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Köbel M, Kang EY, Lee S, Terzic T, Karnezis AN, Ghatage P, Woo L, Lee CH, Meagher NS, Ramus SJ, Gorringe KL. Infiltrative pattern of invasion is independently associated with shorter survival and desmoplastic stroma markers FAP and THBS2 in mucinous ovarian carcinoma. Histopathology 2024; 84:1095-1110. [PMID: 38155475 DOI: 10.1111/his.15128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
Abstract
AIMS Mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) is a rare ovarian cancer histotype with generally good prognosis when diagnosed at an early stage. However, MOC with the infiltrative pattern of invasion has a worse prognosis, although to date studies have not been large enough to control for covariables. Data on reproducibility of classifying the invasion pattern are limited, as are molecular correlates for infiltrative invasion. We hypothesized that the invasion pattern would be associated with an aberrant tumour microenvironment. METHODS AND RESULTS Four subspecialty pathologists assessed interobserver reproducibility of the pattern of invasion in 134 MOC. Immunohistochemistry on fibroblast activation protein (FAP) and THBS2 was performed on 98 cases. Association with survival was tested using Cox regression. The average interobserver agreement for the infiltrative pattern was moderate (kappa 0.60, agreement 86.3%). After reproducibility review, 24/134 MOC (18%) were determined to have the infiltrative pattern and this was associated with a higher risk of death, independent of FIGO stage, grade, and patient age in a time-dependent manner (hazard ratio [HR] = 10.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.0-34.5). High stromal expression of FAP and THBS2 was more common in infiltrative MOC (FAP: 60%, THBS2: 58%, both P < 0.001) and associated with survival (multivariate HR for FAP: 1.5 [95% CI 1.1-2.1] and THBS2: 1.91 [95% CI 1.1-3.2]). CONCLUSIONS The pattern of invasion should be included in reporting for MOC due to the strong prognostic implications. We highlight the histological features that should be considered to improve reproducibility. FAP and THBS2 are associated with infiltrative invasion in MOC.
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- Martin Köbel
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of NSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of NSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Adult Cancer Program, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of NSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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Lim H, Ju Y, Kim SI, Park JH, Kim HS, Chung HH, Kim JW, Park NH, Song YS, Lee C, Lee M. Clinical implications of histologic subtypes on survival outcomes in primary mucinous ovarian carcinoma. Gynecol Oncol 2023; 177:117-124. [PMID: 37660413 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.08.013] [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: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In 2014, the World Health Organization introduced a new histologic classification by dividing primary mucinous ovarian carcinoma (PMOC) into two: expansile (ES) or infiltrative subtypes (IS). This study investigated the clinical implications of these histological subtypes on survival outcomes. METHODS Data from 131 patients with PMOC who underwent primary surgery between 2003 and 2021 were analyzed. The patients baseline characteristics, surgical and pathological information were collected. Survival outcomes were calculated, while factors affecting them were also investigated. RESULTS During 55.9 months of median follow-up, 27 (20.6%) patients experienced recurrence and 20 (15.3%) died. Among 131 patients, 113 patients were classified into 87 (77%) ES and 26 (23%) IS after a slide review. Advanced stage, lymph node involvement, and residual tumors after surgery were more common in the IS, showing poorer prognosis. In multivariate analyses, advanced stage and residual tumors after surgery were associated with worse survival, while the IS showed no statistical significance. In subgroup analysis for stage I disease, survival did not vary between subtypes. Nevertheless, patients in the IS group who underwent fertility-sparing surgeries demonstrated a 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate of 83.3%, significantly lower than patients without fertility preservation, irrespective of histologic subtypes (5-year PFS rate: 97.9%; P = 0.002 for the ES, 5-year PFS rate: 100%; P = 0.001 for the IS). CONCLUSIONS The IS of PMOC had poorer survival outcomes and a higher proportion of advanced-stage tumors. Although its independent prognostic significance remains uncertain, adjuvant chemotherapy should be considered for patients with fertility preservation in the IS group.
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- Hyunji Lim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul 07061, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea.
