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Wang J, Li B, Luo M, Huang J, Zhang K, Zheng S, Zhang S, Zhou J. Progression from ductal carcinoma in situ to invasive breast cancer: molecular features and clinical significance. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2024; 9:83. [PMID: 38570490 PMCID: PMC10991592 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-024-01779-3] [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: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) represents pre-invasive breast carcinoma. In untreated cases, 25-60% DCIS progress to invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC). The challenge lies in distinguishing between non-progressive and progressive DCIS, often resulting in over- or under-treatment in many cases. With increasing screen-detected DCIS in these years, the nature of DCIS has aroused worldwide attention. A deeper understanding of the biological nature of DCIS and the molecular journey of the DCIS-IDC transition is crucial for more effective clinical management. Here, we reviewed the key signaling pathways in breast cancer that may contribute to DCIS initiation and progression. We also explored the molecular features of DCIS and IDC, shedding light on the progression of DCIS through both inherent changes within tumor cells and alterations in the tumor microenvironment. In addition, valuable research tools utilized in studying DCIS including preclinical models and newer advanced technologies such as single-cell sequencing, spatial transcriptomics and artificial intelligence, have been systematically summarized. Further, we thoroughly discussed the clinical advancements in DCIS and IDC, including prognostic biomarkers and clinical managements, with the aim of facilitating more personalized treatment strategies in the future. Research on DCIS has already yielded significant insights into breast carcinogenesis and will continue to pave the way for practical clinical applications.
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- Jing Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Plastic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Hangzhou, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Hangzhou, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, China National Ministry of Education, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
- Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
- Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Hangzhou, China.
- Cancer Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Saad HA, Baz A, Riad M, Eraky ME, El-Taher A, Farid MI, Sharaf K, Said HEM, Ibrahim LA. Tumor microenvironment and immune system preservation in early-stage breast cancer: routes for early recurrence after mastectomy and treatment for lobular and ductal forms of disease. BMC Immunol 2024; 25:9. [PMID: 38273260 PMCID: PMC10809557 DOI: 10.1186/s12865-023-00591-y] [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: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Intra-ductal cancer (IDC) is the most common type of breast cancer, with intra-lobular cancer (ILC) coming in second. Surgery is the primary treatment for early stage breast cancer. There are now irrefutable data demonstrating that the immune context of breast tumors can influence growth and metastasis. Adjuvant chemotherapy may be administered in patients who are at a high risk of recurrence. Our goal was to identify the processes underlying both types of early local recurrences. METHODS This was a case-control observational study. Within 2 years of receiving adjuvant taxan and anthracycline-based chemotherapy, as well as modified radical mastectomy (MRM), early stage IDC and ILC recurred. Vimentin, α-smooth muscle actin (SMA), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), matrix metalloproteinase (MMP1), and clustered differentiation (CD95) were investigated. RESULTS Of the samples in the ductal type group, 25 showed local recurrence, and 25 did not. Six individuals in the lobular-type group did not experience recurrence, whereas seven did. Vimentin (p = 0.000 and 0.021), PDGF (p = 0.000 and 0.002), and CD95 (p = 0.000 and 0.045) expressions were significantly different in ductal and lobular carcinoma types, respectively. Measurement of ductal type was the sole significant difference found in MMP1 (p = 0.000) and α-SMA (p = 0.000). α-SMA and CD95 were two variables that helped the recurrence mechanism in the ductal type according to the pathway analysis. In contrast, the CD95 route is a recurrent mechanism for the lobular form. CONCLUSIONS While the immune system plays a larger role in ILC, the tumor microenvironment and immune system both influence the recurrence of IDC. According to this study, improving the immune system may be a viable cancer treatment option.
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- Hassan A Saad
- Surgical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 44661, Egypt.
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- Surgical Department, Alahrar Teaching Hospital, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 55971, Egypt
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- Surgical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 44661, Egypt
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- Surgical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 44661, Egypt
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- Surgical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 44661, Egypt
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- Surgical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 44661, Egypt
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- Surgical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 44661, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, 55971, Egypt
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- Surgical Department, AlAzhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, 55888, Egypt
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Hashiba KA, Bahl M. Ipsilateral tumor recurrence risk in women with ductal carcinoma in situ: application of the Van Nuys Prognostic Index and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center nomogram. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2023; 202:185-190. [PMID: 37518825 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-023-07036-5] [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: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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PURPOSE To apply the Van Nuys Prognostic Index (VNPI) and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) nomogram to DCIS patients with known long-term outcomes. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of consecutive patients diagnosed with DCIS from 2007 to 2014. Included patients underwent breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and were followed with imaging for at least five years. For each patient, the VNPI and MSKCC nomogram risk estimates were determined. In addition, variables used in both models were compared between women with and without recurrences using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and the Pearson's chi-squared test. RESULTS Over the eight-year period, 456 women (average age 57 years, range 30-87) underwent BCS for DCIS. Thirty-one (6.8%) experienced an ipsilateral recurrence. The average VNPI scores were 7 (range 5-9) and 7 (range 4-10) for women with and without a recurrence (p = 0.14), respectively, with 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12 being the low, moderate, and high-risk groups, respectively. Per the MSKCC nomogram, the average five-year recurrence risks were 5% (range 1-12%) and 4% (range 1-38%) for women with and without a recurrence (p = 0.09), respectively. The recurrence risk-related variables were younger patient age, need for one or more re-excision surgeries, and use of endocrine therapy for 0 to less than five years after surgery. CONCLUSION Ipsilateral tumor recurrence risk estimates based on the VNPI and MSKCC nomogram are similar between women with DCIS who did and did not have a recurrence, suggesting that more robust prognostic models are needed.
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- Kimberlee A Hashiba
- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, WAC 240, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, WAC 240, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
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Varisli L, Dancik GM, Tolan V, Vlahopoulos S. Critical Roles of SRC-3 in the Development and Progression of Breast Cancer, Rendering It a Prospective Clinical Target. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5242. [PMID: 37958417 PMCID: PMC10648290 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15215242] [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: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Breast cancer (BCa) is the most frequently diagnosed malignant tumor in women and is also one of the leading causes of cancer-related death. Most breast tumors are hormone-dependent and estrogen signaling plays a critical role in promoting the survival and malignant behaviors of these cells. Estrogen signaling involves ligand-activated cytoplasmic estrogen receptors that translocate to the nucleus with various co-regulators, such as steroid receptor co-activator (SRC) family members, and bind to the promoters of target genes and regulate their expression. SRC-3 is a member of this family that interacts with, and enhances, the transcriptional activity of the ligand activated estrogen receptor. Although SRC-3 has important roles in normal homeostasis and developmental processes, it has been shown to be amplified and overexpressed in breast cancer and to promote malignancy. The malignancy-promoting potential of SRC-3 is diverse and involves both promoting malignant behavior of tumor cells and creating a tumor microenvironment that has an immunosuppressive phenotype. SRC-3 also inhibits the recruitment of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes with effector function and promotes stemness. Furthermore, SRC-3 is also involved in the development of resistance to hormone therapy and immunotherapy during breast cancer treatment. The versatility of SRC-3 in promoting breast cancer malignancy in this way makes it a good target, and methodical targeting of SRC-3 probably will be important for the success of breast cancer treatment.
