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Vahed SZ, Khatibi SMH, Saadat YR, Emdadi M, Khodaei B, Alishani MM, Boostani F, Dizaj SM, Pirmoradi S. Introducing effective genes in lymph node metastasis of breast cancer patients using SHAP values based on the mRNA expression data. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0308531. [PMID: 39150915 PMCID: PMC11329117 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/18/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE Breast cancer, a global concern predominantly impacting women, poses a significant threat when not identified early. While survival rates for breast cancer patients are typically favorable, the emergence of regional metastases markedly diminishes survival prospects. Detecting metastases and comprehending their molecular underpinnings are crucial for tailoring effective treatments and improving patient survival outcomes. METHODS Various artificial intelligence methods and techniques were employed in this study to achieve accurate outcomes. Initially, the data was organized and underwent hold-out cross-validation, data cleaning, and normalization. Subsequently, feature selection was conducted using ANOVA and binary Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). During the analysis phase, the discriminative power of the selected features was evaluated using machine learning classification algorithms. Finally, the selected features were considered, and the SHAP algorithm was utilized to identify the most significant features for enhancing the decoding of dominant molecular mechanisms in lymph node metastases. RESULTS In this study, five main steps were followed for the analysis of mRNA expression data: reading, preprocessing, feature selection, classification, and SHAP algorithm. The RF classifier utilized the candidate mRNAs to differentiate between negative and positive categories with an accuracy of 61% and an AUC of 0.6. During the SHAP process, intriguing relationships between the selected mRNAs and positive/negative lymph node status were discovered. The results indicate that GDF5, BAHCC1, LCN2, FGF14-AS2, and IDH2 are among the top five most impactful mRNAs based on their SHAP values. CONCLUSION The prominent identified mRNAs including GDF5, BAHCC1, LCN2, FGF14-AS2, and IDH2, are implicated in lymph node metastasis. This study holds promise in elucidating a thorough insight into key candidate genes that could significantly impact the early detection and tailored therapeutic strategies for lymph node metastasis in patients with breast cancer.
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- Kidney Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Rahat Breath and Sleep Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Abadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadan, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit of Tabriz Valiasr Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Shahid Madani of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit of Tabriz Valiasr Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Dental and Periodontal Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit of Tabriz Valiasr Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Zhang D, Zhou W, Lu WW, Qin XC, Zhang XY, Wang JL, Wu J, Luo YH, Duan YY, Zhang CX. Ultrasound-Based Deep Learning Radiomics Nomogram for the Assessment of Lymphovascular Invasion in Invasive Breast Cancer: A Multicenter Study. Acad Radiol 2024:S1076-6332(24)00217-4. [PMID: 38658211 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2024.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to develop a deep learning radiomics nomogram (DLRN) based on B-mode ultrasound (BMUS) and color doppler flow imaging (CDFI) images for preoperative assessment of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) status in invasive breast cancer (IBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this multicenter, retrospective study, 832 pathologically confirmed IBC patients were recruited from eight hospitals. The samples were divided into training, internal test, and external test sets. Deep learning and handcrafted radiomics features reflecting tumor phenotypes on BMUS and CDFI images were extracted. The BMUS score and CDFI score were calculated after radiomics feature selection. Subsequently, a DLRN was developed based on the scores and independent clinic-ultrasonic risk variables. The performance of the DLRN was evaluated for calibration, discrimination, and clinical usefulness. RESULTS The DLRN predicted the LVI with accuracy, achieving an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.93 (95% CI 0.90-0.95), 0.91 (95% CI 0.87-0.95), and 0.91 (95% CI 0.86-0.94) in the training, internal test, and external test sets, respectively, with good calibration. The DLRN demonstrated superior performance compared to the clinical model and single scores across all three sets (p < 0.05). Decision curve analysis and clinical impact curve confirmed the clinical utility of the model. Furthermore, significant enhancements in net reclassification improvement (NRI) and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) indicated that the two scores could serve as highly valuable biomarkers for assessing LVI. CONCLUSION The DLRN exhibited strong predictive value for LVI in IBC, providing valuable information for individualized treatment decisions.
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- Di Zhang
- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China (D.Z., W.Z., W.W.L., X.C.Q., Y.Y.D., C.X.Z.)
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China (D.Z., W.Z., W.W.L., X.C.Q., Y.Y.D., C.X.Z.)
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China (D.Z., W.Z., W.W.L., X.C.Q., Y.Y.D., C.X.Z.)
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China (D.Z., W.Z., W.W.L., X.C.Q., Y.Y.D., C.X.Z.); Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Anzhen Hospital Nanchong Hospital, Nanchong Central Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, North Sichuan Medical College (University), Nan Chong, Sichuan 637000, China (X.C.Q.)
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China (X.Y.Z.)
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- Department of Ultrasound, WuHu Hospital, East China Normal University (The Second People's Hospital, WuHu), Wuhu, Anhui 241001, China (J.L.W.)
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China (J.W.)
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei First People's Hospital, Hefei, Anhui 230061, China (Y.H.L.)
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China (D.Z., W.Z., W.W.L., X.C.Q., Y.Y.D., C.X.Z.)
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, China (D.Z., W.Z., W.W.L., X.C.Q., Y.Y.D., C.X.Z.).
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Huang X, Feng Y, Li Y, Ding H, Huang X, Chen C, Yu Z, Zhang J, Xu X, Ma D, Yu S, Chen C. A novel transcriptomic signature associated with lymphovascular invasion predicts clinical outcomes, tumor microenvironment, and therapeutic response in lung adenocarcinoma. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 127:111286. [PMID: 38064818 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.111286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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PURPOSE Since TNM staging has limitations for predicting post-operative outcomes and relapse, more effective prediction tools need to be researched and developed. Lymphovascular invasion, LVI, as a histopathological feature, has been widely shown to have a correlation with poor prognosis and early recurrence of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). However, LVI assessment is limited by subjective bias, and therefore its efficacy in practical clinical application needs further clarification. The aim of this study was to formulate a new signature based on LVI-related genes to predict prognosis and recurrence in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. METHODS Clinicopathological information, gene sequencing data and whole slide images (WSIs) of LUAD patients were downloaded from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) databases. LVI statue were evaluated by professional pathologists, and then the differentially expressed genes (LVI DEGs) associated with LVI were screened. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and Step Cox regression models were used to construct LVI-associated risk scores (LVRS), including PAQR4, ARGHEF6, CKS1B, CFTR and SEC14L4. The validity of the LVRS score was evaluated on multiple external datasets and our JSSZL cohort dataset. Using LVRS scores and clinical information, nomogram were constructed for use by clinicians. In addition, we further explored the relationship between LVRS score and clinicopathological features, immune infiltration, tumor mutational load, and immunotherapy response, and confirmed the expression of key genes in LVRS score in lung adenocarcinoma tissues using qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry (IHC) techniques. RESULTS Based on the LVRS, patients could be classified into high-LVRS and low-LVRS groups. It was found that OS and PFS were significantly worse in the high-LVRS group than in the low-LVRS group (p < 0.001). By ROC curve analysis, it could be found that the nomogram combining LVRS and clinical information could accurately predict the prognosis of LUAD patients with the area under the curve of 1,3,5-year survival rate could reach 0.754, 0.741 and 0.735. The results of univariate and multivariate analysis showed that LVRS was an independent prognostic factor. At the same time, there were significant differences in the mutation profiles and immune microenvironment between the high-LVRS and low-LVRS groups, with the high-LVRS group having a significantly higher mutation rate than the low-LVRS group and exhibiting immunological "cold" features. By the experimental results, higher expression levels of PAQR4 and CKS1B were found in LUAD tissues, while lower expression levels of ARGHEF6, CFTR and SEC14L4 were observed. CONCLUSIONS The LVRS established in this study serves as a valid tool to predict the prognosis and recurrence status of lung adenocarcinoma patients and has a predictive effect on the response to postoperative treatment. The establishment of LVRS may offer some theoretical support to clinical treatment strategies for patients with lung adenocarcinoma following surgical intervention.
