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INTRODUCTION: Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) are characterized by aggressive clinical course and poor prognosis. No reliable prognostic markers have been validated to date; thus, the definition of a specific NEC prognostic algorithm represents a clinical need. This study aimed to analyze a large NEC case series to validate the specific prognostic factors identified in previous studies on gastro-entero-pancreatic and lung NECs and to assess if further prognostic parameters can be isolated. METHODS: A pooled analysis of four NEC retrospective studies was performed to evaluate the prognostic role of Ki-67 cut-off, the overall survival (OS) according to primary cancer site, and further prognostic parameters using multivariable Cox proportional hazards model and machine learning random survival forest (RSF). RESULTS: 422 NECs were analyzed. The most represented tumor site was the colorectum (n = 156, 37%), followed by the lungs (n = 111, 26%), gastroesophageal site (n = 83, 20%; 66 gastric, 79%) and pancreas (n = 42, 10%). The Ki-67 index was the most relevant predictor, followed by morphology (pure or mixed/combined NECs), stage, and site. The predicted RSF response for survival at 1, 2, or 3 years showed decreasing survival with increasing Ki-67, pure NEC morphology, stage III-IV, and colorectal NEC disease. Patients with Ki-67 <55% and mixed/combined morphology had better survival than those with pure morphology. Morphology pure or mixed/combined became irrelevant in NEC survival when Ki-67 was ≥55%. The prognosis of metastatic patients who did not receive any treatment tended to be worse compared to that of the treated group. The prognostic impact of Rb1 immunolabeling appears to be limited when multiple risk factors are simultaneously assessed. CONCLUSION: The most effective parameters to predict OS for NEC patients could be Ki-67, pure or mixed/combined morphology, stage, and site.
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Carcinoma Neuroendócrino , Tumores Neuroendócrinos , Neoplasias Pancreáticas , Neoplasias Gástricas , Humanos , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Antígeno Ki-67 , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patologia , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/patologia , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/patologia , Neoplasias Gástricas/patologiaRESUMO
High-grade Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine neoplasms (H-NENs) comprehend well-differentiated tumors (NET G3) and poorly differentiated carcinomas (NEC) with proliferative activity indexes as mitotic count (MC) >20 mitoses/10 HPF and Ki-67 >20%. At present, no specific therapy for H-NENs exists and the several evidences of microenvironment involvement in their pathogenesis pave the way for tailored therapies. Forty-five consecutive cases, with available information about T-cell, immune, and non-immune markers, from surgical pathology and clinical databases of 2 Italian institutions were immunostained for Arginase, CD33, CD163 and CD66 myeloid markers. The association between features was assessed by Spearman's correlation coefficient. A unsupervised K-means algorithm was used to identify clusters of patients according to inputs of microenvironment features and the relationship between clusters and clinicopathological features, including cancer-specific survival (CSS), was analyzed. The H-NEN population was composed of 6 (13.3%) NET G3 and 39 (86.7%) NEC. Overall, significant positive associations were found between myeloid (CD33, CD163 and Arginase) and T/immune markers (CD3, CD4, CD8, PD-1 and HLA-I). Myeloid and T-cell markers CD3 and CD8 identified two clusters of patients from unsupervised K-means analysis. Cases grouped in cluster 1 with more myeloid infiltrates, T cell, HLA and expression of inhibitory receptors and ligands in the stroma (PD-1, PD-L1) had significantly better CSS than patients in cluster 2. Multivariable analysis showed that Ki-67 (>55 vs. <55, HR 8.60, CI 95% 2.61-28.33, p < 0.0001) and cluster (1 vs. 2, HR 0.43, CI 95% 0.20-0.93, p = 0.03) were significantly associated with survival. High grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms can be further classified into two prognostic sub-populations of tumors driven by different tumor microenvironments and immune features able to generate the framework for evaluating new therapeutic strategies.