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- Lokman Varisli
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakir 21280, Turkey;
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- Department of Computer Science, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT 06226, USA;
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakir 21280, Turkey;
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- First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Thivon & Levadeias 8, Goudi, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Strand SH, Rivero-Gutiérrez B, Houlahan KE, Seoane JA, King LM, Risom T, Simpson LA, Vennam S, Khan A, Cisneros L, Hardman T, Harmon B, Couch F, Gallagher K, Kilgore M, Wei S, DeMichele A, King T, McAuliffe PF, Nangia J, Lee J, Tseng J, Storniolo AM, Thompson AM, Gupta GP, Burns R, Veis DJ, DeSchryver K, Zhu C, Matusiak M, Wang J, Zhu SX, Tappenden J, Ding DY, Zhang D, Luo J, Jiang S, Varma S, Anderson L, Straub C, Srivastava S, Curtis C, Tibshirani R, Angelo RM, Hall A, Owzar K, Polyak K, Maley C, Marks JR, Colditz GA, Hwang ES, West RB. Molecular classification and biomarkers of clinical outcome in breast ductal carcinoma in situ: Analysis of TBCRC 038 and RAHBT cohorts. Cancer Cell 2022; 40:1521-1536.e7. [PMID: 36400020 PMCID: PMC9772081 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is the most common precursor of invasive breast cancer (IBC), with variable propensity for progression. We perform multiscale, integrated molecular profiling of DCIS with clinical outcomes by analyzing 774 DCIS samples from 542 patients with 7.3 years median follow-up from the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium 038 study and the Resource of Archival Breast Tissue cohorts. We identify 812 genes associated with ipsilateral recurrence within 5 years from treatment and develop a classifier that predicts DCIS or IBC recurrence in both cohorts. Pathways associated with recurrence include proliferation, immune response, and metabolism. Distinct stromal expression patterns and immune cell compositions are identified. Our multiscale approach employed in situ methods to generate a spatially resolved atlas of breast precancers, where complementary modalities can be directly compared and correlated with conventional pathology findings, disease states, and clinical outcome.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Female
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/genetics
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/genetics
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Disease Progression
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Biomarkers
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
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- Siri H Strand
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA; TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX 77030, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX 77030, USA; Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- TBCRC Loco-Regional Working Group, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; TBCRC, The EMMES Corporation, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA; Departments of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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- Departments of Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Medicine and Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Statistics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA; Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Bel’skaya LV, Sarf EA. Prognostic Value of Salivary Biochemical Indicators in Primary Resectable Breast Cancer. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12060552. [PMID: 35736486 PMCID: PMC9227854 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12060552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite the fact that breast cancer was detected in the early stages, the prognosis was not always favorable. In this paper, we examined the impact of clinical and pathological characteristics of patients and the composition of saliva before treatment on overall survival and the risk of recurrence of primary resectable breast cancer. The study included 355 patients of the Omsk Clinical Oncology Center with a diagnosis of primary resectable breast cancer (T1-3N0-1M0). Saliva was analyzed for 42 biochemical indicators before the start of treatment. We have identified two biochemical indicators of saliva that can act as prognostic markers: alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and diene conjugates (DC). Favorable prognostic factors were ALP activity above 71.7 U/L and DC level above 3.93 c.u. Additional accounting for aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity allows for forming a group with a favorable prognosis, for which the relative risk is reduced by more than 11 times (HR = 11.49, 95% CI 1.43-88.99, p = 0.01591). Salivary AST activity has no independent prognostic value. Multivariate analysis showed that tumor size, lymph nodes metastasis status, malignancy grade, tumor HER2 status, and salivary ALP activity were independent predictors. It was shown that the risk of recurrence decreased with menopause and increased with an increase in the size of the primary tumor and lymph node involvement. Significant risk factors for recurrence were salivary ALP activity below 71.7 U/L and DC levels below 3.93 c.u. before treatment. Thus, the assessment of biochemical indicators of saliva before treatment can provide prognostic information comparable in importance to the clinicopathological characteristics of the tumor and can be used to identify a risk group for recurrence in primary resectable breast cancer.
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Heaney RM, Sweeney L, Flanagan F, O'Brien A, Smith C. Ipsilateral microcalcifications after breast-conserving surgery: is it possible to differentiate benign from malignant calcifications? Clin Radiol 2021; 77:216-223. [PMID: 34973807 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2021.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIM To analyse stereotactic biopsies of microcalcifications in patients with previous ipsilateral breast-conserving surgery (BCS) to identify the positivity rate, assess for an association between the patient's primary cancer or mammographic appearances of the microcalcifications, and the risk of recurrence. MATERIALS AND METHODS Relevant patients from 2018-2020 were identified via a retrospective review of the prospectively maintained radiological procedure database. Clinicopathological features of the patients' primary tumour and new calcifications were obtained from the hospital electronic patient record system and the national integrated medical imaging system. RESULTS Thirty-one percent of recurrences post-ipsilateral BCS presented as isolated microcalcifications on mammography. Fifty-three percent of patients undergoing stereotactic biopsy of ipsilateral calcifications had recurrence. A positive margin status was associated with new or recurrent malignancy. There was no significant correlation between oestrogen-receptor status, sentinel lymph node status, adjuvant radiotherapy or chemotherapy and the risk of recurrence. Calcifications within the tumour bed were more likely to be benign while calcifications within the same quadrant but remote from the tumour bed were more likely malignant. All coarse calcifications were benign while 67% of fine linear/fine linear branching and 89% of fine pleomorphic calcifications were malignant. CONCLUSION Increased time since diagnosis, positive margin status, fine pleomorphic and fine linear calcifications in the same quadrant as the tumour bed were associated with malignancy. Patients with coarse calcifications and calcifications within the tumour bed may avoid stereotactic biopsy and undergo short-interval surveillance.
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- R M Heaney
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, D07 Y7C6, Ireland.