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- Xing Huang
- Department of Pathology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China
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- School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Scientific Research, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University & Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, China.
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Du Y, Cai M, Zha H, Chen B, Gu J, Zhang M, Liu W, Liu X, Liu X, Zong M, Li C. Ultrasound radiomics-based nomogram to predict lymphovascular invasion in invasive breast cancer: a multicenter, retrospective study. Eur Radiol 2024; 34:136-148. [PMID: 37518678 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-09995-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To develop and validate an ultrasound (US) radiomics-based nomogram for the preoperative prediction of the lymphovascular invasion (LVI) status in patients with invasive breast cancer (IBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this multicentre, retrospective study, 456 consecutive women were enrolled from three institutions. Institutions 1 and 2 were used to train (n = 320) and test (n = 136), and 130 patients from institution 3 were used for external validation. Radiomics features that reflected tumour information were derived from grey-scale US images. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and the maximum relevance minimum redundancy (mRMR) algorithm were used for feature selection and radiomics signature (RS) building. US radiomics-based nomogram was constructed by using multivariable logistic regression analysis. Predictive performance was assessed with the receiving operating characteristic curve, discrimination, and calibration. RESULTS The nomogram based on clinico-ultrasonic features (menopausal status, US-reported lymph node status, posterior echo features) and RS yielded an optimal AUC of 0.88 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84-0.91), 0.89 (95% CI, 0.84-0.94) and 0.95 (95% CI, 0.92-0.99) in the training, internal and external validation cohort. The nomogram outperformed the clinico-ultrasonic and RS model (p < 0.05). The nomogram performed favourable discrimination (C-index, 0.88; 95% CI: 0.84-0.91) and was confirmed in the validation (0.88 for internal, 0.95 for external) cohorts. The calibration and decision curve demonstrated the nomogram showed good calibration and was clinically useful. CONCLUSIONS The radiomics nomogram incorporated in the RS and US and the clinical findings exhibited favourable preoperative individualised prediction of LVI. CLINICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT The US radiomics-based nomogram incorporating menopausal status, posterior echo features, US reported-ALN status, and radiomics signature has the potential to predict lymphovascular invasion in patients with invasive breast cancer. KEY POINTS • The clinico-ultrsonic model of menopausal status, posterior echo features, and US-reported ALN status achieved a better predictive efficacy for LVI than either of them alone. • The radiomics nomogram showed optimal prediction in predicting LVI from patients with IBC (ROC, 0.88 and 0.89 in the training and validation sets). • A nomogram demonstrated favourable performance (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, 0.95) and well calibration (C-index, 0.95) in an independent validation cohort (n = 130).
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- Yu Du
- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, 438 Jiefang Road, Zhenjiang, 212050, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, 215002, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
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- Department of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
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He J, Lei Y, Li X, Wu B, Tang Y. Exploring the prognostic value of S100A11 and its association with immune infiltration in breast cancer. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22922. [PMID: 38129538 PMCID: PMC10739898 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50160-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Breast cancer (BC) is a severe danger to women's lives and health globally. S100A11 is aberrantly expressed in many carcinomas and serves a crucial function in cancer development. However, the role of S100A11 in BC is unclear. In this study, we utilized multiple databases and online tools, including the TCGA database, cBioPortal, and STRING, to evaluate the significance of S100A11 in BC prognosis and immune infiltration. We found that S100A11 was considerably more abundant in BC tissues. Survival analysis indicated that individuals with S100A11 high expression of BC had shorter overall survival. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that high S100A11 expression independently influenced the poor outcome of patients with BC (HR = 1.738, 95%CI 1.197-2.524). Our nomogram incorporating five factors, including S100A11, age, clinical stage, N, and M, was developed to anticipate the survival probability in BC prognosis. The model demonstrated good consistency and accuracy. Furthermore, the mutation rete of S100A11 was 14%. Survival analysis suggested that breast cancer patients with S100A11 mutation had a worse prognosis. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis revealed that S100A11 may be mainly involved in the IL-17 signaling pathway. Finally, we discovered a correlation between S100A11 expression and immune cell infiltration on BC. S100A11 expression was positively associated with 17 immune checkpoint-related genes. In conclusion, this study indicates that S100A11 may contribute to a worse prognosis for BC and potentially has a significant impact through its influence on immune cell infiltration and the IL-17 signaling pathway.
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- Junfang He
- School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China
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- School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Precision Pathology Diagnosis for Serious Diseases Key Laboratory of LuZhou, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China
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- Departments of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
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- School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
- Institute of Cancer Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China.
