DOI: 10.1186/bcr759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The ductal approach to breast cancer, encompassing nipple aspiration, ductal lavage and duct endoscopy, allows assessment of breast ductal epithelial cells and their local microenvironment in a graded process of increasing invasiveness. Samples of ductal epithelial cells sufficient for cytological diagnosis may be safely collected, titres of individual proteins showing variation with breast cancer status may be measured, and abnormal pathology within the breast ducts may be directly visualized. Identification of surrogate molecular markers may facilitate early breast cancer detection, in conjunction with cytological assessment, and be useful for individual prediction of breast cancer risk and assessment of treatment response. However, the sensitivity and specificity of the ductal approach require further evaluation. The small quantities of nipple aspiration fluid available for analysis, and difficulties identifying and cannulating ducts remain important limitations of these techniques.
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- Imogen Locke
- Translational Cancer Genetics Team & Cancer Genetics Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Trust, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
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Schmitt FC, Reis-Filho JS. c-myc, not her-2/neu, can predict the prognosis of breast cancer patients: how novel, how accurate, and how significant? Breast Cancer Res 2003; 5:188-91. [PMID: 12817989 PMCID: PMC165018 DOI: 10.1186/bcr606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The predictive and prognostic implication of oncogene amplification in breast cancer has received great attention in the past two decades. her-2/neu and c-myc are two oncogenes that are frequently amplified and overexpressed in breast carcinomas. Despite the extensive data on these oncogenes, their prognostic and predictive impact on breast cancer patients remains controversial. Schlotter and colleagues have recently suggested that c-myc, and not her-2/neu, could predict the recurrence and mortality of patients with node-negative breast carcinomas. Regardless of the promising results, caution should be exercised in the interpretation of data from studies assessing gene amplification without in situ analysis. We address the novelty, accuracy and clinical significance of the study by Schlotter and colleagues.
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- Fernando C Schmitt
- IPATIMUP (Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto), Porto, Portugal.
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