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, D07 Y7C6, Ireland
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, D07 Y7C6, Ireland
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, D07 Y7C6, Ireland
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, D07 Y7C6, Ireland
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Thorat MA, Levey PM, Jones JL, Pinder SE, Bundred NJ, Fentiman IS, Cuzick J. Prognostic Value of ER and PgR Expression and the Impact of Multi-clonal Expression for Recurrence in Ductal Carcinoma in situ: Results from the UK/ANZ DCIS Trial. Clin Cancer Res 2021; 27:2861-2867. [PMID: 33727261 PMCID: PMC7611296 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-4635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE The prognostic value of estrogen receptor (ER)/progesterone receptor (PgR) expression in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is unclear. We observed multi-clonality when evaluating ER/PgR expression in the UK/ANZ DCIS trial, therefore, we investigated the prognostic role of both uni-clonal and multi-clonal ER/PgR expression in DCIS. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissues were collected from UK/ANZ DCIS trial participants (n = 755), and ER/PgR expression was evaluated by IHC in 181 cases (with recurrence) matched to 362 controls by treatment arm and age. Assays were scored by the Allred method and by a newly devised clonal method-analyses categorizing multi-clonal DCIS as ER/PgR-positive as per current practice (Standard) and as ER/PgR-negative (clonal) were performed. RESULTS ER expression was multi-clonal in 11% (39/356) of ER-positive (70.6%, 356/504) patients. Ipsilateral breast event (IBE) risk was similarly higher in ER-multi-clonal and ER-negative DCIS as compared with DCIS with uni-clonal ER expression. ER-negative DCIS (clonal) had a higher risk of in situ IBE [OR 4.99; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.66-9.36; P < 0.0001], but the risk of invasive IBE was not significantly higher (OR 1.72; 95% CI, 0.84-3.53; P = 0.14), P heterogeneity = 0.03. ER was an independent predictor in multivariate analyses (OR 2.66; 95% CI, 1.53-4.61). PgR status did not add to the prognostic information provided by ER. CONCLUSIONS ER expression is a strong predictor of ipsilateral recurrence risk in DCIS. ER-positive DCIS with distinct ER-negative clones has a recurrence risk similar to ER-negative DCIS. ER should be routinely assessed in DCIS, and ER scoring should take clonality of expression into account.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/genetics
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/genetics
- Clinical Trials as Topic
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Grading
- Neoplasm Staging
- Prognosis
- Receptors, Estrogen/genetics
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Receptors, Progesterone/genetics
- Receptors, Progesterone/metabolism
- Recurrence
- United Kingdom
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- Mangesh A Thorat
- Centre for Cancer Prevention, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Breast Services, Guy's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London, United Kingdom
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Pathology, Guy's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Great Maze Pond, London, United Kingdom
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Division of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Cancer Prevention, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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O'Keefe TJ, Blair SL, Hosseini A, Harismendy O, Wallace AM. HER2-Overexpressing Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Associated with Increased Risk of Ipsilateral Invasive Recurrence, Receptor Discordance with Recurrence. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2020; 13:761-772. [PMID: 32493703 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-20-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The impact of HER2 status in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) on the risk of progression to invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) has been debated. We aim to use a national database to identify patients with known HER2 status to elucidate the effect of HER2 overexpression on ipsilateral IDC (iIDC) development. We performed survival analysis on patient-level data using the U.S. NCI's Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results program. We identified patients diagnosed with DCIS who underwent lumpectomy and had known HER2 status. Competing risks analysis was performed. A total of 1,540 patients had known HER2 status and met inclusion criteria. Median age at diagnosis was 60, median follow-up time was 44.5 months. A total of 417 (27.1%) patients were HER2 positive and 1,035 (67.2%) were HER2 negative. Twenty-two (1.4%) patients developed iIDC and 27 (1.8%) developed ipsilateral in situ or contralateral disease. The estimated cumulative incidence of iIDC at 5 years was 1.9% for all patients, 1.2% for HER2-negative and borderline patients, and 3.9% for HER2-positive patients. On multivariate competing risks regression, two factors were significant for iIDC: radiation (protective) therapy within 24 months (HR, 0.05; P = 0.00006) and HER2 overexpression (increased likelihood; HR, 2.72; P = 0.044). Patients with HER2-positive DCIS were more likely to have recurrences with receptor discordance. HER2 may serve as a prognostic factor for invasive recurrence and was the only lesion-related factor to significantly relate to iIDC development. It may also be associated with receptor discordance of recurrences. Further large studies will be needed to confirm these results.
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- Thomas J O'Keefe
- Division of Breast Surgery And The Comprehensive Breast Health Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
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- Division of Breast Surgery And The Comprehensive Breast Health Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Breast Surgery And The Comprehensive Breast Health Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Moores Cancer Center and Division of Biomedical Informatics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Breast Surgery And The Comprehensive Breast Health Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Karakatsanis A, Markopoulos C. The challenge of avoiding over- and under-treatment in older women with ductal cancer in situ: A scoping review of existing knowledge gaps and a meta-analysis of real-world practice patterns. J Geriatr Oncol 2020; 11:917-925. [PMID: 32146094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 01/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ductal cancer in situ (DCIS) is mainly a screen-detected disease and although the risk for breast cancer is age-dependent, most screening programs do not include women over the age of 75 years. Older women are usually excluded from clinical trials and treatment practices are largely based on observational studies or extrapolation of trial results from younger patients, leading to either over- or under-treatment of this population. We systematically reviewed available electronic databases for DCIS treatment patterns and outcomes in older patients 15 years. Inclusion criteria allowed for randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control and cross-sectional studies, as well as meta-analyses, systematic reviews and position papers. Results showed that, although elderly are not necessarily frail, they are generally treated as such by physicians, aiming to de-escalate therapeutic interventions. After adjusting for frailty, age seems to be a significant factor for less surgery; however, older women with DCIS are more probable to receive surgery than their counterparts with early invasive cancer. DCIS biology and subtypes are independent risk factors for local recurrence or progression to invasive carcinoma, if DCIS is under-treated. The end-benefit of surgery, radio- and endocrine-therapy depend on additional parameters, such as life expectancy, co-morbidities and competing risks of death. Screen-detected DCIS in older women is a challenging clinical problem, mainly due to the lack of high-level data. Therapeutic strategies should be tailored to life expectancy and performance status, DCIS features and patient preference, aiming at combining optimal oncological outcomes with maintenance of quality of life.
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- Andreas Karakatsanis
- Section for Endocrine and Breast Surgery, Department for Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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The Immune Microenvironment of Breast Cancer Progression. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11091375. [PMID: 31527531 PMCID: PMC6769749 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11091375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Inflammation is now recognized as a hallmark of cancer. Genetic changes in the cancer cell are accepted as the match that lights the fire, whilst inflammation is seen as the fuel that feeds the fire. Once inside the tumour, the immune cells secrete cytokines that kick-start angiogenesis to ferry in much-needed oxygen and nutrients that encourage the growth of tumours. There is now irrefutable data demonstrating that the immune contexture of breast tumours can influence growth and metastasis. A higher immune cell count in invasive breast cancer predicts prognosis and response to chemotherapy. We are beginning now to define the specific innate and adaptive immune cells present in breast cancer and their role not just in the progression of invasive disease, but also in the development of pre-invasive lesions and their transition to malignant tumours. This review article focusses on the immune cells present in early stage breast cancer and their relationship with the immunoediting process involved in tumour advancement.
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Koh VCY, Lim JCT, Thike AA, Cheok PY, Thu MMM, Li H, Tan VKM, Ong KW, Tan BKT, Ho GH, Thilagaratnam S, Wong JSL, Wong FY, Ellis IO, Tan PH. Behaviour and characteristics of low‐grade ductal carcinomain situof the breast: literature review and single‐centre retrospective series. Histopathology 2019; 74:970-987. [DOI: 10.1111/his.13837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Division of Pathology Singapore General Hospital Singapore
- Duke‐NUS Medical School Singapore
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- Division of Pathology Singapore General Hospital Singapore
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- Health Services Research Unit Singapore General Hospital Singapore
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- Division of Surgical Oncology National Cancer Centre Singapore Singapore
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- Division of Surgical Oncology National Cancer Centre Singapore Singapore
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- Regional Health and Community Outreach Division Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Singapore
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- Division of Oncologic Imaging National Cancer Centre Singapore Singapore
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- Division of Radiation Oncology National Cancer Centre Singapore Singapore
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- Division of Pathology Singapore General Hospital Singapore
- Duke‐NUS Medical School Singapore
- Department of Anatomy Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Singapore
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Shee K, Muller KE, Marotti J, Miller TW, Wells WA, Tsongalis GJ. Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Biomarkers in a Precision Medicine Era: Current and Future Molecular-Based Testing. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2018; 189:956-965. [PMID: 30385093 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Historically, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast has been managed aggressively with surgery and radiotherapy because of a risk of progression to invasive ductal carcinoma. However, this treatment paradigm has been challenged by overtreatment concerns and evidence that suggests that DCIS can be stratified according to risk of recurrence or risk of progression to invasive disease. Traditional methods of risk stratification include histologic grade and hormone receptor status. Recent technological advancements have enabled an era of precision medicine, where DCIS can be molecularly analyzed by tools, such as next-generation DNA and RNA sequencing, to identify molecular biomarkers for risk stratification. These findings have led to the development of tools such as the Oncotype DX Breast DCIS Score, a gene expression-based assay with the potential to prevent overtreatment in low-risk disease.