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Houvenaeghel G, Cohen M, Martino M, Reyal F, Classe JM, Chauvet MP, Colombo PE, Heinemann M, Jouve E, Gimbergues P, Azuar AS, Coutant C, Gonçalves A, de Nonneville A. Negative Survival Impact of Occult Lymph Node Involvement in Small HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer Treated by Up-Front Surgery. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4567. [PMID: 37760536 PMCID: PMC10526175 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15184567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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(1) Background: The independent negative prognostic value of isolated tumor cells or micro-metastases in axillary lymph nodes has been established in triple-negative breast cancers (BC). However, the prognostic significance of pN0(i+) or pN1mi in HER2-positive BCs treated by primary surgery remains unexplored. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the impact of pN0(i+) or pN1mi in HER2-positive BC patients undergoing up-front surgery on their outcomes. (2) Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 23,650 patients treated in 13 French cancer centers from 1991 to 2013. pN status was categorized as pN0, pN0(i+), pN1mi, and pNmacro. The effect of pN0(i+) or pN1mi on outcomes was investigated both in the entire cohort of patients and in pT1a-b tumors. (3) Results: Of 1771 HER2-positive BC patients included, pN status distributed as follows: 1047 pN0 (59.1%), 60 pN0(i+) (3.4%), 118 pN1mi (6.7%), and 546 pN1 macro-metastases (30.8%). pN status was significantly associated with sentinel lymph node biopsy, axillary lymph node dissection, age, ER status, tumor grade, and size, lymphovascular invasion, adjuvant systemic therapy (ACt), and radiation therapy. With 61 months median follow-up (mean 63.2; CI 95% 61.5-64.9), only pN1 with macro-metastases was independently associated with a negative impact on overall, disease-free, recurrence-free, and metastasis-free survivals in multivariate analysis. In the pT1a-b subgroup including 474 patients, RFS was significantly decreased in multivariate analysis for pT1b BC without ACt (HR 2.365, 1.04-5.36, p = 0.039) and for pN0(i+)/pN1mi patients (HR 2.518, 1.03-6.14, p = 0.042). (4) Conclusions: Survival outcomes were not adversely affected by pN0(i+) and pN1mi in patients with HER2-positive BC. However, in the case of pT1a-b HER2-positive BC, a negative impact on RFS was observed specifically for patients with pN0(i+) and pN1mi diseases, particularly among those with pT1b tumors without ACt. Our findings highlight the importance of considering the pN0(i+) and pN1mi status in the decision-making process when discussing trastuzumab-based ACt for these patients.
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- Gilles Houvenaeghel
- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, 232 Bd de Sainte Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; (M.C.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, 232 Bd de Sainte Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; (M.C.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, 232 Bd de Sainte Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France; (M.C.); (M.M.)
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- Institut Curie, 26 Rue d’Ulm, 75248 Paris, France;
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- Institut René Gauducheau, Site Hospitalier Nord, Boulevard Jacques Monod, 44800 St. Herblain, France;
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- Centre Claudius Regaud, 20-24 Rue du Pont St. Pierre, 31300 Toulouse, France;
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- Centre Jean Perrin, 58 Rue Montalembert, 63011 Clermont-Ferrand, France;
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- Centre Georges François Leclerc, 1 Rue du Professeur Marion, 21000 Dijon, France;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, 232 Bd de Sainte Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, 232 Bd de Sainte Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France;
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Cheng Y, Zhang P, Huang Y, Zhang Z, Tang R, Chi F, Sun JY, He Z. Development and validation of nomograms to predict survival in patients with invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e065312. [PMID: 36810178 PMCID: PMC9944677 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to develop and validate nomograms to predict the survival of patients with breast invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) to aid objective decision-making. DESIGN Prognostic factors were identified using Cox proportional hazards regression analyses and used to construct nomograms to predict overall survival (OS) and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) at 3 and 5 years. Kaplan-Meier analysis, calibration curves, the area under the curve (AUC) and the concordance index (C-index) evaluated the nomograms' performance. Decision curve analysis (DCA), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) and net reclassification improvement (NRI) were used to compare the nomograms with the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system. SETTING Patient data were collected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. This database holds data related to the incidence of cancer acquired from 18 population-based cancer registries in the US. PARTICIPANTS We ruled out 1893 patients and allowed the incorporation of 1340 patients into the present study. RESULTS The C-index of the AJCC8 stage was lower than that of the OS nomogram (0.670 vs 0.766) and the OS nomograms had higher AUCs than the AJCC8 stage (3 years: 0.839 vs 0.735, 5 years: 0.787 vs 0.658). On calibration plots, the predicted and actual outcomes agreed well, and DCA revealed that the nomograms had better clinical utility compared with the conventional prognosis tool. In the training cohort, the NRI for OS was 0.227, and for BCSS was 0.182, while the IDI for OS was 0.070, and for BCSS was 0.078 (both p<0.001), confirming its accuracy. The Kaplan-Meier curves for nomogram-based risk stratification showed significant differences (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The nomograms showed excellent discrimination and clinical utility to predict OS and BCSS at 3 and 5 years, and could identify high-risk patients, thus providing IMPC patients with personalised treatment strategies.
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- Yixin Cheng
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Lin Y, Zhang Y, Fang H, Hu Q, Duan H, Zhang L, Pang D. Survival and clinicopathological significance of blood vessel invasion in operable breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2023; 53:35-45. [PMID: 36156086 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyac149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Lymphovascular invasion, including lymphatic-vessel invasion and blood-vessel invasion, plays an important role in distant metastases. The metastatic pattern of blood-vessel invasion may differ from that of lymphatic-vessel invasion. However, its prognostic significance in breast cancer remains controversial. We evaluated the role of blood-vessel invasion in the prognosis of operable breast-cancer patients and its association with clinicopathological characteristics. METHODS We systematically searched EMBASE, PubMed, the Cochrane Library and Web of Science for studies in English through December 2020. Disease-free survival, overall survival and cancer-specific survival were the primary outcomes. Pooled hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals were assessed using a random-effects model. RESULTS Twenty-seven studies involving 7954 patients were included. Blood-vessel invasion occurred in 20.4% of tumor samples. Pooled results showed significant associations of blood-vessel invasion with worse disease-free survival (hazard ratio = 1.82; 95% confidence interval = 1.43-2.31) and overall survival (hazard ratio = 1.86; 95% confidence interval = 1.16-2.99) in multivariate analyses. The results of the univariate analyses were similar. Among the clinicopathological factors, blood-vessel invasion was associated with larger tumor size, lymph-node metastasis, nonspecific invasive type, higher histological grade, estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer and lymphatic-vessel invasion. In the lymph-node-negative subgroup analyses, the presence of blood-vessel invasion led to poorer disease-free survival (hazard ratio = 2.46; 95%confidence interval = 1.64-3.70) and overall survival (hazard ratio = 2.94; 95%confidence interval = 1.80-4.80). CONCLUSIONS We concluded that blood-vessel invasion is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in operable breast cancer and is associated with aggressive clinicopathological features. Breast-cancer patients with blood-vessel invasion require more aggressive treatments after surgery.