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BACKGROUND: Little information is available concerning prognostic factors for bronchopulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (BP-LCNECs) and even less is known about combined LCNECs (Co-LCNECs). We investigated whether an integrated morphological, immunohistochemical, and molecular approach could be used for their prognostic evaluation. METHODS: Morphological (including combined features), proliferative (mitotic count/Ki-67 index), immunohistochemical (napsin A, p40, TTF-1, CD44, OTP, SSTR2A, SSTR5, mASH1, p53, RB1, and MDM2), and genomic (TP53, RB1, ATM, JAK2, KRAS, and STK11) findings were analyzed in BP-LCNECs from 5 Italian centers, and correlated with overall survival (OS). The Ki-67 index was expressed as the percentage of positive cells in hot spots as indicated in the WHO 2019 Digestive System Tumors and, for Co-LCNECs, the Ki-67 index was evaluated only in the LCNEC component. RESULTS: A total of 111 LCNECs were distinguished into 70 pure LCNECs, 35 Co-LCNECs (27 with adenocarcinoma [ADC] and 8 with squamous cell carcinoma [SqCC]), and 6 LCNECs with only napsin A immunoreactivity. The Ki-67 index cutoff at 55% evaluated in the neuroendocrine component was the most powerful predictor of OS (log-rank p = 0.0001) in all LCNECs; 34 cases had a Ki-67 index <55% (LCNEC-A) and 77 had a Ki-67 index ≥55% (LCNEC-B). Statistically significant differences in OS (log-rank p = 0.0001) were also observed between pure and Co-LCNECs. A significant difference in OS was found between pure LCNECs-A and Co-LCNECs-A (p < 0.05) but not between pure LCNECs-B and Co-LCNECs-B. Co-LCNEC-ADC and LCNEC napsin A+ cases had longer OS than pure LCNEC and Co-LCNEC-SqCC cases (log-rank p = 0.0001). On multivariable analysis, tumor location, pure versus combined features, and napsin A, but no single gene mutation, were significantly associated with OS after adjustment for Ki-67 index and study center (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The Ki-67 proliferation index and the morphological characterization of combined features in LCNECs seem to be important tools for predicting clinical outcome in BP-LCNECs.
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Carcinoma de Células Grandes/diagnóstico , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/diagnóstico , Antígeno Ki-67/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Carcinoma de Células Grandes/metabolismo , Carcinoma de Células Grandes/mortalidade , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/metabolismo , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/mortalidade , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/mortalidade , Prognóstico , Análise de SobrevidaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: In gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms (H-NENs), Ki-67 threshold of 55% defines three prognosis subclasses: neuroendocrine tumor (NET) G3, neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) <55%, and NEC ≥55%. We investigated whether the molecular profiling of H-NENs differs among these subcategories and evaluated potential therapeutic targets, including PD-L1. METHODS: In GEP-NEN patients, we evaluated: (i) 55% threshold for Ki-67 labeling index for further stratifying NEC and (ii) immunoreactivity and gene mutations by immunohistochemistry and targeted next-generation sequencing (T-NGS). RESULTS: Fifteen NETs G3 and 39 NECs were identified. Ki-67 labeling index was <55% in 9 NECs and ≥55% in 30 NECs. Gene mutations by NGS (TP53, 32.9%; KRAS, 5.5%; BRAF, 4.1%) were detected in 46.6% NENs, significantly enriched in NEC ≥55% (76.7%) compared to NEC <55% (55.6%) or NET (20.0%). PD-L1 staining in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes was observed in NEC ≥55% (36.7%; p = 0.03). Median OS was 4.3 years in NET G3, 1.8 years in NEC <55%, and 0.7 years in NEC ≥55% (p <0.0001); it was 2.3 years with NGS wild-type, 0.7 years with ≥1 mutation (p <0.0001), 0.8 years in PD-L1-positive patients, and 1.7 years in PD-L1-negative subjects (p = 0.0004). In multivariate analysis, only the proposed subclassification approach yielded statistically significant differences between groups (NEC <55% vs. NET G3, HR 14.1, 95% CI 2.2-89.8, p = 0.005; NEC ≥55% vs. NET G3, HR 25.8, 95% CI 3.9-169, p = 0.0007). CONCLUSIONS: These findings identify NEC ≥55% as a biologically and prognostically distinct subtype and pave the way for more personalized treatment.
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Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Intestinais/diagnóstico , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico , Adulto , Antígeno B7-H1/análise , Antígeno B7-H1/genética , Antígeno B7-H1/metabolismo , Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Biomarcadores Tumorais/genética , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/genética , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/metabolismo , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/patologia , Estudos de Coortes , Citodiagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Neoplasias Intestinais/genética , Neoplasias Intestinais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Intestinais/patologia , Antígeno Ki-67/análise , Antígeno Ki-67/genética , Antígeno Ki-67/metabolismo , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular , Gradação de Tumores , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/genética , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/metabolismo , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/patologia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/genética , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patologia , Prognóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/genética , Neoplasias Gástricas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Gástricas/patologiaRESUMO
Gastroblastoma (GB) is a rare gastric epithelial-mesenchymal neoplasm, first described by Miettinen et al. So far, all reported cases described the tumor in children or young adults, and similarities with other childhood blastomas have been postulated. We report a case of GB in a 43-year-old patient with long follow up and no recurrence up to 100 months after surgery. So far, this is the second case of GB occurring in the adult age >40-year-old. Hence, GB should be considered in the differential diagnosis of microscopically comparable conditions in adults carrying a worse prognosis and different clinical approach.