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- Kevin Shee
- Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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- Department of Molecular & Systems Biology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
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Takahashi S, Thike AA, Koh VCY, Sasano H, Tan PH. Triple-negative and HER2 positive ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: characteristics, behavior, and biomarker profile. Virchows Arch 2018; 473:275-283. [PMID: 30033510 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-018-2416-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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We compared the characteristics, clinical behavior, and biomarker profile between HER2 positive (HER2+) and triple-negative (TN) ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) which are considered more aggressive than other DCIS subtypes. In addition, we explored the impact of these features on its potential of progression to invasive breast carcinomas. Cases of DCIS diagnosed at the Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital from 1994 to 2010 were identified. TN and HER2+ DCIS cases formed the study cohort. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed for ER, PR, HER2, CK14, EGFR, and p53. Comparisons of clinicopathological features, IHC results, and clinical outcomes were performed between the two groups. We evaluated 145 HER2+ and 85 TN DCIS cases. HER2 positive DCIS had significantly higher nuclear grade (p < 0.001) and more frequent necrosis (p < 0.001) than TN DCIS. HER2 positive DCIS also harbored significantly higher rates of nuclear p53 immunoreactivity (p = 0.002) than TN DCIS. Younger patients (age < 40) with HER2+ and TN DCIS demonstrated statistically significant worse invasive DFS than older women (p < 0.001). Multivariate cox regression analysis (HR 15.08, 95% CI 12.79-81.45, p = 0.002) also confirmed these findings. In addition, younger patients (age < 40) with HER2+ DCIS experienced significantly poorer prognosis when p53 was also positive (p = 0.033). HER2+ DCIS had more aggressive pathological characteristics compared to TN DCIS; accumulation of mutant p53 could possibly be contributory. Age was an independent predictor of aggressive biological behavior of HER2+ and TN DCIS. We demonstrated that younger patients with p53 positive HER2+ DCIS had significantly adverse clinical outcome.
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- Satoshi Takahashi
- Department of Pathology, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.,Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Singapore, 169856, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Singapore, 169856, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Singapore, 169856, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, Tohoku University, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan.,Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Singapore, 169856, Singapore. .,Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Singapore, 169857, Singapore. .,Division of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Singapore, 169856, Singapore. .,Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 14 Medical Drive, MD6, #14-02T, Singapore, 117599, Singapore.
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Current Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ and Future Directions. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2017; 151:33-80. [PMID: 29096897 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2017.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The presentation and treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has changed substantially over the years. While previously an incidental pathologic finding in more advanced, palpable tumors, the institution of screening mammography has repositioned this disease entity as one largely diagnosed as a non-palpable lesion, often prior to any invasive disease. As DCIS is a precursor to invasive carcinoma, evolution in the approach to treatment has followed in the footsteps of that for invasive disease, including breast conservation therapy, adjuvant radiation, and use of antihormonal therapy. Survival outcomes for DCIS are very high and more recent literature has investigated tailoring therapeutic approaches to avoid overtreatment. Two important areas of ongoing clinical debate concerning overtreatment include use of preoperative MRI and the role of adjuvant radiation. The heterogeneity of the disease makes it difficult to differentiate lesions that would benefit from more aggressive treatment from those in which overtreatment could be avoided. Clinical characteristics, such as histologic appearance, age at diagnosis, and margin status at tumor excision have been established as moderate predictors of disease recurrence, but none has provided strong enough evidence as to guide consensus decisions on adjuvant therapy. Continuing research seeks to define the genetic and molecular characteristics that can predict disease course and serve as the potential targets for novel therapeutic agents. While several markers have shown promise in differentiating tumor aggressiveness, there is still much to be discovered about the precise mechanisms of disease progression and how this can be applied clinically to optimize treatment.
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Meattini I, Saieva C, Bastiani P, Martella F, Francolini G, Lo Russo M, Paoletti L, Doria M, Desideri I, Terziani F, De Luca Cardillo C, Bendinelli B, Ciabatti C, Muntoni C, Tinacci G, Nori J, Smith H, Brancato B, Galli L, Sanchez LJ, Casella D, Bernini M, Orzalesi L, Carta GA, Bianchi S, Rossi F, Livi L. Impact of hormonal status on outcome of ductal carcinoma in situ treated with breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy: Long-term experience from two large-institutional series. Breast 2017; 33:139-144. [PMID: 28384565 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a heterogeneous disease, for which the best adjuvant treatment is still uncertain. Many attempts of risk-groups stratification have been made over time, developing prognostic scores to predict risk of local recurrence (LR) on the basis of features such as age, final surgical margins (FSM) status, grade, and tumor size. The aim of our analysis was to evaluate the patterns of recurrence from a two large-institutional retrospective series. PATIENTS AND METHODS We collected data on 457 patients treated with BCS and adjuvant RT between 1990 and 2012. Final analysis was performed on 278 patients, due to missing data about hormonal status (HS). Patients were treated at the Radiation Oncology Unit of the University of Florence (n = 195), and S. Maria Annunziata Hospital (n = 83) (Florence, Italy). RESULTS At a median follow up time of 10.8 years (range 3-25), we observed 20 LR (7.2%). The 5-year and 10-year LR rates were 4.9% and 10.2%, respectively. At Cox regression univariate analysis, estrogen receptor (ER) positive status (p = 0.001), HS positive (p = 0.003), and FSM <1 mm (p = 0.0001) significantly impacted on LR. At Cox regression multivariate analysis positive ER status maintained a protective role (p = 0.003), and FSM status <1 mm its negative impact (p = 0.0001) on LR rate. CONCLUSIONS Our experience confirmed the wide heterogeneity of DCIS. Inadequate FSM and negative ER status negatively influenced LR rates. Tumor biology should be integrated in adjuvant treatment decision-making process.
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- Icro Meattini
- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy.
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute (ISPO), Italy
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- Breast Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Breast Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Breast Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute (ISPO), Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Diagnostic Senology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Italy
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- Breast Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa di Senologia Clinica, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute (ISPO), Italy
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- Breast Unit, S. Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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- Division of Pathological Anatomy, Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence, Italy
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Morphopathological and immunohistochemical features of a pure mucinous breast carcinoma – Case report. ARS MEDICA TOMITANA 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/arsm-2016-0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Pure mucinous carcinoma is a rare special type of breast carcinoma with a 2% incidence and it is usualy asociated with a good prognosis. It must distingished from the mixed subtype of mucinos breast carcinoma, which has an invasive non-mucinous component in more than 10% of the tumor and change the favourable outcome of the first subtype. In this report we present a case of a premenopausal woman with a lump in right breast wich histopathologically proved to be a pure mucinous carcinoma associated with high grade ductal carcinoma in situ. Immunohistochemical and ancillary studies demonstrate a great heterogeneity of the neoplastic cells, with different molecular profile for each component of the tumor. The presence of ductal carcinoma in situ with a different imunophenotype from pure mucinous carcinoma rise the ipothesis of a different tumor cell biology which may change clincal evolution.