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- Yingxin Lin
- Department of Breast Cancer Oncology, The Affiliated Foshan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Foshan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Foshan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Breast Cancer Oncology, The Affiliated Foshan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Breast Cancer Oncology, The Affiliated Foshan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Foshan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Breast Cancer Oncology, The Affiliated Foshan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Kariri YA, Joseph C, Alsaleem MA, Elsharawy KA, Alsaeed S, Toss MS, Mongan NP, Green AR, Rakha EA. Mechanistic and Clinical Evidence Supports a Key Role for Cell Division Cycle Associated 5 (CDCA5) as an Independent Predictor of Outcome in Invasive Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14225643. [PMID: 36428736 PMCID: PMC9688237 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14225643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cell Division Cycle Associated 5 (CDCA5) plays a role in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway involving cell division, cancer cell migration and apoptosis. This study aims to assess the prognostic and biological value of CDCA5 in breast cancer (BC). METHODS The biological and prognostic value of CDCA5 were evaluated at mRNA (n = 5109) and protein levels (n = 614) utilizing multiple well-characterized early stage BC cohorts. The effects of CDCA5 knockdown (KD) on multiple oncogenic assays were assessed in vitro using a panel of BC cell lines. RESULTS this study examined cohorts showed that high CDCA5 expression was correlated with features characteristic of aggressive behavior and poor prognosis, including the presence of high grade, large tumor size, lymphovascular invasion (LVI), hormone receptor negativity and HER2 positivity. High CDCA5 expression, at both mRNA and protein levels, was associated with shorter BC-specific survival independent of other variables (p = 0.034, Hazard ratio (HR) = 1.6, 95% CI; 1.1-2.3). In line with the clinical data, in vitro models indicated that CDCA5 depletion results in a marked decrease in BC cell invasion and migration abilities and a significant accumulation of the BC cells in the G2/M-phase. CONCLUSIONS These results provide evidence that CDCA5 plays an important role in BC development and metastasis and could be used as a potential biomarker to predict disease progression in BC.
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- Yousif A. Kariri
- Academic Unit for Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Biodiscovery Institute, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Shaqra University, Shaqra 11961, Saudi Arabia
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and The University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Academic Unit for Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Biodiscovery Institute, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Department of Applied Medical Science, Applied College, Qassim University, Unayzah 56435, Saudi Arabia
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- Academic Unit for Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Biodiscovery Institute, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, Damietta 34517, Egypt
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- Academic Unit for Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Biodiscovery Institute, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar 73244, Saudi Arabia
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- School of Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and The University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
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- Biodiscovery Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Academic Unit for Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Biodiscovery Institute, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Academic Unit for Translational Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Biodiscovery Institute, University Park Campus, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
- School of Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and The University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +44-0115-9691169; Fax: +44-0115-9627768
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Yang Q, Liang D, Yu Y, Lv F. The Prognostic Significance of the Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Study. Front Surg 2022; 9:916298. [PMID: 35774393 PMCID: PMC9237393 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.916298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objective This study aims to investigate the potential prognostic value of fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Methods This study used a retrospective design and enrolled 224 patients with TNBC treated between January 2009 and December 2014 at the Henan Provincial People’s Hospital. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to determine the optimal cut-off value for FAR. The associations between TNBC and clinicopathologic categorical variables by FAR were analyzed using the Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. The survival time and survival curve were determined by Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and compared using the Log-rank method. The potential prognostic factors were determined using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression models. Prognostic nomogram was established on the basis of the multivariate analyses. The calibration curves were used to assess the predictive performance. Results The optimal cut-off value for FAR based on the overall survival (OS) was 0.066, as evaluated by the ROC. The 224 included patients were divided into low FAR group (<0.066) and high FAR group (≥0.066). Univariate and multivariate models shown that FAR was an potential prognostic factor for disease-free survival (DFS) and OS in patients with TNBC. The median DFS and OS of the low FAR group were longer than those of the high FAR group (χ2 = 15.080, P = 0.0001; χ2 = 13.140, P = 0.0003), including for pre-menopausal patients, and those with pathological stages I + II, and lymph vessel invasion. A nomogram based on the potential prognostic factors was efficient in predicting 3-, and 5-year DFS and OS survival probabilities. Conclusions The FAR, which is tested routinely and is characterized by its simplicity, objectivity, and inexpensiveness, is a potential prognostic factor of TNBC, and is potentially applicable in clinical practice.
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Nishimura R, Osako T, Okumura Y, Nakano M, Ohtsuka H, Fujisue M, Arima N. An evaluation of lymphovascular invasion in relation to biology and prognosis according to subtypes in invasive breast cancer. Oncol Lett 2022; 24:245. [PMID: 35761943 PMCID: PMC9214702 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2022.13366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is associated with a poor outcome in breast cancer. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical significance of LVI in primary breast cancer and to investigate disease-free survival as a prognostic marker according to the breast cancer subtypes. This study examined 4,652 consecutive cases of invasive breast cancer excluding the patients with non-invasive cancer, stage IV and those who underwent neo-adjuvant therapy from February 2002 to February 2021. The clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of LVI-positive and -negative tumors were compared. LVI was evaluated in H&E staining specimens from surgically resected samples. The LVI expression rates were 29.2% (low, 19.7%; high, 9.5%) in all primary cases. The LVI-positive rate was significantly associated with specimens with the following characteristics: ER/PgR-negative, HER2-positive, p53 overexpression, higher Ki-67 index values, higher nuclear grade, positive nodes and larger tumors. Moreover, the subtypes were significantly associated with LVI positivity; 20% in Luminal A, 34.6% in Luminal B, 40.9% in Lumina/HER2, 38.1% in HER2-enriched and 29.8% in triple negative (TN). There were significant differences in disease-free survival between LVI status in Luminal A, Luminal B and TN subtypes, but there was no difference in the Luminal/HER2 and HER2-enriched subtypes. A multivariate analysis revealed that LVI was a significant factor in Luminal B and TN subtypes. Overall, LVI was significantly associated with the advanced and aggressive characteristics in breast cancer. Luminal A type had a lower LVI rate, and HER2 type had a higher LVI rate. Moreover, LVI was a significant prognostic factor in Luminal B and TN subtypes. These data suggested that the LVI status was useful in predicting the prognosis in HER2 negative breast cancer cases.
