Functional estrogen receptor signal transduction pathway activity and antihormonal therapy response in low-grade ovarian carcinoma

Background

Advanced low-grade ovarian carcinoma (LGOC) is difficult to treat. In several studies, high estrogen receptor (ER) protein expression was observed in patients with LGOC, which suggests that antihormonal therapy (AHT) is a treatment option. However, only a subgroup of patients respond to AHT, and this response cannot be adequately predicted by currently used immunohistochemistry (IHC). A possible explanation is that IHC only takes the ligand, but not the activity, of the whole signal transduction pathway (STP) into account. Therefore, in this study, the authors assessed whether functional STP activity can be an alternative tool to predict response to AHT in LGOC.

Methods

Tumor tissue samples were obtained from patients with primary or recurrent LGOC who subsequently received AHT. Histoscores of ER and progesterone receptor (PR) were determined. In addition, STP activity of the ER STP and of six other STPs known to play a role in ovarian cancer was assessed and compared with the STP activity of healthy postmenopausal fallopian tube epithelium.

Results

Patients who had normal ER STP activity had a progression-free survival (PFS) of 16.1 months. This was significantly shorter in patients who had low and very high ER STP activity, with a median PFS of 6.0 and 2.1 months, respectively (p < .001). Unlike ER histoscores, PR histoscores were strongly correlated to the ER STP activity and thus to PFS.

Conclusions

Aberrant low and very high functional ER STP activity and low PR histoscores in patients with LGOC indicate decreased response to AHT. ER IHC is not representative of functional ER STP activity and is not related to PFS.     

干扰素-α诱导蛋白27在胰腺癌组织中的表达及临床意义北大核心

目的:探讨干扰素-α诱导蛋白27(IFI27)在胰腺癌组织中的表达情况及其临床意义。方法:免疫组织化学法检测IFI27蛋白在胰腺癌、癌旁及慢性胰腺炎组织中的表达情况,分析阳性表达与胰腺癌患者相关临床病理参数和预后的关系。利用生物信息学方法基于TCGA数据库分析IFI27在胰腺癌组织中的表达差异和预后相关性。结果:IFI27在胰腺癌组织中表达的阳性率高于癌旁以及慢性胰腺炎组织(P<0.05),且与血管侵犯、淋巴结转移以及肿瘤分化程度相关。胰腺癌患者的总体生存期与肿瘤分化程度、血管侵犯、淋巴结转移以及IFI27阳性表达相关。多因素分析显示IFI27阳性表达是胰腺癌患者预后的独立危险因素。基于TCGA数据库分析得出IFI27在胰腺癌组织中的表达量高于正常组织(P<0.05),生存曲线提示IFI27低表达患者的预后优于高表达患者(P<0.05)。结论:IFI27高表达的胰腺癌患者预后差,IFI27阳性表达是胰腺癌患者的独立预后指标。     

Prevalence of HER2 Expression and Its Correlation with Clinicopathological Parameters in Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in North-East Indian Population

Objective: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (erbb2/HER2) overexpression, has now been implicatedin advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers. The study was conducted to determine the rate of HER2positivity in patients with locally advanced or metastatic gastric and gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in North-EastIndia and to assess the impact of various demographic and clinical parameters on HER2 positivity. Methods: A total of68 patients of age >18 years of gastric and gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma diagnosed on histopathological examinationfrom September 2016 to February 2018 at Dr B Borooah Cancer Institute, Assam were enrolled for the observational(epidemiological) study. All patients were subjected to the HER2 immunohistochemistry test using a FDA-approved,standardized test kit. HER2 expression was correlated with various demographic and clinicopathological parameters.Results: The overall rate of HER2 positivity in the population studied was 56% (n=38). The rate was non-significantlyhigher in male, older age group (>60 years) and Hindu population. Similarly, HER2 positivity rate was higher in patientswith well differentiated histology and was more common in patients with stage II and III diseases, but neither of theassociations is statistically significant. HER2 positivity rate was significantly higher in proximal and in GEJ tumours(56% versus 44%, P=0.002). Conclusion: HER2 overexpression was evident in 56% of the North-East Indian patientswith locally advanced and metastatic gastric and gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. The overexpression correlatedsignificantly with primary tumour site. Routine testing of gastric and gastroesophageal tumours for HER2 expressionis recommended to provide a therapeutic advantage in Indian patients.     