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Lalani N, Nofech-Mozes S, Rakovitch E. New Developments in Assessing Risk of Local Recurrence in Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ after Lumpectomy and Breast Radiation. CURRENT BREAST CANCER REPORTS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s12609-016-0211-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Koh VCY, Lim JCT, Thike AA, Cheok PY, Thu MMM, Tan VKM, Tan BKT, Ong KW, Ho GH, Tan WJ, Tan Y, Salahuddin AS, Busmanis I, Chong APY, Iqbal J, Thilagaratnam S, Wong JSL, Tan PH. Characteristics and behaviour of screen-detected ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: comparison with symptomatic patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2015; 152:293-304. [PMID: 26077641 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3472-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Singapore women. Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is the putative, non-obligate precursor of the majority of invasive breast cancers. The efficacy of the Singapore breast-screening pilot project in detecting early stage breast cancer led to the launch of a national breast-screening programme, BreastScreen Singapore (BSS), in January 2002. In this study, we compared clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics, as well as clinical outcomes, between screen-detected and symptomatic DCIS. The study cohort comprised 1202 cases of DCIS diagnosed at Singapore General Hospital from 1994 to 2010. Comparison of clinicopathological parameters, immunohistochemical results of ER, PR, HER2, CK14, EGFR, and 34βE12, and clinical outcomes was carried out between the 2 groups. Amongst 1202 cases, 610 (50.7%) were screen-detected and 592 (49.3%) were symptomatic DCIS. Screen-detected cases were smaller in size (P < 0.001), of lower nuclear grade (P = 0.004), and more frequently expressed ER (P < 0.001). Luminal A phenotype was more frequently observed in screen-detected DCIS, while triple-negative and HER2 phenotypes were more common in symptomatic DCIS (P < 0.001). The basal-like phenotype was also more frequent in symptomatic DCIS (P = 0.041). Mean and median follow-up was 99.7 and 97.8 months, respectively, with a maximum follow-up of 246.0 months. More symptomatic patients developed invasive recurrences compared to screen-detected patients (P = 0.001). A trend for better disease-free survival was observed in screen-detected patients (P = 0.076). Patients who were screen-detected experienced better overall survival than those with symptomatic DCIS (P = 0.007). Our data indicate a more favourable outcome of screen-detected DCIS patients confirming the role of BSS in early identification of this curable disease.
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- Valerie Cui Yun Koh
- Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia, Diagnostics Tower, Singapore, 169856, Singapore
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Is radiotherapy necessary for intermediate risk ductal carcinoma in situ after breast conserving surgery? SPRINGERPLUS 2014; 3:405. [PMID: 25133091 PMCID: PMC4132440 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Identifying ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) patients at highest risk for recurrence after breast conserving surgery (BCS) remains a clinical concern. Subjecting all such patients to radiotherapy may be unnecessary. The Van Nuys Prognostic Index (VNPI) is a simple scoring system for predicting the risk of local recurrence in patients with DCIS. We reviewed patients with DCIS applying the VNPI score system. A total of 184 DCIS patients who underwent surgery at our institution between January 2003 and December 2011 were identified. Patients were not treated according to VNPI guidelines; rather, radiation therapy was applied at each surgeon’s discretion. All patients with hormonal receptor positive tumors were treated with hormonal therapy. Pathology reports were reviewed and VNPI scores of each DCIS calculated. Of the 184 patients, 52 (28.3%), 115 (62.5%) and 17 (9.2%) had low, intermediate and high VNPI scores, respectively. Six of the 184 patients (3.3%) developed ipsilateral local recurrence, five in the intermediate and one in the high VNPI score group. Of the five in the intermediate group, three (60%) were in patients with ER-negative tumors. VNPI score itself was not associated with recurrence (P = 0.145). Factors associated with recurrence included tumor size (hazard ratio [HR] 6.88), grade (HR 9.07) and hormone receptor status (HR 11.75). Radiotherapy did not significantly improve recurrence rates in patients with low and intermediate risk DCIS, especially in those with ER-positive tumors. Radiotherapy can be omitted in patients with ER-positive intermediate score DCIS and in patients with low score DCIS.
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Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is responsible for 25% of screen-detected breast cancers. Various prognostic classifications are in use, including the Van Nuys Prognostic Index and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer grading system (well, intermediate or poorly differentiated) based on cytonuclear pattern. This has been modified in screening programs to low, intermediate and high grade. In comparison with normal epithelium, DCIS has a tenfold increase in growth and 15-fold increase in apoptosis. Patients with extensive or multifocal DCIS need mastectomy and sentinel node biopsy, together with reconstruction, if requested. Microinvasion associated with DCIS is an indication for sentinel node biopsy. Randomized trials have confirmed the value of breast irradiation after wide excision, in terms of DCIS relapse and progression to invasive disease. Patients with estrogen receptor-positive DCIS benefit from adjuvant tamoxifen after breast-conserving surgery.
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- Tracey Irvine
- Guy's Hospital, Hedley Atkins Breast Unit, London, UK
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Boyle DP, McCourt CM, Matchett KB, Salto-Tellez M. Molecular and clinicopathological markers of prognosis in breast cancer. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2013; 13:481-98. [PMID: 23782255 DOI: 10.1586/erm.13.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A vast body of research in breast cancer prognostication has accumulated. Yet despite this, patients within current prognostic categories may have significantly different outcomes. There is a need to more accurately divide those cancer types associated with an excellent prognosis from those requiring more aggressive therapy. Gene expression array studies have revealed the numerous molecular breast cancer subtypes that are associated with differing outcomes. Furthermore, as next generation technologies evolve and further reveal the complexities of breast cancer, it is likely that existing prognostic approaches will become progressively refined. Future prognostication in breast cancer requires a morphomolecular, multifaceted approach involving the assessment of anatomical disease extent and levels of protein, DNA and RNA expression. One of the major challenges in prognostication will be the integration of potential assays into existing clinical systems and identification of appropriate patient subgroups for analysis.
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- David P Boyle
- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, UK.
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Rauch GM, Kuerer HM, Scoggins ME, Fox PS, Benveniste AP, Park YM, Lari SA, Hobbs BP, Adrada BE, Krishnamurthy S, Yang WT. Clinicopathologic, mammographic, and sonographic features in 1,187 patients with pure ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast by estrogen receptor status. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2013; 139:639-47. [PMID: 23774990 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2598-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The clinicopathologic, mammographic, and sonographic findings in patients with pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) were assessed by estrogen receptor (ER) expression. After institutional review board approval, patients with pure DCIS evaluated from January 1996 to July 2009 with known ER status and available imaging were identified. Images were reviewed as per the ACR BI-RADS(®) lexicon (4th edition). Clinical, pathologic, and imaging characteristics were analyzed by ER status using t test, Chi square test, and Fisher's exact test. Of 1,219 patients with pure DCIS and known ER status identified, 1,187 with complete data were included. Mammography was performed in all 1,187 patients and sonography in 519 (44 %). There were 972 (82 %) patients with ER-positive and 215 (18 %) with ER-negative disease. ER-negative DCIS was more likely to be high grade (93 vs 44 %, p < 0.0001), associated with comedonecrosis (64 vs 29 %, p < 0.0001), and multifocal (23 vs 15 %, p = 0.009). On sonography, ER-negative DCIS was more likely to be visible (61 vs 46 %, p = 0.004), larger (mean size, 2.3 vs 1.6 cm, p = 0.006), and show posterior shadowing (53 vs 28 %, p = 0.006). Mastectomy was more frequently performed for ER-negative DCIS (47 vs 37 %, p = 0.008). Palpable DCIS was visible on sonography in 55 % of cases and mammography in 81 %. Compared with ER-positive palpable DCIS, ER-negative palpable DCIS was larger and more likely to be visible on sonography. Compared with ER-positive noncalcified DCIS, ER-negative noncalcified DCIS was less likely to be visible on mammography. ER-positive and ER-negative pure DCIS have different clinicopathologic and imaging characteristics. ER-negative DCIS is associated with worse prognostic factors than ER-positive DCIS. On sonography, ER-negative DCIS is more frequently visible than ER-positive DCIS, tends to be larger, and more frequently demonstrates posterior shadowing.
