Advanced Ovarian Cancer Displays Functional Intratumor Heterogeneity That Correlates to Ex Vivo Drug Sensitivity

INTRODUCTION: Epithelial ovarian cancer is recognized to be heterogeneous but is currently treated with a single treatment strategy. Successful patient stratification of emerging chemotherapy agents is dependent upon the availability of reliable biomarkers indicative of the entire tumor.

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate intertumor and intratumor heterogeneity within a series of epithelial ovarian cancer using homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair status.

METHODS: Primary cultures generated from ascites and solid tumor from multiple intra-abdominal sites were characterized by their morphology and expression of protein markers. Results were compared with Formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue pathology.Homologous recombination function was determined by quantification of nuclear Rad51 foci. Growth inhibition (sulforhodamine B) assays were used to calculate the GI50 for cisplatin and rucaparib.

RESULTS: Ascites with matched solid tumor were cultured from 25 patients.Concordance in functional HR status between ascites and solid tumor subcultures was seen in only 13 (52%) of 25 patients. Heterogeneity in HR status was seen even in patients with homogeneous histological subtype. Homologous recombination defective cultures were significantly more sensitive to cisplatin and rucaparib.Additionally, intertumor and intratumor heterogeneity was seen between the expression of epithelial and ovarian markers (EpCAM, cytokeratin, CA125, MOC-31, and vimentin). There was no relationship between heterogeneity of HR functional status and antigen expression.

CONCLUSIONS: Intertumor and intratumor functional HR heterogeneity exists that cannot be detected using histological classification. This has implications for biomarker-directed treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society - 26(2016), 6 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 1004-11

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

O'Donnell, Rachel L [VerfasserIn]
Kaufmann, Angelika [VerfasserIn]
Woodhouse, Laura [VerfasserIn]
McCormick, Aiste [VerfasserIn]
Cross, Paul A [VerfasserIn]
Edmondson, Richard J [VerfasserIn]
Curtin, Nicola J [VerfasserIn]

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8237F3U7EH
Antineoplastic Agents
Cisplatin
Indoles
Journal Article
Q20Q21Q62J
Rucaparib

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Date Completed 01.11.2017

Date Revised 21.02.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/IGC.0000000000000745

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NLM261615327