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Symptomatic multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell neoplasm that represents the final stage of a continuum of clinical conditions that start from monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS), then transits in the more advance, but still asymptomatic, smoldering MM (SMM), with a final evolution in symptomatic MM. To investigate SMM microenvironment modifications, we studied 16 patients diagnosed at our hospital. Eight of them (group A) developed MM within 2 years from diagnosis while the others (group B) had stable SMM. Samples were bone marrow biopsies at diagnosis and after 2 years (± 4 months) and were analyzed by immunohistochemical analysis. Firstly, we found a significant increase in both CD4+ cells (11 vs 17%, p < 0.01) and CD8+ cells (15 vs 18%, p < 0.01) between diagnosis and at follow-up samples (whole cohort). This was associated to an increase in the CD4+/CD8+ ratio (0.74 vs 0.93, p < 0.01). Secondly, we discovered an increased expression of T cell inhibitory molecules during SMM evolution. In fact, plasma cell PD-L1 and microenvironment cell LAG3 expression increased from 1 to 12% (p = 0.03) and 4 to 10% (p = 0.04), respectively, from diagnosis to follow-up. Also, plasma cells and microenvironment cells HLA-DR expression augmented during SMM evolution from 7 to 10% (p = 0.04) and 29 to 39% (p = 0.01), respectively. When comparing group A vs group B, we found an increased CD68-KP1+ cell infiltration in favor of group B at diagnosis (23 vs 28%, p = 0.01) and a greater plasma cell infiltration at follow-up (50 vs 26%, p < 0.01). Our findings suggest how immune escape mechanisms appear earlier during multiple myeloma evolution, and that LAG3 could be a possible immunologic target in this setting.
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Antígenos CD/biossíntese , Antígeno B7-H1/biossíntese , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Antígenos HLA-DR/biossíntese , Mieloma Múltiplo/metabolismo , Proteínas de Neoplasias/biossíntese , Mieloma Múltiplo Latente , Biópsia , Medula Óssea/metabolismo , Medula Óssea/patologia , Relação CD4-CD8 , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Mieloma Múltiplo/patologia , Plasmócitos/metabolismo , Plasmócitos/patologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Mieloma Múltiplo Latente/metabolismo , Mieloma Múltiplo Latente/patologia , Evasão Tumoral , Microambiente Tumoral , Proteína do Gene 3 de Ativação de LinfócitosRESUMO
Microenvironment-related immune and inflammatory markers, when combined with established Ki-67 and morphology parameters, can improve prognostic prediction in gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs). Therefore, we evaluated the prognostic value of microenvironment and tumor inflammatory features (MoTIFs) in GEP-NENs. For this purpose, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections from 350 patients were profiled by immunohistochemistry for immune, inflammatory, angiogenesis, proliferation, NEN-, and fibroblast-related markers. A total of 314 patients were used to generate overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) MoTIFs prognostic indices (PIs). PIs and additional variables were assessed using Cox models to generate nomograms for predicting 5-year OS and DFS. A total of 36 patients were used for external validation of PIs and nomograms' prognostic segregations. From our analysis, G1/G2 versus G3 GEP-NENs showed phenotypic divergence with immune-inflammatory markers. HLA, CD3, CD8, and PD-1/PD-L1 IHC expression separated G3 into two sub-categories with high versus low adaptive immunity-related features. MoTIFs PI for OS based on COX-2Tumor(T) > 4, PD-1Stromal(S) > 0, CD8S < 1, and HLA-IS < 1 was associated with worst survival (hazard ratio [HR] 2.50; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.12-2.96; p < 0.0001). MoTIFs PI for DFS was based on COX-2T > 4, PD-1S > 4, HLA-IS < 1, HLA-IT < 2, HLA-DRS < 6 (HR 1.77; 95% CI, 1.58-1.99; p < 0.0001). Two nomograms were developed including morphology (HR 4.83; 95% CI, 2.30-10.15; p < 0.001) and Ki-67 (HR 11.32; 95% CI, 5.28-24.24; p < 0.001) for OS, and morphology (PI = 0: HR 10.23; 95% CI, 5.67-18.47; PI = 5: HR 2.87; 95% CI, 1.21-6.81; p < 0.001) and MoTIFs PI for DFS in well-differentiated GEP-NENs (HR 6.21; 95% CI, 2.52-13.31; p < 0.001). We conclude that G1/G2 to G3 transition is associated with immune-inflammatory profile changes; in fact, MoTIFs combined with morphology and Ki-67 improve 5-year DFS prediction in GEP-NENs. The immune context of a subset of G3 poorly differentiated tumors is consistent with activation of adaptive immunity, suggesting a potential for responsiveness to immunotherapy targeting immune checkpoints.