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- Reiki Nishimura
- Department of Breast Oncology, Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 862‑8655, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 862‑8655, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 862‑8655, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 862‑8655, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 862‑8655, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 862‑8655, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Kumamoto Shinto General Hospital, Kumamoto, Kumamoto 862‑8655, Japan
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Stangl-Kremser J, Muto G, Grosso AA, Briganti A, Comperat E, Di Maida F, Montironi R, Remzi M, Pradere B, Soria F, Albisinni S, Roupret M, Shariat SF, Minervini A, Teoh JYC, Moschini M, Cimadamore A, Mari A. The impact of lymphovascular invasion in patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma: An extensive updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Urol Oncol 2022; 40:243-261. [PMID: 35241364 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2022.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) often have a delayed diagnosis and by then, present with advanced disease which has been shown to be associated with lymphovascular invasion (LVI). It has been suggested to be involved in the metastatic cascade of the disease. In this review, we provide an extensive up-to-date summary of the current knowledge about the prognostic impact of LVI in patients undergoing radical nephroureterectomy (RNU). A systematic search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, and Web of Science for all reports published from 2010 through 2021 was performed. We performed pooled analyses of hazard ratios (HRs) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of series that evaluated LVI as a prognostic factor in adults with UTUC who underwent RNU. The assessed oncological outcomes were disease recurrence, cancer-specific and overall survival. A meta-regression analysis was used to explore potential heterogeneity. A total of 58 series met the eligibility criteria for qualitative and quantitative synthesis. We included 29,829 patients, ranging from 101 to 2492 per study. All series were retrospective. LVI was present in 7,818 patients (26.2%). The median age of the patients was 69 years and the median follow-up was 40 months. In 40 of 58 studies (68.9%), adjuvant chemotherapy was given. The pooled HRs show that LVI predicts a greater risk of recurrence of the disease (pooled HR 1.43, 95% CI: 1.31-1.55, P = 0.000; I2 = 76.3%), and decreases cancer-specific survival (pooled HR 1.53, 95% CI: 1.41-1.66, P = 0.000; I2 = 72.3%) and overall survival (HR 1.56, 95% CI 1.45-1.69, P = 0.000; I2 = 62.9%). It can be concluded that LVI is a common histologic pattern in surgical specimen in patients undergoing RNU for UTUC. LVI predicts a greater risk of recurrence and mortality, thus it should be carefully assessed in clinical practice to determine prognosis, and for optimal decision-making within the concept of personalized therapies.
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- Unit of Oncologic Minimally-Invasive Urology and Andrology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Unit of Oncologic Minimally-Invasive Urology and Andrology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology and Division of Experimental Oncology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Unit of Oncologic Minimally-Invasive Urology and Andrology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine and Cell Therapy Foundation, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Sciences, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Studies of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University Clinics of Brussels, Hôpital Erasme Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5 Predictive Onco-Uro, AP-HP, Urology, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; European Association of Urology Research Foundation, Arnhem, Netherlands; Karl Landsteiner Institute of Urology and Andrology, Vienna, Austria; Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia; Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX; Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Unit of Oncologic Minimally-Invasive Urology and Andrology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- S.H. Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Urology and Division of Experimental Oncology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine and Cell Therapy Foundation, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Oncologic Minimally-Invasive Urology and Andrology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Xu D, Tang WJ, Zhu YZ, Liu Z, Yang K, Liang MX, Chen X, Wu Y, Tang JH, Zhang W. Hyperthermia promotes exosome secretion by regulating Rab7b while increasing drug sensitivity in adriamycin-resistant breast cancer. Int J Hyperthermia 2022; 39:246-257. [PMID: 35100921 DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2022.2029585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the mechanism through which hyperthermia promotes exosome secretion and drug sensitivity in adriamycin-resistant breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS We first evaluated the effect of hyperthermia on adriamycin-resistant breast cancer viability and used transmission electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, and a bicinchoninic acid kit to validate the effect of hyperthermia on exosome secretion. The effective targeting molecules and pathways changed by hyperthermia were explored by RNA microarray and verified in vitro. The adriamycin-resistant MCF-7/ADR cells co-incubated with the exosomes produced by MCF-7/ADR cells after hyperthermia were assessed. The uptake of exosomes by MCF-7/ADR cells after hyperthermia treatment was evaluated by confocal microscopy. Finally, the mechanism through which hyperthermia promotes exosome secretion by hyperthermia was determined. RESULTS Hyperthermia significantly suppressed the growth of adriamycin-resistant breast cancer cells and increased drug sensitivity by upregulating FOS and CREB5, genes related to longer overall survival in breast cancer patients. Moreover, hyperthermia promoted exosome secretion through Rab7b, a small GTPase that controls endosome transport. The upregulated FOS and CREB5 antioncogenes can be transferred to MCF-7/ADR cells by hyperthermia-treated MCF-7/ADR cell-secreted exosomes. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrated a novel function of hyperthermia in promoting exosome secretion in adriamycin-resistant breast cancer cells and revealed the effects of hyperthermia on tumor cell biology. These hyperthermia-triggered exosomes can carry antitumor genes to the residual tumor and tumor microenvironment, which may be more beneficial to the effects of hyperthermia. These results represent an exploration of the relationship between therapeutic strategies and exosome biology.
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- Di Xu
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, P.R. China
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Zhang J, Wang G, Ren J, Yang Z, Li D, Cui Y, Yang X. Multiparametric MRI-based radiomics nomogram for preoperative prediction of lymphovascular invasion and clinical outcomes in patients with breast invasive ductal carcinoma. Eur Radiol 2022; 32:4079-4089. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08504-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Zhuang W, Wu H, Chen R, Ben X, Huang S, Zhou Z, Wu J, Tang Y, Qiao G. The staging performance of a modified tumor-node-metastasis staging system incorporated with lymphovascular invasion in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1018827. [PMID: 36313719 PMCID: PMC9608179 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1018827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is recognized as an unfavorable prognostic factor for many solid tumors. However, its staging value has not been adequately illustrated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). METHODS The clinicopathologic relevance and prognostic impact of LVI were retrospectively analyzed in 822 patients with surgically treated ESCC. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to determine the independent prognostic factors. Subgroup analyses stratified by pathological stages, nodal status and invasive depth were conducted using Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test. Multiple staging models based on overall survival (OS) were constructed using Cox regression and evaluated by Harrell's concordance index (C-index), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), and net reclassification index (NRI). RESULTS LVI was detected in 24.6% of ESCC patients, and its prevalence increased with a higher pathological stage (p < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, LVI was found to be an independent prognostic factor for OS [Hazard ratio (HR) = 1.545, 95% CI, 1.201-1.986), and was associated with unfavorable outcomes in stage I to III ESCC, regardless of nodal status and invasive depth. The staging model that incorporated LVI as an independent factor achieved the greatest improvement in accuracy (ΔC-index: 2.9%), and the greatest added value (IDI 2.8%, p < 0.01; NRI 13.7%, p < 0.05) for prediction of OS in ESCC patients. CONCLUSIONS LVI can facilitate further survival stratification in ESCC patients. The adoption of LVI as an independent staging factor in the current cancer staging system should be considered and further validated.
