Functional profiles of curatively treated adenoid cystic carcinoma unveil prognostic features and potentially targetable pathways

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Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of salivary gland is a slowly growing tumor showing a propensity for delayed recurrence, with decreased survival rates. The identification of poor prognosis patients may help in defining molecular-based targeted strategies in this rare disease orphan of new treatments. Through a gene expression microarray-based approach followed by GSE functional analysis the expression profile of 46 primary untreated ACC samples and of ACC (h-TERT) tumor cells was analyzed. Patients who experienced early relapse showed enrichment in proliferation-related gene sets, including the G2-M checkpoint, E2F and myc targets, and in gene sets related to IFN signaling and aberrant proteostasis (FDR < 0.1), indicating increased mitotic and transcriptional activity in aggressive ACC. Similar functions were enriched in ACC samples classified by immunohistochemical staining as p63-negative, which exhibited increased protein burden and activation of pro-survival stress response pathways compared to p63-positive tumors. Compared to ACC tissues, ACC (h-TERT) cells share transcriptional features of aggressive p63-negative tumors. These data suggest association of specific pathway alterations with histopathological features of ACC, as recapitulated by p63 testing in patient prognostic stratification, anticipating new avenues for therapeutic intervention.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

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Scientific reports - 13(2023), 1 vom: 31. Jan., Seite 1809

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Englisch

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Romani, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Lorini, Luigi [VerfasserIn]
Bozzola, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Bignotti, Eliana [VerfasserIn]
Tomasoni, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Ardighieri, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Bugatti, Mattia [VerfasserIn]
Battocchio, Simonetta [VerfasserIn]
Ravaggi, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Tomasini, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Ravanelli, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Gurizzan, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Lombardi, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Mattavelli, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Calza, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Piazza, Cesare [VerfasserIn]
Bossi, Paolo [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 02.02.2023

Date Revised 16.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-023-28901-9

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NLM352313137