J 2023

HER2 status as a potential predictive biomarker for ovarian clear cell carcinoma

BARTU KENDALL, Michaela, Kristyna NEMEJCOVA, Romana MICHALKOVA, Ivana STRUZINSKA, Nikola HAJKOVA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

HER2 status as a potential predictive biomarker for ovarian clear cell carcinoma

Authors

BARTU KENDALL, Michaela (203 Czech Republic), Kristyna NEMEJCOVA (203 Czech Republic), Romana MICHALKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Ivana STRUZINSKA (203 Czech Republic), Nikola HAJKOVA (203 Czech Republic), Jan HOJNY (203 Czech Republic), Eva KRKAVCOVA (203 Czech Republic), Jan LACO (203 Czech Republic), Radoslav MATEJ (203 Czech Republic), Jana DROZENOVA (203 Czech Republic), Gabor MEHES (203 Czech Republic), Pavel FABIAN (203 Czech Republic), Jitka HAUSNEROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Marian SVAJDLER (203 Czech Republic), Petr SKAPA (203 Czech Republic), David CIBULA (203 Czech Republic), Tomas ZIMA (203 Czech Republic) and Pavel DUNDR (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Virchows Archiv, New York, Springer, 2023, 0945-6317

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30109 Pathology

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.500 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/23:00132982

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00428-023-03640-4

UT WoS

001060259500001

Keywords in English

HER2; Ovarian clear cell carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Gynecopathology; Ovarian cancer

Tags

14110230, rivok

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 12/1/2024 13:43, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is a subtype of ovarian carcinoma characterized by unique biological features and highly malignant characteristics including low chemosensitivity. Therefore, new therapeutic targets are needed. These could include the downstream pathways of receptor tyrosine kinases, especially the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). Our main objective was to characterize the HER2 status using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and FISH on 118 OCCCs, also considering the novel paradigm of HER2-zero and HER2-low status. Other aims included determination of the association between HER2 status and survival, HER2 gene DNA and RNA NGS analysis, HER2 gene expression analysis, and correlation between IHC and gene expression in HER2-zero and HER2-low cases. Cases with HER2 overexpression/amplification accounted for 5.1% (6/118), with additional 3% harbouring HER2 gene mutation. The remaining 112 (94.9%) cases were HER2-negative. Of these, 75% were classified as HER2-zero and 25% as HER2-low. This percentage of HER2 aberrations is significant concerning their possible therapeutic influence. Cases from the HER2-zero group showed significantly better survival. Although this relationship lost statistical significance in multivariate analysis, the results have potential therapeutic significance. HER2 gene expression analysis showed a significant correlation with HER2 IHC status in the entire cohort (HER2-positive vs. HER2-negative), while in the cohort of only HER2-negative cases, the results did not reach statistical significance, suggesting that gene expression analysis would not be suitable to confirm the subdivision into HER2-low and HER2-zero. Our results also emphasize the need for standardized HER2 testing in OCCC to determine the best predictor of clinical response.

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