Acsl4在浸润性乳腺癌组织中的表达及其临床意义

目的:探讨Acsl4在浸润性乳腺癌组织中的表达及其临床意义。方法:采用免疫组织化学法检测108例浸润性乳腺癌组织中Acsl4的表达。结果:108例浸润性乳腺癌组织中,33例(30.6%)阳性表达,75例(69.4%)阴性表达。组织学G3级的乳腺癌组织中Acsl4阳性率为42.3%(22/52),高于G1+G2级的阳性率(19.6%,11/56),差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。ER阳性组织的Acsl4的阳性率15.8%(6/38),低于ER阴性的病例(38.6%,27/70),差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。Acsl4的表达与患者年龄、肿瘤大小、淋巴结是否转移、HER2、PR、p53、Ki67的表达情况无统计学意义的相关性(P均>0.05)。结论:Acsl4在浸润性乳腺癌组织中存在异常表达,其阳性表达与乳腺癌患者组织学分级较高及ER阴性表达密切相关。     

鲍温病中XB130的表达和意义及临床病理分析

目的:研究XB130在鲍温病皮损组织中的表达，探讨其在鲍温病发生发展过程中的作用，并探讨鲍温病的临床病理特点。方法:回顾性分析我院161例鲍温病的临床及病理资料并应用免疫组化法检测37例鲍温病组织及35例正常皮肤组织中XB130的表达情况。结果:鲍温病多发于老年人，无性别差异，但男性的平均确诊年龄低于女性，所有患者中躯干为最常见发病部位。XB130在鲍温病组织中表达降低， XB130在正常皮肤组织及在鲍温病中的阳性表达率及表达强度差异均有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。结论:鲍温病多发于老年人，无性别差异，男性患者发病普遍早于女性患者，所有患者中躯干为最常见的发病部位，女性患者头颈部发病最多见，男性则多发于躯干。XB130在鲍温病皮损中的表达明显低于正常皮肤组织，XB130可能参与鲍温病的发生与发展。     

Time-varying characteristics of the induced membrane and its effects on bone defect repair

PurposeThis study intended to determine the properties of induced membranes after various periods of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) retention and the effect of different retention intervals on subsequent defect repair.MethodsModel of a critical bone defect in rabbits was prepared to obtain the induced membrane. For varying intervals of spacer insertion (2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, and 20 weeks postoperatively), angiogenesis, osteogenesis, and MSC-related properties were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and western-blot. Furthermore, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after PMMA insertion, bone grafting was performed. Characteristics of defect repair were analyzed by X-ray and micro-CT analysis.ResultsThe induced membrane displayed angiogenesis, osteogenesis, and MSC-related properties from the 2- to 20-week intervals. Quantitation of protein expression (RUNX2, ALP, VEGF, TGF-beta, OCT4, and STRO1) revealed that selected proteins gradually rose to a high level at 4–8 weeks postoperatively and then decreased to a low level over a long time period. Following bone grafting, the most new bone formation was in the group when grafting was performed at 4 weeks, followed by the groups at 2 and 6 weeks, with the least in the group at 8 weeks.ConclusionThe induced membrane displays angiogenesis, osteogenesis, and MSC-related properties from the 2- to 20-week intervals. These were increased to a peak level at 4–8 weeks postoperatively and then gradually decreased. The optimal timing for bone grafting at the second stage in the presented model was 4 weeks after PMMA insertion.     

PDGF-BB 在乳腺浸润性导管癌中的表达及其临床意义

目的:探讨PDGF-BB在乳腺浸润性导管癌中的表达及其与临床病理特征之间的关系。方法:收集2015年6月至2017年8月新疆医科大学第一附属医院经病理证实的乳腺浸润性导管癌80例，采用免疫组化方法检测癌组织及癌旁组织PDGF-BB表达状况，并分析其与临床病理特征关系。结果:乳腺浸润性导管癌组织中PDGF-BB表达明显高于癌旁组织（57.50% vs 13.75%，P<0.05）；PDGF-BB表达与淋巴结转移（P<0.05）和较高的pTNM分期有关（P<0.05）；而与年龄、月经状态、肿瘤直径、PR、ER、HER-2、有无术后复发转移等临床病理特征无关（P>0.05）。结论:PDGF-BB在乳腺浸润性导管癌的发生及进展中起重要作用，其预后价值仍需进一步评价。     

胃癌组织中WISP1和Ki67的表达及其临床病理意义

目的:探讨胃癌组织中WISP1和Ki67蛋白的表达及其临床病理意义。方法:收集中国医科大学附属第一医院肿瘤外科手术切除的胃癌组织标本87例及其配对非癌（距癌灶边缘>5 cm取材）胃黏膜组织80例，采用免疫组织化学方法检测WISP1和Ki67蛋白在胃癌组织及其配对正常胃黏膜组织中的表达。结果:胃癌组织中WISP1的阳性表达率为81.61%（71/87），显著高于非癌胃黏膜组织阳性表达率12.50%（10/80）。WISP1蛋白表达，在低分化腺癌中的阳性表达较中（P=0.000）、高（P=0.032)分化管状腺癌显著增高，弥漫型胃癌显著高于肠型胃癌（P=0.000），在肿瘤直径>5 cm的胃癌组织中显著高于肿瘤直径≤5 cm的胃癌组织（P=0.010），在伴有淋巴结转移的胃原发灶癌组织中较无淋巴结转移组增高（P=0.025）。Ki67蛋白表达与进展期胃癌患者肿瘤浸润深度（P=0.043）和淋巴结转移（P=0.027）相关。WISP1阳性表达与Ki67表达呈正相关（rk=0.240，P=0.026）。结论:WISP1在胃癌组织中表达显著上调，联合检测胃癌组织中WISP1和Ki67蛋白的表达，可更好的预测淋巴结转移情况，为胃癌患者预后评价提供参考。