J 2023

A comprehensive immunohistochemical analysis of IMP2 and IMP3 in 542 cases of ovarian tumors

NEMEJCOVA, Kristyna, Michaela BARTU KENDALL, Romana MICHALKOVA, Jana DROZENOVA, Pavel FABIAN et. al.

Basic information

Original name

A comprehensive immunohistochemical analysis of IMP2 and IMP3 in 542 cases of ovarian tumors

Authors

NEMEJCOVA, Kristyna (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Michaela BARTU KENDALL (203 Czech Republic), Romana MICHALKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Jana DROZENOVA (203 Czech Republic), Pavel FABIAN (203 Czech Republic), Oluwole FADARE (203 Czech Republic), Jitka HAUSNEROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jan LACO (203 Czech Republic), Radoslav MATEJ (203 Czech Republic), Gabor MEHES, Naveena SINGH, Simona STOLNICU, Petr SKAPA (203 Czech Republic), Marian SVAJDLER (203 Czech Republic), Ivana STRUZINSKA (203 Czech Republic), David CIBULA (203 Czech Republic), Roman KOCIAN (203 Czech Republic), Sigurd F. LAX, W Glenn MCCLUGGAGE and Pavel DUNDR (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Diagnostic Pathology, LONDON, BMC, 2023, 1746-1596

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30109 Pathology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.600 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/23:00130742

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

000926120000002

Keywords in English

IMP2; IMP3; Ovarian carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 10/5/2023 09:57, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

BackgroundIMP2 and IMP3 are mRNA binding proteins involved in carcinogenesis. We examined a large cohort of ovarian tumors with the aim to assess the value of IMP2 and IMP3 for differential diagnosis, and to assess their prognostic significance.MethodsImmunohistochemical analyses with antibodies against IMP2 and IMP3 were performed on 554 primary ovarian tumors including 114 high grade serous carcinomas, 100 low grade serous carcinomas, 124 clear cell carcinomas, 54 endometrioid carcinomas, 34 mucinous carcinomas, 75 mucinous borderline tumors, and 41 serous borderline tumors (micropapillary variant). The associations of overall positivity with clinicopathological characteristics were evaluated using the chi-squared test or Fisher's Exact test.ResultsWe found IMP2 expression (in more than 5% of tumor cells) in nearly all cases of all tumor types, so the prognostic meaning could not be analyzed. The positive IMP3 expression (in more than 5% of tumor cells) was most common in mucinous carcinomas (82%) and mucinous borderline tumors (81%), followed by high grade serous (67%) and clear cell carcinomas (67%). The expression was less frequent in endometrioid carcinomas (39%), low grade serous carcinomas (23%), and micropapillary variant of serous borderline tumors (20%). Prognostic significance of IMP3 could be evaluated only in low grade serous carcinomas in the case of relapse-free survival, where negative cases showed better RFS (p = 0.033).ConclusionConcerning differential diagnosis our results imply that despite the differences in expression in the different ovarian tumor types, the practical value for diagnostic purposes is limited. Contrary to other solid tumors, we did not find prognostic significance of IMP3 in ovarian cancer, with the exception of RFS in low grade serous carcinomas. However, the high expression of IMP2 and IMP3 could be of predictive value in ovarian carcinomas since IMP proteins are potential therapeutical targets.

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