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Neoplasias Intestinais/imunologia , Neoplasias Intestinais/patologia , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/imunologia , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/patologia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/imunologia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patologia , Neoplasias Gástricas/imunologia , Neoplasias Gástricas/patologia , Microambiente Tumoral/imunologia , Idoso , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Inflamação/imunologia , Inflamação/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , PrognósticoRESUMO
The histological diagnosis of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) can represent a challenge, particularly in the case of closely related entities such as angioimmunoblastic T-lymphoma (AITL), PTCL-not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS), and ALK-negative anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL). Although gene expression profiling and next generations sequencing have been proven to define specific features recurrently associated with distinct entities, genomic-based stratifications have not yet led to definitive diagnostic criteria and/or entered into the routine clinical practice. Herein, to improve the current molecular classification between AITL and PTCL-NOS, we analyzed the transcriptional profiles from 503 PTCLs stratified according to their molecular configuration and integrated them with genomic data of recurrently mutated genes (RHOA G17V , TET2, IDH2 R172 , and DNMT3A) in 53 cases (39 AITLs and 14 PTCL-NOSs) included in the series. Our analysis unraveled that the mutational status of RHOA G17V , TET2, and DNMT3A poorly correlated, individually, with peculiar transcriptional fingerprints. Conversely, in IDH2 R172 samples a strong transcriptional signature was identified that could act as a surrogate for mutational status. The integrated analysis of clinical, mutational, and molecular data led to a simplified 19-gene signature that retains high accuracy in differentiating the main nodal PTCL entities. The expression levels of those genes were confirmed in an independent cohort profiled by RNA-sequencing.
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Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação Neoplásica da Expressão Gênica , Linfoma de Células T Periférico , Mutação , Proteínas de Neoplasias , Transcrição Gênica , Feminino , Humanos , Linfoma de Células T Periférico/genética , Linfoma de Células T Periférico/metabolismo , Masculino , Proteínas de Neoplasias/biossíntese , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genéticaRESUMO
In pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNEN), size ≤2â¯cm and Ki-67â¯<â¯3% suggest indolent behavior, but no factor alone predicts prognosis. We investigated factors predictive of tumor progression in 80 pNENs surgically resected in a single Institution from 1995 to 2015. At multivariable analysis the only two independent variables related to PFS were Ki-67 (HR 2.97; 95%CI 1.26-7.02) and presence of synchronous liver metastases (HR 3.60; 95%CI 1.70-7.61). Using Ki-67â¯<â¯3% and M0 as reference, the HR for tumor progression was 3.21 (95%CI 1.18-8.74) for M0 patients with Ki-67 3-20%, 5.06 (2.29-11.2) for M1 patients with Ki-67â¯≤â¯20% and 24.3 (6.64-89.2) for those with Ki-67â¯>â¯20%. Tumor size (≤2 vs. >2â¯cm) was not a predictive factor at any analysis. Intra-class correlation of Ki-67 values on pre-surgical biopsies vs. surgical specimens was 0.99 and Ki-67 classes were correctly identified in 97% of biopsies. Ki-67 and presence of liver metastases are the major prognostic factors in pNEN and identify different progression risks regardless of tumor size. Pre-surgical pNEN biopsy for Ki-67 assessment should be included in the evaluation of patients with 1-2â¯cm tumors to help in the decision on whether to perform surgical resection.
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Antígeno Ki-67/metabolismo , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/metabolismo , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/cirurgia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/cirurgia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Biópsia , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Masculino , Gradação de Tumores , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/patologia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patologia , Prognóstico , Estudos Prospectivos , Taxa de SobrevidaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Many factors, including histopathologic parameters, seem to influence the prognosis of patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLM), although their relative weight is unclear. Histopathologic growth patterns (HGPs) of CRCLM may affect sensitivity to antiangiogenics. We aimed at evaluating differences in histopathologic parameters of response according to the use of bevacizumab or cetuximab as first-line targeted agents, and at exploring the prognostic and predictive role of HGPs. METHODS: We performed a comprehensive histopathologic characterisation of CRCLM from 159 patients who underwent secondary resection, after receiving triplets FOLFOXIRI (folinic acid, 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan) or COI (capecitabine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan) plus bevacizumab (N = 103) vs cetuximab (N = 56) in five first-line no-profit clinical trials. RESULTS: Both major histopathologic response (tumour regression grade TRG1-2, 32 vs 14%, p = 0.013) and infarct-like necrosis (80 vs 64%, p = 0.035) were significantly higher in the bevacizumab than in the cetuximab group. Achieving major response positively affected relapse-free survival (RFS) (p = 0.012) and overall survival (OS) (p = 0.045), also in multivariable models (RFS, p = 0.008; OS, p = 0.033). In the desmoplastic HGP (N = 28), a higher percentage of major response was reported (57 vs 17% in pushing and 22% in replacement HGP, p < 0.001) and an unsignificant advantage from cetuximab vs bevacizumab was evident in RFS (p = 0.116). In the pushing HGP (N = 66), a significant benefit from bevacizumab vs cetuximab (p = 0.017) was observed. No difference was described in the replacement HGP (N = 65, p = 0.615). CONCLUSIONS: The histopathologic response is the only independent determinant of survival in patients resected after triplets plus a biologic. When associated with triplet chemotherapy, bevacizumab induces a higher histopathologic response rate than cetuximab. The assessment of HGPs should be further explored as a predictor of benefit from available targeted agents.