Assessment of PD-L1, TROP2, and nectin-4 expression in penile squamous cell carcinoma.
Hum Pathol
; 142: 42-50, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
There is an unmet need for therapeutically relevant biomarkers for advanced penile squamous cell carcinoma (pSCC). Proposed immunohistochemistry (IHC)-based biomarkers include programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2), and nectin-4; however, there is a paucity of data pertaining to these biomarkers. Herein, we investigated the expression of PD-L1, TROP2, and nectin-4 in a well-annotated cohort of pSCCs.METHODS:
A single-institution pathology archive was queried for patients who had a partial or total penectomy for pSCC between January 2000 and December 2022. Whole-slide sections were stained with antibodies against PD-L1 (22C3), TROP2, and nectin-4. Expression in tumor cells was quantified using H-scores (0-300). Associations between IHC expression, human papilloma virus (HPV) status, clinicopathologic findings, and outcome parameters were evaluated.RESULTS:
This study included 121 patients. For PD-L1, the median combined positive and H-scores were 1 and 0, respectively; 32.7 % of the cases had an H-score>0. Compared to PD-L1-negative tumors, PD-L1-positive tumors had higher pT stage and grade. The median TROP2 and nectin-4 H-scores were 230 and 140, respectively, with high TROP2 and nectin-4, defined by an H-score>200, noted in 80.7 % and 10.9 % of cases, respectively. High-risk HPV-positive cases had higher TROP2 and nectin-4 scores compared to HPV-negative cases. Patients with high TROP2 expression had significantly more disease progression, and patients with high nectin-4 expression had significantly fewer deaths due to disease.CONCLUSIONS:
High expression of TROP2 and nectin-4 in pSCC support evaluation of these markers as therapeutic targets pending validation of our findings.Palavras-chave
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Neoplasias Penianas
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Infecções por Papillomavirus
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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