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- Weitao Zhuang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Research Center of Medical Sciences, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Guibin Qiao, ; Yong Tang,
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- *Correspondence: Guibin Qiao, ; Yong Tang,
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Wang F, Liang J, Yang F, Liu F, Han S, Xing N. Preoperative red cell distribution width is associated with postoperative lymphovascular invasion in prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostatectomy: A retrospective study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1020655. [PMID: 36313761 PMCID: PMC9612513 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1020655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between baseline clinicopathological and laboratory variables especially hematological parameters and lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in patients who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP). METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 348 prostate cancer (PCa) patients who underwent RP in our center between May 2018 and June 2021. We divided them into non-LVI and LVI groups based on LVI status, and compared clinicopathological characteristics between non-LVI and LVI groups. Clinicopathological parameters including age, body mass index (BMI), history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (NHT), pathological stage T (pT) and lymph node status (pN), ISUP (international society of urological pathology) grade, positive surgical margin (PSM) rate, and hematological parameters containing prostate-specific antigen (PSA), whole blood parameters and inflammatory indexes were collected. The association between the clinicopathological parameters and the presence of LVI was identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The pathological results of the RP specimen consisted of 53 (15.2%) patients with LVI and 295 (84.8%) cases without LVI. The level of PSA, percentages of advanced pT and grade, pN1, and PSM were significantly higher in the LVI group when compared with the non-LVI counterpart (p<0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.007, respectively). Among the whole blood parameters, only red cell distribution width (RDW) was significantly different (41.2 ± 2.5 vs. 42.1 ± 3.1, p=0.035). Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated that RDW and NHT were negatively correlated with the presence of LVI (OR = 0.870, p=0.024; OR = 0.410, p=0.025), while PSA, ISUP, and pT were positively correlated with the presence of LVI (OR=1.013, p=0.005; OR =1.589, p=0.001; OR=1.655, p=0.008) after adjusting for confounding factors. CONCLUSIONS RDW rather than other whole blood parameters was independently and negatively associated with the presence of LVI in PCa patients, suggesting that RDW might play an essential role in PCa invasion.
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- Fangming Wang
- Department of Urology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Department of Urology, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital/Shanxi Hospital Affiliated to Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
- *Correspondence: Nianzeng Xing,
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Kuett L, Catena R, Özcan A, Plüss A, Schraml P, Moch H, de Souza N, Bodenmiller B. Three-dimensional imaging mass cytometry for highly multiplexed molecular and cellular mapping of tissues and the tumor microenvironment. NATURE CANCER 2022; 3:122-133. [PMID: 35121992 PMCID: PMC7613779 DOI: 10.1038/s43018-021-00301-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A holistic understanding of tissue and organ structure and function requires the detection of molecular constituents in their original three-dimensional (3D) context. Imaging mass cytometry (IMC) enables simultaneous detection of up to 40 antigens and transcripts using metal-tagged antibodies but has so far been restricted to two-dimensional imaging. Here we report the development of 3D IMC for multiplexed 3D tissue analysis at single-cell resolution and demonstrate the utility of the technology by analysis of human breast cancer samples. The resulting 3D models reveal cellular and microenvironmental heterogeneity and cell-level tissue organization not detectable in two dimensions. 3D IMC will prove powerful in the study of phenomena occurring in 3D space such as tumor cell invasion and is expected to provide invaluable insights into cellular microenvironments and tissue architecture.
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- Laura Kuett
- Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon, Heerbrugg, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Houvenaeghel G, Cohen M, Classe JM, Reyal F, Mazouni C, Chopin N, Martinez A, Daraï E, Coutant C, Colombo PE, Gimbergues P, Chauvet MP, Azuar AS, Rouzier R, Tunon de Lara C, Muracciole X, Agostini A, Bannier M, Charaffe Jauffret E, De Nonneville A, Goncalves A. Lymphovascular invasion has a significant prognostic impact in patients with early breast cancer, results from a large, national, multicenter, retrospective cohort study. ESMO Open 2021; 6:100316. [PMID: 34864349 PMCID: PMC8645922 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background We determined the prognostic impact of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in a large, national, multicenter, retrospective cohort of patients with early breast cancer (BC) according to numerous factors. Patients and methods We collected data on 17 322 early BC patients treated in 13 French cancer centers from 1991 to 2013. Survival functions were calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method and multivariate survival analyses were carried out using the Cox proportional hazards regression model adjusted for significant variables associated with LVI or not. Two propensity score-based matching approaches were used to balance differences in known prognostic variables associated with LVI status and to assess the impact of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) in LVI-positive luminal A-like patients. Results LVI was present in 24.3% (4205) of patients. LVI was significantly and independently associated with all clinical and pathological characteristics analyzed in the entire population and according to endocrine receptor (ER) status except for the time period in binary logistic regression. According to multivariate analyses including ER status, AC, grade, and tumor subtypes, the presence of LVI was significantly associated with a negative prognostic impact on overall (OS), disease-free (DFS), and metastasis-free survival (MFS) in all patients [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.345, HR = 1.312, and HR = 1.415, respectively; P < 0.0001], which was also observed in the propensity score-based analysis in addition to the association of AC with a significant increase in both OS and DFS in LVI-positive luminal A-like patients. LVI did not have a significant impact in either patients with ER-positive grade 3 tumors or those with AC-treated luminal A-like tumors. Conclusion The presence of LVI has an independent negative prognostic impact on OS, DFS, and MFS in early BC patients, except in ER-positive grade 3 tumors and in those with luminal A-like tumors treated with AC. Therefore, LVI may indicate the existence of a subset of luminal A-like patients who may still benefit from adjuvant therapy. In a study of 17 322 early BC patients, LVI had a significant independent negative prognostic impact on survival. LVI negatively impacted survival in almost every patient category and cancer subtype, with and without AC. LVI did not have a negative survival impact in patients with ER+ grade 3 or with luminal A-like tumors with chemotherapy. Results suggest a possible benefit of AC in LVI-positive luminal A-like patients.
