Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Trop-2 is a determinant of breast cancer survival / F. Ambrogi, M. Fornili, P. Boracchi, M. Trerotola, V. Relli, P. Simeone, R. La Sorda, R. Lattanzio, P. Querzoli, M. Pedriali, M. Piantelli, E. Biganzoli, S. Alberti. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - 9:5(2014 May), pp. e96993.1-e96993.11. [10.1371/journal.pone.0096993]
Abstract:
Trop-2 is a calcium signal transducer that drives tumor growth. Anti-Trop-2 antibodies with selective reactivity versus Trop-2 maturation stages allowed to identify two different pools of Trop-2, one localized in the cell membrane and one in the cytoplasm. Of note, membrane-localized/functional Trop-2 was found to be differentially associated with determinants of tumor aggressiveness and distinct breast cancer subgroups. These findings candidated Trop-2 states to having an impact on cancer progression. We tested this model in breast cancer. A large, consecutive human breast cancer case series (702 cases; 8 years median follow-up) was analyzed by immunohistochemistry with anti-Trop-2 antibodies with selective reactivity for cytoplasmic-retained versus functional, membrane-associated Trop-2. We show that membrane localization of Trop-2 is an unfavorable prognostic factor for overall survival (1+ versus 0 for all deaths: hazard ratio, 1.63; P = 0.04), whereas intracellular Trop-2 has a favorable impact on prognosis, with an adjusted hazard ratio for all deaths of 0.48 (high versus low; P = 0.003). A corresponding impact of intracellular Trop-2 was found on disease relapse (high versus low: hazard ratio, 0.51; P = 0.004). Altogether, we demonstrate that the Trop-2 activation states are critical determinants of tumor progression and are powerful indicators of breast cancer patients survival.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antigens, Neoplasm; Biomarkers, Tumor; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Cell Adhesion Molecules; Disease Progression; Female; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Survival Rate; Medicine (all); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
Elenco autori:
F. Ambrogi, M. Fornili, P. Boracchi, M. Trerotola, V. Relli, P. Simeone, R. La Sorda, R. Lattanzio, P. Querzoli, M. Pedriali, M. Piantelli, E. Biganzoli, S. Alberti
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