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- Gaiane M Rauch
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1473, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Mackey A, Greenup R, Hwang ES. New Treatment Paradigms for Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. CURRENT BREAST CANCER REPORTS 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s12609-013-0109-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Zhou X, Meeker AK, Makambi KH, Kosti O, Kallakury BVS, Sidawy MK, Loffredo CA, Zheng YL. Telomere length variation in normal epithelial cells adjacent to tumor: potential biomarker for breast cancer local recurrence. Carcinogenesis 2011; 33:113-8. [PMID: 22072619 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgr248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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A better understanding of the risk of local recurrence (LR) will facilitate therapeutic decision making in the management of early breast cancers. In the present study, we investigated whether telomere length in the normal breast epithelial cells surrounding the tumor is predictive of breast cancer LR; 152 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center were included in this nested case-control study. Cases (patients had LR) and controls (patients had no LR) were matched on year of surgery, age at diagnosis and type of surgery. Telomere fluorescent in situ hybridization was used to determine the telomere length using formalin fixed paraffin-embedded breast tissues. Small telomere length variation (TLV), defined as the coefficient variation of telomere lengths among examined cells, in normal epithelial cells adjacent to the tumor was significantly associated with a 5-fold (95% confidence interval = 1.2-22.2) increased risk of breast cancer LR. When the subjects were categorized into quartiles, a significant inverse dose-response relationship was observed with lowest versus highest quartile odds ratio of 15.3 (P(trend) = 0.012). Patients who had large TLV had significantly better 10 year recurrence free survival rate compared with patients who had small TLV (80 versus 33%). The present study revealed that TLV in normal epithelial cells adjacent to tumor is a strong predictor of breast cancer LR. If confirmed by future studies, TLV in normal epithelial cells adjacent to tumor has the potential to become a promising biomarker for predicting breast cancer LR after breast conserving surgery.
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- Xin Zhou
- Carcinogenesis, Biomarkers and Epidemiology Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Hayward L, Oeppen RS, Grima AV, Royle GT, Rubin CM, Cutress RI. The influence of clinicopathological features on the predictive accuracy of conventional breast imaging in determining the extent of screen-detected high-grade pure ductal carcinoma in situ. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2011; 93:385-90. [PMID: 21943463 PMCID: PMC3365457 DOI: 10.1308/003588411x579829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The extent of calcified ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) detected by screening mammography is a determinant for treatment with breast conserving surgery (BCS). However, DCIS may be uncalcified and almost a quarter of patients with DCIS treated initially by BCS either require a second operation or are found to have unexpected invasive disease following surgery. Identification of these cases might guide selective implementation of additional diagnostic procedures. METHODS A retrospective review of patients with a preoperative diagnosis of pure high-grade DCIS at the Southampton and Salisbury Breast Screening Unit over a ten-year period was carried out. Mammograms were reviewed independently by a consultant radiologist and additional factors including the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS(®)) breast density score, DCIS extent and disease location within the breast recorded. RESULTS Unexpected invasive disease was found in 35 of 144 patients (24%). Within our unit the re-excision rate for all screen-detected DCIS is currently 23% but for patients included in this study with high-grade DCIS the re-excision rate was 39% (34/87). The extent of DCIS (p=0.008) and lack of expression of the oestrogen receptor (ER) predicted the requirement for re-excision in both univariate (p=0.004) and multivariate analysis (p=0.005). CONCLUSIONS High-grade DCIS may be focally uncalcified, leading to underestimation of disease extent, which might be related to ER status. Invasive foci associated with high-grade DCIS are often mammographically occult. Exploration of additional biomarkers and targeted use of further diagnostic techniques may improve the preoperative staging of DCIS.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/surgery
- Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging
- Calcinosis/pathology
- Calcinosis/surgery
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/surgery
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/diagnostic imaging
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/pathology
- Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating/surgery
- Female
- Humans
- Incidental Findings
- Mammography/standards
- Mastectomy/methods
- Middle Aged
- Preoperative Care
- Reoperation
- Retrospective Studies
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- L Hayward
- Southampton Breast unit, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK
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Lari SA, Kuerer HM. Biological Markers in DCIS and Risk of Breast Recurrence: A Systematic Review. J Cancer 2011; 2:232-61. [PMID: 21552384 PMCID: PMC3088863 DOI: 10.7150/jca.2.232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 04/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Understanding of the biology and clinical behavior of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is currently inadequate. The aim of this comprehensive review was to identify important molecular biological markers associated with DCIS and candidate markers associated with increased risk of ipsilateral recurrence after diagnosis of DCIS. A comprehensive systematic review was performed to identify studies published in the past 10 years that investigated biological markers in DCIS. To be included in this review, studies that investigated the rate of biological expression of markers had to report on at least 30 patients; studies that analyzed the recurrence risk associated with biomarker expression had to report on at least 50 patients. There were 6,252 patients altogether in our review. Biological markers evaluated included steroid receptors, proliferation markers, cell cycle regulation and apoptotic markers, angiogenesis-related proteins, epidermal growth factor receptor family receptors, extracellular matrix-related proteins, and COX-2. Although the studies in this review provide valuable preliminary information regarding the expression and prognostic significance of biomarkers in DCIS, common limitations of published studies (case-series, cohort, and case-control studies) were that they were limited to small patient cohorts in which the extent of surgery and use of radiotherapy or endocrine therapy varied from patient to patient, and variable methods of determining biomarker expression. These constraints made it difficult to interpret the absolute effect of expression of various biomarkers on risk of local recurrence. No prospective validation studies were identified. As the study of biomarkers are in their relative infancy in DCIS compared with invasive breast cancer, key significant prognostic and predictive markers associated with invasive breast cancer have not been adequately studied in DCIS. There is a critical need for prospective analyses of novel and other known breast cancer molecular markers in large cohorts of patient with DCIS to differentiate indolent from aggressive DCIS and better tailor the need and extent of current therapies.
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- Sara A Lari
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Shamliyan T, Wang SY, Virnig BA, Tuttle TM, Kane RL. Association between patient and tumor characteristics with clinical outcomes in women with ductal carcinoma in situ. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2011; 2010:121-9. [PMID: 20956815 DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgq034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We synthesized the evidence of the association between patient and tumor characteristics with clinical outcomes in women with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. We identified five randomized controlled clinical trials and 64 observational studies that were published in English from January 1970 to January 2009. Younger women with clinically presented ductal carcinoma in situ had higher risk of ipsilateral recurrent cancer. African Americans had higher mortality and greater rates of advanced recurrent cancer. Women with larger tumor size, comedo necrosis, worse pathological grading, positive surgical margins, and at a higher risk category, using a composite prognostic index, had worse outcomes. Inconsistent evidence suggested that positive HER2 receptor and negative estrogen receptor status were associated with worse outcomes. Synthesis of evidence was hampered by low statistical power to detect significant differences in predictor categories and inconsistent adjustment practices across the studies. Future research should address composite prediction indices among race groups for all outcomes.