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- G Houvenaeghel
- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, Marseille, France.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, Marseille, France
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- Institut René Gauducheau, Site Hospitalier Nord, St Herblain, France
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- Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Centre Claudius Regaud, Toulouse, France
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- Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France
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- Centre Georges François Leclerc, Dijon, France
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- Hôpital de Grasse, Chemin de Clavary, Grasse, France
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- Hôpital René Huguenin, Saint Cloud, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynocology, Hôpital de la Conception, Marseille, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, Marseille, France
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- Department of Pathology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CRCM, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, INSERM, Marseille, France
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The Mammalian Ecdysoneless Protein Interacts with RNA Helicase DDX39A To Regulate Nuclear mRNA Export. Mol Cell Biol 2021; 41:e0010321. [PMID: 33941617 PMCID: PMC8224239 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00103-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The mammalian orthologue of ecdysoneless (ECD) protein is required for embryogenesis, cell cycle progression, and mitigation of endoplasmic reticulum stress. Here, we identified key components of the mRNA export complexes as binding partners of ECD and characterized the functional interaction of ECD with key mRNA export-related DEAD BOX protein helicase DDX39A. We find that ECD is involved in RNA export through its interaction with DDX39A. ECD knockdown (KD) blocks mRNA export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, which is rescued by expression of full-length ECD but not an ECD mutant that is defective in interaction with DDX39A. We have previously shown that ECD protein is overexpressed in ErbB2+ breast cancers (BC). In this study, we extended the analyses to two publicly available BC mRNA The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Molecular Taxonomy of Breast Cancer International Consortium (METABRIC) data sets. In both data sets, ECD mRNA overexpression correlated with short patient survival, specifically ErbB2+ BC. In the METABRIC data set, ECD overexpression also correlated with poor patient survival in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Furthermore, ECD KD in ErbB2+ BC cells led to a decrease in ErbB2 mRNA level due to a block in its nuclear export and was associated with impairment of oncogenic traits. These findings provide novel mechanistic insight into the physiological and pathological functions of ECD.
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Jia G, Song Z, Xu Z, Tao Y, Wu Y, Wan X. Screening of gene markers related to the prognosis of metastatic skin cutaneous melanoma based on Logit regression and survival analysis. BMC Med Genomics 2021; 14:96. [PMID: 33823876 PMCID: PMC8022370 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-021-00923-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bioinformatics was used to analyze the skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) gene expression profile to provide a theoretical basis for further studying the mechanism underlying metastatic SKCM and the clinical prognosis. METHODS We downloaded the gene expression profiles of 358 metastatic and 102 primary (nonmetastatic) CM samples from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database as a training dataset and the GSE65904 dataset from the National Center for Biotechnology Information database as a validation dataset. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened using the limma package of R3.4.1, and prognosis-related feature DEGs were screened using Logit regression (LR) and survival analyses. We also used the STRING online database, Cytoscape software, and Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery software for protein-protein interaction network, Gene Ontology, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses based on the screened DEGs. RESULTS Of the 876 DEGs selected, 11 (ZNF750, NLRP6, TGM3, KRTDAP, CAMSAP3, KRT6C, CALML5, SPRR2E, CD3G, RTP5, and FAM83C) were screened using LR analysis. The survival prognosis of nonmetastatic group was better compared to the metastatic group between the TCGA training and validation datasets. The 11 DEGs were involved in 9 KEGG signaling pathways, and of these 11 DEGs, CALML5 was a feature DEG involved in the melanogenesis pathway, 12 targets of which were collected. CONCLUSION The feature DEGs screened, such as CALML5, are related to the prognosis of metastatic CM according to LR. Our results provide new ideas for exploring the molecular mechanism underlying CM metastasis and finding new diagnostic prognostic markers.
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- Guoliang Jia
- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Clinical Hospital of Jilin University, NO.218, Ziqiang Street, Nanguan District, Changchun, 130000, Jilin, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, No.126, Xiantai Street, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, No.126, Xiantai Street, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, No.126, Xiantai Street, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery, The Third Hospital of Jilin University, No.126, Xiantai Street, Changchun, 130033, Jilin, China.
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- Department of Brest Surgery, The Second Clinical Hospital of Jilin University, NO.218, Ziqiang Street, Nanguan District, Changchun, 130000, Jilin, China.
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Kariri YA, Alsaleem M, Joseph C, Alsaeed S, Aljohani A, Shiino S, Mohammed OJ, Toss MS, Green AR, Rakha EA. The prognostic significance of interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) in invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021; 185:293-305. [PMID: 33073304 PMCID: PMC7867506 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05955-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a prognostic factor in early-stage invasive breast cancer (BC). Through bioinformatics, data analyses of multiple BC cohorts revealed the positive association between interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) LVI status. Thus, we explored the prognostic significance of ISG15 in BC. METHODS The prognostic significance of ISG15 mRNA was assessed in METABRIC (n = 1980), TCGA (n = 854) and Kaplan-Meier Plotter (n = 3951). ISG15 protein was evaluated using immunohistochemistry (n = 859) in early-stage invasive BC patients with long-term follow-up. The associations between ISG15 expression and clinicopathological features, expression of immune cell markers and patient outcome data were evaluated. RESULTS High mRNA and protein ISG15 expression were associated with LVI, higher histological grade, larger tumour size, hormonal receptor negativity, HER2 positivity, p53 and Ki67. High ISG15 protein expression was associated with HER2-enriched BC subtypes and immune markers (CD8, FOXP3 and CD68). High ISG15 mRNA and ISG15 expressions were associated with poor patient outcome. Cox proportional multivariate analysis revealed that the elevated ISG15 expression was an independent prognostic factor of shorter BC-specific survival. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence for the role of ISG15 in LVI development and BC prognosis. Further functional studies in BC are warranted to evaluate the therapeutic potential of ISG15.
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- Yousif A Kariri
- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
- Department of Laboratory Medical Science, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
- Department of Histopathology, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.
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Interstitial Hypertension Suppresses Escape of Human Breast Tumor Cells Via Convection of Interstitial Fluid. Cell Mol Bioeng 2020; 14:147-159. [PMID: 33868497 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-020-00661-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Introduction Interstitial hypertension, a rise in interstitial fluid pressure, is a common feature of many solid tumors as they progress to an invasive state. It is currently unclear whether this elevated pressure alters the probability that tumor cells eventually escape into a neighboring blood or lymphatic vessel. Methods In this study, we analyze the escape of MDA-MB-231 human breast tumor cells from a ~3-mm-long preformed aggregate into a 120-μm-diameter empty cavity in a micromolded type I collagen gel. The "micro-tumors" were located within ~300 μm of one or two cavities. Pressures of ~0.65 cm H2O were applied only to the tumor ("interstitial hypertension") or to its adjacent cavity. Results This work shows that interstitial hypertension suppresses escape into the adjacent cavity, but not because tumor cells respond directly to the pressure profile. Instead, hypertension alters the chemical microenvironment at the tumor margin to one that hampers escape. Administration of tumor interstitial fluid phenocopies the effects of hypertension. Conclusions This work uncovers a link between tumor pressure, interstitial flow, and tumor cell escape in MDA-MB-231 cells, and suggests that interstitial hypertension serves to hinder further progression to metastatic escape. Electronic Supplementary Material The online version of this article (10.1007/s12195-020-00661-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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A Novel Synthetic Compound (E)-5-((4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methyleneamino)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile Inhibits TNFα-Induced MMP9 Expression via EGR-1 Downregulation in MDA-MB-231 Human Breast Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21145080. [PMID: 32708426 PMCID: PMC7404000 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21145080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is a common malignancy among women worldwide. Gelatinases such as matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP2) and MMP9 play crucial roles in cancer cell migration, invasion, and metastasis. To develop a novel platform compound, we synthesized a flavonoid derivative, (E)-5-((4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methyleneamino)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (named DK4023) and characterized its inhibitory effects on the motility and MMP2 and MMP9 expression of highly metastatic MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. We found that DK4023 inhibited tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)-induced motility and F-actin formation of MDA-MB-231 cells. DK4023 also suppressed the TNFα-induced mRNA expression of MMP9 through the downregulation of the TNFα-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/early growth response 1 (EGR-1) signaling axis. These results suggest that DK4023 could serve as a potential platform compound for the development of novel chemopreventive/chemotherapeutic agents against invasive breast cancer.
