Characterizing Breast Cancer in a Population with Increased Prevalence of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Androgen Receptor and ALDH1 Expression in Ghanaian Women.
Ann Surg Oncol
; 22(12): 3831-5, 2015 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The androgen receptor (AR) is a commonly-expressed hormone receptor in breast cancer and may be a marker of response to targeted anti-androgen therapy, a particularly attractive option for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Gene expression studies suggest that ARs may distinguish a luminal/AR TNBC subtype from stem cell-like subtypes. TNBC frequency is two to three times higher in African American and African breast cancers compared with White American and European breast cancers, yet little is known regarding TNBC subtypes in high-frequency African-ancestry populations. We evaluated ARs and the mammary stem cell marker aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) among breast cancers from Ghana, Africa.METHODS:
Overall, 147 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded invasive breast cancers from the Komfo Anoyke Teaching Hospital in Ghana were studied at the University of Michigan, and analyzed immunohistochemically for estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), HER2/neu, ALDH1, and AR expression.RESULTS:
The median age of patients was 45 years. Only 31 cases (21 %) were ER-positive, and 14 (10 %) were HER2-positive; 89 (61 %) were TNBCs. For the entire group, 44 % were AR-positive and 45 % were ALDH1-positive. ER/PR-positive tumors were more likely to be AR-positive compared with ER/PR-negative tumors (87 vs. 26 %; p < 0.0001), but there was no association between ALDH1 and AR expression. Among the TNBC cases, 45 % were ALDH1-positive and 24 % were AR-positive. ALDH1 positivity was associated with AR positivity within the subset of TNBC (36 vs. 14 %; p = 0.019).CONCLUSION:
We confirmed other studies showing a high frequency of TNBC in Africa. Surprisingly, ALDH1 was found to correlate with AR expression among TNBC, suggesting that novel TNBC subtypes may exist among populations with African ancestry.
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Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Récepteurs aux androgènes
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Carcinome lobulaire
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Carcinome canalaire du sein
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Retinal dehydrogenase
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Tumeurs du sein triple-négatives
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Isoenzymes
Type d'étude:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Africa
Langue:
En
Journal:
Ann Surg Oncol
Sujet du journal:
NEOPLASIAS
Année:
2015
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
États-Unis d'Amérique