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Meagher NS, Hamilton P, Milne K, Thornton S, Harris B, Weir A, Alsop J, Bisinoto C, Brenton JD, Brooks-Wilson A, Chiu DS, Cushing-Haugen KL, Fereday S, Garsed DW, Gayther SA, Gentry-Maharaj A, Gilks B, Jimenez-Linan M, Kennedy CJ, Le ND, Piskorz AM, Riggan MJ, Shah M, Singh N, Talhouk A, Widschwendter M, Bowtell DDL, Candido Dos Reis FJ, Cook LS, Fortner RT, García MJ, Harris HR, Huntsman DG, Karnezis AN, Köbel M, Menon U, Pharoah PDP, Doherty JA, Anglesio MS, Pike MC, Pearce CL, Friedlander ML, DeFazio A, Nelson BH, Ramus SJ. Profiling the immune landscape in mucinous ovarian carcinoma. Gynecol Oncol 2023; 168:23-31. [PMID: 36368129 PMCID: PMC10374276 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) is a rare histotype of ovarian cancer, with low response rates to standard chemotherapy, and very poor survival for patients diagnosed at advanced stage. There is a limited understanding of the MOC immune landscape, and consequently whether immune checkpoint inhibitors could be considered for a subset of patients. METHODS We performed multicolor immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescence (IF) on tissue microarrays in a cohort of 126 MOC patients. Cell densities were calculated in the epithelial and stromal components for tumor-associated macrophages (CD68+/PD-L1+, CD68+/PD-L1-), T cells (CD3+/CD8-, CD3+/CD8+), putative T-regulatory cells (Tregs, FOXP3+), B cells (CD20+/CD79A+), plasma cells (CD20-/CD79a+), and PD-L1+ and PD-1+ cells, and compared these values with clinical factors. Univariate and multivariable Cox Proportional Hazards assessed overall survival. Unsupervised k-means clustering identified patient subsets with common patterns of immune cell infiltration. RESULTS Mean densities of PD1+ cells, PD-L1- macrophages, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and FOXP3+ Tregs were higher in the stroma compared to the epithelium. Tumors from advanced (Stage III/IV) MOC had greater epithelial infiltration of PD-L1- macrophages, and fewer PD-L1+ macrophages compared with Stage I/II cancers (p = 0.004 and p = 0.014 respectively). Patients with high epithelial density of FOXP3+ cells, CD8+/FOXP3+ cells, or PD-L1- macrophages, had poorer survival, and high epithelial CD79a + plasma cells conferred better survival, all upon univariate analysis only. Clustering showed that most MOC (86%) had an immune depleted (cold) phenotype, with only a small proportion (11/76,14%) considered immune inflamed (hot) based on T cell and PD-L1 infiltrates. CONCLUSION In summary, MOCs are mostly immunogenically 'cold', suggesting they may have limited response to current immunotherapies.
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- Nicola S Meagher
- School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health, University of NSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Adult Cancer Program, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of NSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council New South Wales, Australia.
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- Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health, University of NSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- British Columbia's Gynecological Cancer Research Team (OVCARE), University of British Columbia, BC Cancer, and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Program in Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics and the Cedars Sinai Genomics Core, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Barts Health National Health Service Trust, London, UK; Department of Anatomical Pathology, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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- British Columbia's Gynecological Cancer Research Team (OVCARE), University of British Columbia, BC Cancer, and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA; Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Computational Oncology Group, Structural Biology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
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- Program in Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Molecular Oncology, BC Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Huntsman Cancer Institute, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- British Columbia's Gynecological Cancer Research Team (OVCARE), University of British Columbia, BC Cancer, and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Population Health and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health, University of NSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council New South Wales, Australia; Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine and Health, University of NSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Adult Cancer Program, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of NSW Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Richardson MT, Recouvreux MS, Karlan BY, Walts AE, Orsulic S. Ciliated Cells in Ovarian Cancer Decrease with Increasing Tumor Grade and Disease Progression. Cells 2022; 11:4009. [PMID: 36552773 PMCID: PMC9776429 DOI: 10.3390/cells11244009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Ciliated cell markers expressed in epithelial ovarian cancers (EOC) are associated with improved survival. We examined the distribution of cells expressing ciliated cell markers in various EOC histologies and stages. Immunohistochemistry and/or multiplex immunofluorescence were used to determine the expression of FOXJ1 and/or CAPS (ciliated cell markers) in tissue microarrays including 4 normal fallopian tubes, 6 normal endometria, 16 cystadenomas, 25 borderline tumors, 21 low-grade carcinomas, and 118 high-grade carcinomas (HGSOC) (46 serous, 29 endometrioid, 30 clear cell, 13 mucinous). CAPS+ cells were observed in normal fallopian tubes and endometria and in ~85% of serous benign and borderline tumors and low-grade carcinomas but only in <40% of HGSOC. mRNA data from an independent cohort showed higher FOXJ1 and CAPS expression in serous borderline tumors and low-grade carcinomas compared to HGSOC. In HGSOC, ciliated cell-positive markers were observed in 52% primary tumors compared to 26% of patient-matched synchronous metastases, and 24% metachronous metastases (p = 0.009). mRNA data from an independent HGSOC cohort showed lower levels of CAPS in metastases than in primary tumors (p = 0.03). Overall, the study revealed that ciliated cells were less common in mucinous EOC, the percentage of ciliated cell marker-positive cases decreased with increasing grade, and the percentage of ciliated cells decreased in HGSOC metastases compared to patient-matched primary tumors.
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- Michael T. Richardson
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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