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Bevacizumab/administração & dosagem , Cetuximab/administração & dosagem , Neoplasias Colorretais/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorretais/cirurgia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirurgia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administração & dosagem , Camptotecina/administração & dosagem , Camptotecina/análogos & derivados , Neoplasias Colorretais/mortalidade , Neoplasias Colorretais/patologia , Terapia Combinada , Desoxicitidina/administração & dosagem , Desoxicitidina/análogos & derivados , Feminino , Fluoruracila/administração & dosagem , Fluoruracila/análogos & derivados , Humanos , Leucovorina/administração & dosagem , Neoplasias Hepáticas/mortalidade , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Compostos Organoplatínicos/administração & dosagem , Oxaliplatina/administração & dosagem , Análise de Sobrevida , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinomas (MANECs) are composed of a poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) and a non-neuroendocrine (non-NEC) neoplastic epithelial component, each representing at least 30% of the tumor. At present, prognostic factors for MANECs remain largely unexplored. We investigated the clinical-pathologic features of a large multicenter series of digestive system MANECs. Surgical specimens of 200 MANEC candidates were centrally reviewed; diagnosis was confirmed in 160 cases. While morphology, proliferation (mitotic count (MC), Ki67 index) and immunophenotype (p53, SSTR2a, beta-Catenin, Bcl-2, p16, Rb1, ALDH, mismatch repair proteins and CD117) were investigated separately in both components, genomic (TP53, KRAS, BRAF) alterations were searched for on the entire tumor. Data were correlated with overall survival (OS). MANEC sites were: 92 colorectal, 44 gastroesophageal and 24 pancreatobiliary. Median OS was 13.2 months. After adjustment for primary site, Ki67 index of the NEC component (but not of the non-NEC component) was the most powerful prognostic marker. At multivariable analysis, patients with Ki67 ≥ 55% had an 8-fold risk of death (hazard ratio (HR) 7.83; 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.17-14.7; P < 0.0001) and a median OS of 12.2 months compared to those with Ki67 < 55% (median OS 40.5 months). MC (HR 1.51; 95% CI 1.03-2.20, P = 0.04) was a weaker prognostic index. Colorectal primary site (HR 1.60; 95% CI 1.11-2.32; P = 0.01) was significantly associated with poorer survival. No single immunomarker, in either component, was statistically significant. This retrospective analysis of a large series of digestive system MANECs, showed that the NEC component, particularly its Ki67 index, was the main prognostic driver.
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Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/genética , Antígeno Ki-67/genética , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/patologia , Proliferação de Células , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , PrognósticoRESUMO
In colorectal cancer patients, chromosomal rearrangements involving NTRK1 gene (encoding the TRKA protein) are shown in a small subset of patients and are associated with the constitutive activation of the kinase domain of TRKA. In turn, activated TRKA-fusion proteins are associated with proliferation and survival in colorectal cancer tumors. Here we report the identification and functional characterization of a new SCYL3-NTRK1 fusion gene in a 61-year-old colorectal cancer patient. To our knowledge, this fusion protein has never been previously documented in oncological patients. We show that this novel fusion is oncogenic and sensitive to TRKA inhibitors. As suggested by other pieces of evidence, entrectinib - an orally available pan-TRK, ROS1 and ALK inhibitor - may have particular efficacy in patients with NTRK rearrangements. Therefore, screening for rearrangements involving NTRK genes may help identifying a subset of patients able to derive benefit from treatment with entrectinib or other targeted inhibitors.
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PURPOSE: Small-intestine neuroendocrine neoplasms are heterogeneous neoplasms arising from endocrine cells of the intestinal mucosa. Ki-67 is the main determinant of prognosis in neuroendocrine neoplasms. However, the search for new prognostic makers represents a key point with regard to small-intestine neuroendocrine neoplasms. The oncofetal protein IMP3 plays a role in cell growth and its expression has a prognostic value in lung neoplasms. METHODS: From January 1998 to August 2015, all the consecutive small-intestine neuroendocrine neoplasms patients suitable for surgery were included: 51 patients (32 males, median age 68 years) had small-intestine neuroendocrine neoplasms classified according to the WHO 2010 classification. In all the cases IMP3 expression was evaluated on primary tumors and, when available, on nodal and distant metastases. The medical records and pathological slides of these patients were used to determine the clinical characteristics, pathological diagnoses, and outcome information. RESULTS: The overall 5-year and 10-year survival rate were 53.9 and 42% respectively. At Cox proportional hazards regression grading was the major factor influencing both OS and progression-free survival at univariate (p = 0.0002 and 0.0051, respectively) and multivariate analysis (p = 0.0004 and 0.0043, respectively). Also IMP3 expression at the nodal metastases resulted a factor significantly associated with progression-free survival at both univariate (p = 0.0066) and multivariate analysis (p = 0.0059, HR 3.58). IMP3 expression did not correlate with the Ki-67 (p = n.s.). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, IMP3 at the nodal site resulted to be associated with low progression-free survival in small-intestine neuroendocrine neoplasms, independently of the Ki-67 index. We suggest that the integration of IMP3 and Ki-67 would help better stratify the risk of progression in small-intestine neuroendocrine neoplasms.