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- Tatyana Shamliyan
- Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, D330-5 Mayo (MMC 729), 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Kerlikowske K, Molinaro AM, Gauthier ML, Berman HK, Waldman F, Bennington J, Sanchez H, Jimenez C, Stewart K, Chew K, Ljung BM, Tlsty TD. Biomarker expression and risk of subsequent tumors after initial ductal carcinoma in situ diagnosis. J Natl Cancer Inst 2010; 102:627-37. [PMID: 20427430 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djq101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies have failed to identify characteristics of women who have been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and have a high or low risk of subsequent invasive cancer. METHODS We conducted a nested case-control study in a population-based cohort of 1162 women who were diagnosed with DCIS and treated by lumpectomy alone from 1983 to 1994. We collected clinical characteristics and information on subsequent tumors, defined as invasive breast cancer or DCIS diagnosed in the ipsilateral breast containing the initial DCIS lesion or at a regional or distant site greater than 6 months after initial treatment of DCIS (N = 324). We also conducted standardized pathology reviews and immunohistochemical staining for the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor, Ki67 antigen, p53, p16, epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (ERBB2, HER2/neu oncoprotein), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) on the initial paraffin-embedded DCIS tissue. Competing risk models were used to determine factors associated with risk of subsequent invasive cancer vs DCIS, and cumulative incidence survival functions were used to estimate 8-year risk. RESULTS Factors associated with subsequent invasive cancer differed from those associated with subsequent DCIS. Eight-year risk of subsequent invasive cancer was statistically significantly (P = .018) higher for women with initial DCIS lesions that were detected by palpation or that were p16, COX-2, and Ki67 triple positive (p16(+)COX-2(+)Ki67(+)) (19.6%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 18.0% to 21.3%) than for women with initial lesions that were detected by mammography and were p16, COX-2, and Ki67 triple negative (p16(-)COX-2(-)Ki67(-)) (4.1%, 95% CI = 3.4% to 5.0%). In a multivariable model, DCIS lesions that were p16(+)COX-2(+)Ki67(+) or those detected by palpation were statistically significantly associated with subsequent invasive cancer, but nuclear grade was not. Eight-year risk of subsequent DCIS was highest for women with DCIS lesions that had disease-free margins of 1 mm or greater combined with either ER(-)ERBB2(+)Ki67(+) or p16(+)COX-2(-)Ki67(+) status (23.6%, 95% CI = 18.1% to 34.0%). CONCLUSION Biomarkers can identify which women who were initially diagnosed with DCIS are at high or low risk of subsequent invasive cancer, whereas histopathology information cannot.
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Kontzoglou K, Stamatakos M, Tsaknaki S, Goga H, Kostakis A, Safioleas M. Successful pregnancy after breast cancer therapy: dream or reality? INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS IN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2009; 6:7. [PMID: 19254357 PMCID: PMC2651905 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7800-6-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2007] [Accepted: 03/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Background Nowadays, more breast cancer patients want to have children after the diagnosis of cancer. The purpose of this study is to review the possibility and risks of giving birth among women with breast cancer previously treated by chemotherapy. Case presentation Two young women aged 28 and 34 respectively, were treated in our clinic for breast cancer, the first (negative hormonal receptors) by surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy and the second (positive hormonal receptors) by surgery, radiotherapy and tamoxifen. They both became pregnant, 1 and 8 years after completion of the therapy respectively. Results Laboratory testing during pregnancy was negative in both cases and after an uneventful course each woman gave birth to a perfectly healthy child. The first patient breastfed her baby for three months, while the second one did not breastfeed her baby at all. Conclusion Women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer can maintain their fertility and get pregnant. Previous chemotherapy for breast cancer does not present any supplementary risks for the child's mental or physical health.
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- Konstantinos Kontzoglou
- 2nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Okumura Y, Yamamoto Y, Zhang Z, Toyama T, Kawasoe T, Ibusuki M, Honda Y, Iyama KI, Yamashita H, Iwase H. Identification of biomarkers in ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast with microinvasion. BMC Cancer 2008; 8:287. [PMID: 18837981 PMCID: PMC2567990 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/06/2008] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Widespread use of mammography in breast cancer screening has led to the identification of increasing numbers of patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). DCIS of the breast with an area of focal invasion 1 mm or less in diameter is defined as DCIS with microinvasion, DCIS-Mi. Identification of biological differences between DCIS and DCIS-Mi may aid in understanding of the nature and causes of the progression of DCIS to invasiveness. Methods In this study, using resected breast cancer tissues, we compared pure DCIS (52 cases) and DCIS-Mi (28 cases) with regard to pathological findings of intraductal lesions, biological factors, apoptosis-related protein expression, and proliferative capacity through the use of immunohistochemistry and the TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) method. Results There were no differences in biological factors between DCIS and DCIS-Mi, with respect to levels of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2. The frequency of necrosis and positive expression ratio of survivin and Bax were significantly higher in DCIS-Mi than in DCIS. In addition, apoptotic index, Ki-67 index, and positive Bcl-2 immunolabeling tended to be higher in DCIS-Mi than in DCIS. Multivariate analysis revealed that the presence of necrosis and positive survivin expression were independent factors associated with invasion. Conclusion Compared with DCIS, DCIS-Mi is characterized by a slightly elevated cell proliferation capacity and enhanced apoptosis within the intraductal lesion, both of which are thought to promote the formation of cell necrotic foci. Furthermore, the differential expression of survivin may serve in deciding the response to therapy and may have some prognostic significance.
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- Yasuhiro Okumura
- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan.
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Kawasaki T, Nakamura S, Sakamoto G, Murata S, Tsunoda-shimizu H, Suzuki K, Takahashi O, Nakazawa T, Kondo T, Katoh R. Neuroendocrine ductal carcinomain situ(NE-DCIS) of the breast - comparative clinicopathological study of 20 NE-DCIS cases and 274 non-NE-DCIS cases. Histopathology 2008; 53:288-98. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03093.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Kölble K. Morphological detection of hormone and growth factor receptors in breast cancer. RECENT RESULTS IN CANCER RESEARCH. FORTSCHRITTE DER KREBSFORSCHUNG. PROGRES DANS LES RECHERCHES SUR LE CANCER 2007; 176:201-9. [PMID: 17607927 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-46091-6_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In the multidisciplinary effort of today's clinical oncology, histopathology has to deal increasingly with the genetic and proteomic profiles of neoplastic cells obtained in ever smaller samples via various diagnostic routes. None of the numerous molecular markers available has surpassed hormone and growth factor receptors in their relevance for the selection of targeted therapies. In the following, morphologic concepts and histopathologic methods pertinent to the clinically most important receptors are discussed with a focus on tumors of the breast.
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- Konrad Kölble
- Centrum 5 für Diagnostiche und Präventive Labormedizin, Institut für Pathologie, Berlin, Germany
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Toya H, Oyama T, Ohwada S, Togo N, Sakamoto I, Horiguchi J, Koibuchi Y, Adachi S, Jigami T, Nakajima T, Akiyama T. Immunohistochemical expression of the beta-catenin-interacting protein B9L is associated with histological high nuclear grade and immunohistochemical ErbB2/HER-2 expression in breast cancers. Cancer Sci 2007; 98:484-90. [PMID: 17309600 PMCID: PMC11158702 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2007.00430.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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B9L/BCL9-2, a novel beta-catenin-interacting protein, plays an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis by translocating beta-catenin to the nucleus and enhancing beta-catenin-T-cell factor-mediated transcription. To elucidate the role of B9L in breast cancers, we studied B9L expression in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast immunohistochemically and compared it to the immunohistochemical expression of known proteins involved in breast carcinogenesis. In breast tissues, B9L immunoreactivity was present exclusively in the nuclei of normal and neoplastic ductal cells. In DCIS, immunohistochemical B9L expression was significantly associated with the tumor nuclear grade, comedo necrosis and the expression of ErbB2/HER-2, c-myc and p53. In IDC, B9L expression was correlated with ErbB2/HER-2 expression and tumor nuclear grade only. In both DCIS and IDC, immunohistochemical B9L expression was not related to the expression of cytoplasmic beta-catenin. We demonstrated that nuclear B9L expression was closely associated with the high nuclear grade cancer phenotype and the expression of ErbB2/HER-2 in breast cancers.
