Expression of LC3B and FIP200/Atg17 in brain metastases of breast cancer.
Publication Title
Journal of neuro-oncology
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-9-2018
Keywords
Autophagy; Brain metastases of breast cancer; FIP200/Atg17; LC3; Recurrence; Survival; Adult; Aged; Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism; Brain/metabolism; Brain/pathology; Brain Neoplasms/metabolism; Brain Neoplasms/mortality; Brain Neoplasms/secondary; Brain Neoplasms/therapy; Breast Neoplasms/metabolism; Breast Neoplasms/mortality; Breast Neoplasms/pathology; Breast Neoplasms/therapy; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/mortality; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/therapy; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; Humans; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Microtubule-Associated Proteins/metabolism; Middle Aged; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism; RNA, Messenger/metabolism; Retrospective Studies
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Macroautophagy/autophagy is considered to play key roles in tumor cell evasion of therapy and establishment of metastases in breast cancer. High expression of LC3, a residual autophagy marker, in primary breast tumors has been associated with metastatic disease and poor outcome. FIP200/Atg17, a multi-functional pro-survival molecule required for autophagy, has been implicated in brain metastases in experimental models. However, expression of these proteins has not been examined in brain metastases from patients with breast cancer.
METHODS: In this retrospective study, specimens from 44 patients with brain metastases of infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast (IDC), unpaired samples from 52 patients with primary IDC (primary-BC) and 16 matched-paired samples were analyzed for LC3 puncta, expression of FIP200/Atg17, and p62 staining.
RESULTS: LC3-puncta
CONCLUSIONS: These results support assessments of precision medicine-guided targeting of autophagy in treatment of brain metastases in breast cancer patients.
Clinical Institute
Neurosciences (Brain & Spine)
Clinical Institute
Cancer
Specialty
Neurosciences
Specialty
Oncology