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Kariri YA, Aleskandarany MA, Joseph C, Kurozumi S, Mohammed OJ, Toss MS, Green AR, Rakha EA. Molecular Complexity of Lymphovascular Invasion: The Role of Cell Migration in Breast Cancer as a Prototype. Pathobiology 2020; 87:218-231. [PMID: 32645698 DOI: 10.1159/000508337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is associated with poor outcome in breast cancer (BC); however, its underlying mechanisms remain ill-defined. LVI in BC develops through complex molecular pathways involving not only the interplay with the surrounding microenvironment along with endothelial cells lining the lymphovascular spaces but also changes in the malignant epithelial cells with the acquisition of more invasive and migration abilities. In this review, we focus on the key features that enable tumour cell detachment from the primary niche, their migration and interaction with the surrounding microenvironment as well as the crosstalk with the vascular endothelial cells, which eventually lead to intravasation of tumour cells and LVI. Intravascular tumour cell survival and migration, their distant site extravasation, stromal invasion and growth are part of the metastatic cascade. Cancer cell migration commences with loss of tumour cells' cohesion initiating the invasion and migration processes which are usually accompanied by the accumulation of specific cellular and molecular changes that enable tumour cells to overcome the blockades of the extracellular matrix, spread into surrounding tissues and interact with stromal cells and immune cells. Thereafter, tumour cells migrate further via interacting with lymphovascular endothelial cells to penetrate the vessel wall leading ultimately to intravasation of cancer cells. Exploring the potential factors influencing cell migration in LVI can help in understanding the underlying mechanisms of LVI to identify targeted therapy in BC.
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- Yousif A Kariri
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.,Faculty of Applied Medical Science, Shaqra University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.,Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham Biodiscovery Institute, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom,
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Asaoka M, Patnaik SK, Zhang F, Ishikawa T, Takabe K. Lymphovascular invasion in breast cancer is associated with gene expression signatures of cell proliferation but not lymphangiogenesis or immune response. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 181:309-322. [PMID: 32285241 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05630-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND While the prognostic relevance of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in breast cancer is well known, its molecular biology is poorly understood. We hypothesized that pathologically determined LVI reflects molecular features of tumors and can be discerned from their genomic and transcriptomic profiles. METHODS LVI status and Nottingham histological scores of primary breast tumors of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project were assessed from pathology reports; other clinical and molecular data were obtained from TCGA data portals and publications. Two independent datasets (GSE5460 and GSE7849) were combined and used for validation. RESULTS LVI status was determinable for 639 and 196 cases of the TCGA and validation cohorts, among whom LVI incidence was 37.8% and 37.2%, respectively. LVI was associated with high tumor Ki67 expression, advanced pathologic stage, and high Nottingham scores. LVI-positive cases had worse overall and progression-free survival regardless of cancer subtype. Surprisingly, in both cohorts, LVI was not associated with lymphangiogenesis or lymphatic vessel density as estimated from tumor expression of lymphatic endothelium-associated genes. LVI-positive tumors had higher genome copy number aberrations, aneuploidy, and homologous recombination defects, but not single-nucleotide variations or intra-tumor genome heterogeneity. Tumor immune cell composition and cytolytic activity was not associated with LVI status. On the other hand, expression of cell proliferation-related genes was significantly increased in LVI-positive tumors. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that breast cancer with LVI is a highly proliferative cancer, and it does not correlate with gene expression markers for lymphangiogenesis or immune response.
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- Mariko Asaoka
- Department of Breast Surgery, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA.,Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Giesel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA. .,Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. .,Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA. .,Department of Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan. .,Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
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Aljohani AI, Toss MS, Kurozumi S, Joseph C, Aleskandarany MA, Miligy IM, Ansari RE, Mongan NP, Ellis IO, Green AR, Rakha EA. The prognostic significance of wild-type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2019; 179:79-90. [PMID: 31599393 PMCID: PMC6985218 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-019-05459-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a prerequisite step in breast cancer (BC) metastasis. We have previously identified wild-type isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) as a key putative driver of LVI. Thus, we explored the prognostic significance of IDH2 at transcriptome and protein expression levels in pre-invasive and invasive disease. METHODS Utlising tissue microarrays from a large well annotated BC cohort including ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive breast cancer (IBC), IDH2 was assessed at the transcriptomic and proteomic level. The associations between clinicopathological factors including LVI status, prognosis and the expression of IDH2 were evaluated. RESULTS In pure DCIS and IBC, high IDH2 protein expression was associated with features of aggressiveness including high nuclear grade, larger size, comedo necrosis and hormonal receptor negativity and LVI, higher grade, larger tumour size, high NPI, HER2 positivity, and hormonal receptor negativity, respectively. High expression of IDH2 either in mRNA or in protein levels was associated with poor patient's outcome in both DCIS and IBC. Multivariate analysis revealed that IDH2 protein expression was an independent risk factor for shorter BC specific-survival. CONCLUSION Further functional studies to decipher the role of IDH2 and its mechanism of action as a driver of BC progression and LVI are warranted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Abrar I Aljohani
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
| | - Sasagu Kurozumi
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
| | - Chitra Joseph
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
| | - Mohammed A Aleskandarany
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
| | - Islam M Miligy
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Histopathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin El Kom, Egypt
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
| | - Nigel P Mongan
- Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, 10065, USA.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, LE12 5RD, UK
| | - Ian O Ellis
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
| | - Emad A Rakha
- Nottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer and Stem Cells, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. .,Histopathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin El Kom, Egypt. .,Department of Histopathology, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, UK.
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