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Neoplasias Intestinais/diagnóstico , Intestino Delgado/metabolismo , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/diagnóstico , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/diagnóstico , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Progressão da Doença , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Intestinais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Intestinais/mortalidade , Neoplasias Intestinais/patologia , Intestino Delgado/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/metabolismo , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/mortalidade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/metabolismo , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/mortalidade , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/patologia , Prognóstico , Taxa de SobrevidaRESUMO
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs) are defined as neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) with a Ki-67 index >20% according to the 2010 WHO classification. Some reports suggest that this category is heterogeneous. We retrospectively studied a series of 136 patients affected by grade 3 GEP-NECs with the aim to clarify the prognostic role of tumor morphological differentiation, proliferation, defect in mismatch repair proteins (MMRd), CD117 expression, and site of origin. The primary endpoint was the correlation between these parameters and the overall survival (OS). METHODS: Univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to assess the prognostic significance of various clinical and histopathologic features. RESULTS: With a median follow-up of 81 months, the median OS was 12.9 months. At multivariate analysis, morphological differentiation, Ki-67 index, MMRd, stage, and CD117 expression were independent prognostic markers in NECs. Three different prognostic categories of NECs were identified according to the degree of morphologic differentiation (well vs. poorly differentiated) and Ki-67 index (<55% vs. ≥55%). On this basis, median OS was 43.6 months in well-differentiated neoplasms with a Ki-67 index 20-55% (named type A), 24.5 months in poorly differentiated neoplasms with a Ki-67 index 20-55% (type B), and 5.3 months (p < 0.0001) in poorly differentiated neoplasms with a Ki-67 index ≥55% (type C). CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests that GEP-NECs represent a heterogeneous group of neoplasms which can be better classified in different prognostic categories using both tumor morphology and Ki-67 index.
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Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/patologia , Diferenciação Celular , Proliferação de Células , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/patologia , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patologia , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/tratamento farmacológico , Carcinoma Neuroendócrino/mortalidade , Feminino , Humanos , Canais Iônicos/metabolismo , Antígeno Ki-67/metabolismo , Masculino , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/tratamento farmacológico , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/mortalidade , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/mortalidade , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit/metabolismo , Análise de Regressão , Análise de SobrevidaRESUMO
Secondary resection is a chance of cure for a subgroup of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients with unresectable liver-limited disease. Medical treatment has a dual goal: to induce tumour shrinkage and to prevent disease relapse. The aims of the present analysis were to assess the efficacy of FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab in this setting, and to investigate whether this regimen could revert the poor prognosis of high-risk patients defined by clinical and molecular factors. We performed a pooled analysis of patients with unresectable and liver-limited mCRC, treated with first-line FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab in three prospective clinical trials by Gruppo Oncologico del Nord Ovest. 205 (37.9%) patients with liver-limited disease were selected, out of 541 treated patients. Liver metastases were synchronous, ≥4 and bilobar in 90%, 61%, and 79% of cases, respectively. The largest diameter was >5 cm in 42% of cases, and ≥6 segments were involved in 25%. Seventy-four patients (36.1%) underwent R0 or R1 resection of metastases. R2 resections were performed in 17 cases (8.3%). Having <6 involved segments (p < 0.001) and achieving RECIST response (p = 0.019) were associated with higher chances of resection. R0/R1 resected patients had significantly longer median progression-free survival (PFS) (18.1 versus 10.7 months, HR: 0.48 [0.35-0.66], p < 0.001) and overall survival (OS) (44.3 versus 24.4 months, HR: 0.32 [0.22-0.48], p < 0.001) compared with other patients, both in the univariate and multivariate analyses (PFS p = 0.025; OS p < 0.001). The 5-year PFS and OS rate in R0 resected patients were 12% and 43%, respectively. Neither negative baseline characteristics nor high clinical risk scores or RAS/BRAF mutations were associated with poor post-resection outcomes. In conclusion, FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab demonstrates efficacy in the conversion setting with considerable long-term outcome results independent of clinical and molecular prognostic factors (NCT00719797, NCT01163396 and NCT02271464).