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- Hiroyuki Toya
- Department of Surgery, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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Cox D, Bradley S, England D. The significance of mammotome core biopsy specimens without radiographically identifiable microcalcification and their influence on surgical management—A retrospective review with histological correlation. Breast 2006; 15:210-8. [PMID: 16081287 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2005.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2005] [Revised: 05/19/2005] [Accepted: 06/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to assess core specimens which do not contain radiographically visible calcification at stereotactic vacuum assisted core biopsy (SVACB) of indeterminate microcalcification, to determine what influence they may have on the surgical management of patients with breast disease. Review was made of the core biopsy and surgical histology results of 104 SVACB biopsies of indeterminate microcalcification over a 26 month period. Cores were placed in separate pots; POT A for cores containing microcalcification and POT B for cores without radiographically visible microcalcification before being sent to histology. Of 104 biopsies, 25% contained B3-B5 pathology in POT B and at surgery this correlated with a higher grade of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and an increased likelihood of invasive disease. The presence of B3-B5 pathology in POT B itself however did not act as a strong indicator of radiological-histological size discrepancy in this study.
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- D Cox
- Breast Assessment Unit, Birmingham Women's Hospital, Metchley Park Lane, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG, UK
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Adepoju LJ, Symmans WF, Babiera GV, Singletary SE, Arun B, Sneige N, Pusztai L, Buchholz TA, Sahin A, Hunt KK, Meric-Bernstam F, Ross MI, Ames FC, Kuerer HM. Impact of concurrent proliferative high-risk lesions on the risk of ipsilateral breast carcinoma recurrence and contralateral breast carcinoma development in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ treated with breast-conserving therapy. Cancer 2006; 106:42-50. [PMID: 16333852 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to determine the risk of ipsilateral breast carcinoma recurrence (IBCR) and contralateral breast carcinoma (CBC) development in patients with a concurrent diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH), or lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS). METHODS Records of all 307 patients with DCIS treated with breast-conserving treatment (BCT) from 1968 to 1998 were analyzed. Initial pathology reports and all slides available were re-reviewed for evidence of ADH, ALH, or LCIS. Actuarial local recurrence rates were calculated. RESULTS Fifty-five cases of DCIS were associated with ADH, 11 with ALH or LCIS, and 14 with both ADH and ALH or LCIS. Overall, IBCR occurred in 14% and no significant difference in the IBCR rate was identified for patients with proliferative lesions compared with patients without these lesions (P = 0.38). Development of CBC in patients with concurrent DCIS and ADH was 4.4 times (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44-13.63) that in patients with DCIS alone (P < 0.01). The 15-year cumulative rate of CBC development was 22.7% in patients with ALH or LCIS compared with 6.5% in patients without these lesions (P = 0.30) and 19% in patients with ADH compared with 4.1% in patients with DCIS alone (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION The risk of CBC development is higher with concurrent ADH than in patients with DCIS alone, and these patients may therefore be appropriate candidates for additional chemoprevention strategies. Concurrent ADH, ALH, or LCIS with DCIS is not a contraindication to BCT.
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MESH Headings
- Breast Neoplasms/mortality
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Breast Neoplasms/therapy
- Carcinoma in Situ/mortality
- Carcinoma in Situ/pathology
- Carcinoma in Situ/therapy
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/mortality
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/therapy
- Carcinoma, Lobular/mortality
- Carcinoma, Lobular/pathology
- Carcinoma, Lobular/therapy
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
- Mastectomy, Segmental
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/prevention & control
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/pathology
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/prevention & control
- Precancerous Conditions/pathology
- Precancerous Conditions/therapy
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Risk Assessment
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- Linda J Adepoju
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Jang JY, Ryu MR, Kim SW, Kay CS, Kim YS, Oh YK, Kwon HC, Yoon SC, Park WC, Song BJ, Oh SJ, Jung SS, Won JM, Kim SN, Chung SM. Clinical experience of patients with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast treated with breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy: a preliminary report. Cancer Res Treat 2005; 37:344-8. [PMID: 19956370 DOI: 10.4143/crt.2005.37.6.344] [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: 12/08/2005] [Accepted: 12/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is a practical alternative to mastectomy for treating ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). We reviewed our experience for treating patients with DCIS of the breast to evaluate the outcome after performing breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy (BCS-RT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 1983 and December 2002, 25 patients with clinically or mammographically detected DCIS were treated by BCS-RT. One patient was diagnosed with bilateral DCIS. Thirteen cases (50%) had symptomatic lesions at presentation. All 26 cases of 25 patients underwent BCS such as lumpectomy, partial mastectomy or quadrantectomy. All of them received whole breast irradiation to a median dose of 50.4 Gy. Twenty-four cases (92.3%) received a boost to the tumor bed for a median total dose of 59.4 Gy. The median follow up period was 67 months (range: 38 to 149 months). RESULTS Two cases (7.7%) experienced ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) after BCS-RT. The histology results at the time of IBTR showed invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), and the median time to IBTR was 25.5 months. On the univariate analysis, there were no significant factors associated with IBTR in the DCIS patients. The three-year local recurrence free survival rate was 96.0% and the overall survival rate was 96.3%. CONCLUSION After the treatment for DCIS, the IBTR rate in our study was similar to other previous studies. Considering that we included patients who had many symptomatic lesions, close or positive margins and less that complete early data, our result is comparable to the previous studies. We could not find the prognostic significant factors associated with IBTR after BCS-RT. A longer follow up period with more patients would be required to evaluate the role of any predictive factors and to confirm these short-term results.
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- Ji-Young Jang
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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Goldhirsch A, Glick JH, Gelber RD, Coates AS, Thürlimann B, Senn HJ. Meeting Highlights: International Expert Consensus on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer 2005. Ann Oncol 2005; 16:1569-83. [PMID: 16148022 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 750] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The ninth St Gallen (Switzerland) expert consensus meeting in January 2005 made a fundamental change in the algorithm for selection of adjuvant systemic therapy for early breast cancer. Rather than the earlier approach commencing with risk assessment, the Panel affirmed that the first consideration was endocrine responsiveness. Three categories were acknowledged: endocrine responsive, endocrine non-responsive and tumors of uncertain endocrine responsiveness. The three categories were further divided according to menopausal status. Only then did the Panel divide patients into low-, intermediate- and high-risk categories. It agreed that axillary lymph node involvement did not automatically define high risk. Intermediate risk included both node-negative disease (if some features of the primary tumor indicated elevated risk) and patients with one to three involved lymph nodes without additional high-risk features such as HER 2/neu gene overexpression. The Panel recommended that patients be offered chemotherapy for endocrine non-responsive disease; endocrine therapy as the primary therapy for endocrine responsive disease, adding chemotherapy for some intermediate- and all high-risk groups in this category; and both chemotherapy and endocrine therapy for all patients in the uncertain endocrine response category except those in the low-risk group.
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- A Goldhirsch
- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
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