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Inibidores da Angiogênese/uso terapêutico , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Bevacizumab/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Colorretais/patologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Adulto , Idoso , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administração & dosagem , Camptotecina/administração & dosagem , Camptotecina/análogos & derivados , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Fluoruracila/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Leucovorina/administração & dosagem , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Compostos Organoplatínicos/administração & dosagem , Estudos Prospectivos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
PURPOSE: Abnormal expression of succinate dehydrogenase, (SDH), in particular of the B subunit (SDHB), is implicated in the pathogenesis of neuroendocrine tumors. This study evaluates the distribution of SDHB in WHO grading G1 and G2 intestinal, well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors and corresponding lymph node or liver metastases. METHODS: We collected ileal well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors specimens from consecutive patients with prior primary resection and distant synchronous or metachronous liver metastases. We obtained 195 specimens from primary tumors (n = 106) and metastases (n = 89). The expression (E) of SDHB and the immunostaining intensity (I) were evaluated semiquantitatively and combined into a single score. SDHB score was evaluated in primitive tumor and metastatic specimens. RESULTS: SDHB was found in all tumor cells. Mean SDHB expression was 72.7 % ± 17.1 % in primitive specimens and 27.9 % ± 24.6 % in metastatic specimens (p < 0.0001). SDH intensity was higher in primitive specimens (p < 0.0001). SDHB score was 9-12 in 96 specimens of the primitive group and 2 metastatic specimens (p < 0.0001). None of the analyzed parameters was predictive of overall survival in the primitive subset. In the metastatic subset, loss of SDHB expression, intensity, and score were prognostic factors for survival. Lower expression and intensity of SDHB in metastatic lesions were associated with longer overall survival. When combining SDHB score and Ki-67 % in the metastatic subset, a lower SDHB score was associated with prolonged overall survival, independently from Ki-67 %. CONCLUSIONS: SDHB score was different in primitive and metastatic specimens. The combination of SDHB score and Ki-67 % was a stronger predictor of overall survival than Ki-67 % alone. This stratification might help predict survival.
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Regulação para Baixo , Neoplasias do Íleo/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Fígado/metabolismo , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/metabolismo , Succinato Desidrogenase/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Diferenciação Celular , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias do Íleo/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Íleo/mortalidade , Neoplasias do Íleo/patologia , Íleo/metabolismo , Íleo/patologia , Fígado/patologia , Neoplasias Hepáticas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Hepáticas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Linfonodos/metabolismo , Linfonodos/patologia , Metástase Linfática , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Gradação de Tumores , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/diagnóstico , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/patologia , Tumores Neuroendócrinos/secundário , Prognóstico , Análise de Sobrevida , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Purpose: Even if RAS-BRAF wild-type and HER2/MET-negative metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients frequently respond to anti-EGFR mAbs, acquired resistance almost invariably occurs. Mechanisms of resistance to EGFR blockade include the emergence of KRAS, NRAS, and EGFR extracellular domain mutations as well as HER2/MET alterations. However, these findings derive from retrospective studies that analyzed one single resistance mechanism at a time; moreover, it is still unclear how molecular heterogeneity affects clonal evolution in patients. In this work, we aimed at extensively characterizing and correlating the molecular characteristics of tissue- and blood-based data in a prospective cohort of patients with mCRC who received anti-EGFR antibodies.Experimental design: Twenty-two RAS-BRAF wild-type, HER2/MET-negative mCRC patients progressing on anti-EGFR therapy after initial response underwent rebiopsy. Next-generation sequencing and silver in situ hybridization (SISH)/IHC analyses were performed both on archival tumors and postprogression samples. Circulating tumor (ctDNA) molecular profiles were obtained in matched tissue-plasma samples.Results:RAS mutations and HER2/MET amplification were the most frequently detected resistance mechanisms in both tissue and blood sample analysis. On the other hand, BRAF and EGFR ectodomain mutations were much rarer. Patients with acquired MET amplification showed worse PFS on anti-EGFRs. We detected both intralesion heterogeneity, as suggested by co-occurrence of different resistance mechanisms in the same sample, and interlesion heterogeneity. The combined analysis of tissue and blood (ctDNA) results highlights the complexity of clonal evolution triggered by EGFR blockade.Conclusions: Our results indicate that it may be extremely challenging to target the complex landscape of molecular heterogeneity associated with emergence of resistance to targeted therapies in patients with mCRC. Clin Cancer Res; 23(10); 2414-22. ©2016 AACR.
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Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/administração & dosagem , Neoplasias Colorretais/tratamento farmacológico , Receptores ErbB/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-met/genética , Receptor ErbB-2/genética , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores Tumorais/sangue , DNA Tumoral Circulante/sangue , Neoplasias Colorretais/sangue , Neoplasias Colorretais/genética , Neoplasias Colorretais/patologia , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Resistencia a Medicamentos Antineoplásicos/genética , Receptores ErbB/antagonistas & inibidores , Feminino , GTP Fosfo-Hidrolases/genética , Humanos , Masculino , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação , Metástase Neoplásica , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas B-raf/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas p21(ras)/genéticaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: O(6)-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) is a repair protein, and its deficiency makes tumours more susceptible to the cytotoxic effect of alkylating agents. Five clinical trials with temozolomide or dacarbazine have been performed in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with selection based on methyl-specific PCR (MSP) testing with modest results. We hypothesised that mitigated results are consequences of unspecific patient selection and that alternative methodologies for MGMT testing such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) and digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) could enhance patient enrolment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Formalin-fixed paraffin embedded archival tumour tissue samples from four phase II studies of temozolomide or dacarbazine in MGMT MSP-positive mCRCs were analysed by IHC for MGMT protein expression and by methyl-BEAMing (MB) for percentage of promoter methylation. Pooled data were then retrospectively analysed according to objective response rate, progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS: One hundred and five patients were included in the study. Twelve had achieved partial response (PR) (11.4%), 24 stable disease (SD; 22.9%) and 69 progressive disease (PD; 65.7%). Patients with PR/SD had lower IHC scores and higher MB levels than those with PD. MGMT expression by IHC was negatively and MB levels positively associated with PFS (p < 0.001 and 0.004, respectively), but not with OS. By combining both assays, IHC low/MB high patients displayed an 87% reduction in the hazard of progression (p < 0.001) and a 77% in the hazard for death (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION: In mCRC selected for MGMT deficiency by MSP, IHC and MB testing improve clinical outcome to alkylating agents. Their combination could enhance patient selection in this setting.
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Antineoplásicos Alquilantes/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias Colorretais/tratamento farmacológico , Metilação de DNA/genética , Dacarbazina/análogos & derivados , Dacarbazina/uso terapêutico , O(6)-Metilguanina-DNA Metiltransferase/genética , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Neoplasias Colorretais/genética , Neoplasias Colorretais/secundário , Metilases de Modificação do DNA/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , O(6)-Metilguanina-DNA Metiltransferase/metabolismo , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase/métodos , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas/genética , Estudos Retrospectivos , Análise de Sobrevida , TemozolomidaRESUMO
While pulmonary adenocarcinoma (ADC) is morphologically heterogeneous, little is known about intra-tumor gene mutation heterogeneity (ITH). We therefore subjected 20 ADC nodules, 5 mutated for EGFR and 5 for KRAS, 5 with an ALK translocation, and 5 wild type (WT) for these alterations, to unsupervised next-generation sequencing of tumor regions from diverse architectural patterns. When 2 or more different gene mutations were found in a single tumor, this fulfilled the criteria for ITH. In the 84 studied tumor regions with diverse architecture, 71 gene mutations and 34 WT profiles were found. ITH was observed in 9/15 (60 %) ADC, 3 with an EGFR, 3 with a KRAS, and 3 with an ALK aberration, as reflected in 5, 6, and 9 additional mutations, respectively, detected in these tumors. EGFR mutations were observed in 21/22 and KRAS mutations in 18/22 tumor regions, suggesting that they appear early and have a driver role (dominant or trunk mutations). Branching mutations (in EZH2, PIK3CA, TP53, and EGFR exon 18) occurred in two or more regions, while private mutations (in ABL1, ALK, BRAF, HER2, KDR, LKB1, PTEN, MET, SMAD4, SMARCB1, and SRC) were confined to unique tumor samples of individual lesions, suggesting that they occurred later on during tumor progression. Patients with a tumor showing branching mutations ran a worse clinical course, independent of confounding factors. We conclude that in ADC, ITH exists in a pattern suggesting spatial and temporal hierarchy with dominant, branching, and private mutations. This is consistent with diverse intra-tumor clonal evolution, which has potential implications for patient prognosis or development of secondary therapy resistance.
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Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Mutação , Adenocarcinoma/genética , Adenocarcinoma de Pulmão , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Classe I de Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases , Receptores ErbB/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/genética , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Prognóstico , Receptor ErbB-2/genética , Receptor ErbB-2/metabolismoRESUMO
AIMS: The role of tumour metabolic and proliferative indices in predicting non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients' prognosis is unclear. We correlated fluorine 18 ((18) F)-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) value and Ki67 index to patients' survival, taking into account tumour heterogeneity, disease characteristics and genetic aberrations. METHODS AND RESULTS: A series of 383 NSCLCs was arranged into tissue microarrays and Ki67 staining was analysed by immunohistochemistry. The maximum standardized uptake (SUV(MAX) ) value detected by (18) F-FDG-PET analysis was calculated over a region of interest. Large-cell and squamous cell carcinomas had higher proliferative and metabolic activities than adenocarcinomas, and the two measures were correlated significantly. The hot-spot Ki67 value was correlated with patients' survival and the cut-off to discriminate patients in the survival risk groups was 20%. Ki67 hot-spot values were greater in anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearranged tumours. Adenocarcinomas showed the highest intratumour heterogeneity in proliferative activity and the hot-spot Ki67 value predicted only the prognosis of patients in this group. Although tumour metabolic activity was not associated with patients' prognosis, a SUV(MAX) > 2 was related to nodal metastases, tumour size and grade. CONCLUSIONS: Our results highlight how tumour heterogeneity influences evaluation of prognostic biomarkers. Our data support Ki67 evaluation to estimate NSCLC patients' prognosis, particularly for adenocarcinoma.