Molecular correlates of invasion pattern in HPV-associated endocervical adenocarcinoma : emergence of two distinct risk-stratified tiers

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BACKGROUND: The pattern-based (Silva) classification of invasive human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated endocervical adenocarcinomas (HPVA) is an established and reproducible method to predict outcomes for this otherwise stage-dependent group of tumours. Previous studies utilising targeted sequencing have shown a correlation between mutational profiles and an invasive pattern. However, such correlation has not been explored using comprehensive molecular testing.

DESIGN: Clinicopathologic data including invasive pattern (Silva groups A, B, and C) was collected for a cohort of invasive HPVA, which previously underwent massive parallel sequencing using a panel covering 447 genes. Pathogenic alterations, molecular signatures, tumour mutational burden (TMB), and copy number alterations (CNA) were correlated with pattern of invasion.

RESULTS: Forty five HPVA (11 pattern A, 17 pattern B, and 17 pattern C tumours) were included. Patients with pattern A presented at stage I with no involved lymph nodes or evidence of recurrence (in those with >2 months of follow-up). Patterns B and C patients also mostly presented at stage I with negative lymph nodes, but had a greater frequency of recurrence; 3/17 pattern B and 1/17 pattern C HPVAs harboured lymphovascular space invasion (LVI). An APOBEC mutational signature was detected only in Silva pattern C tumours (5/17), and pathogenic PIK3CA changes were detected only in destructively invasive HPVA (patterns B and C). When cases were grouped as low-risk (pattern A and pattern B without LVI) and high-risk (pattern B with LVI and pattern C), high-risk tumours were enriched in mutations in PIK3CA, ATRX, and ERBB2. There was a statistically significant difference in TMB between low-risk and high-risk pattern tumours (P = 0.006), as well as between Pattern C tumours with and without an APOBEC signature (P = 0.002). CNA burden increased from pattern A to C.

CONCLUSION: Our findings further indicate that key molecular events in HPVA correlate with the morphologic invasive properties of the tumour and their aggressiveness. Pattern B tumours with LVI clustered with pattern C tumours, whereas pattern B tumours without LVI approached pattern A genotypically. Our study provides a biologic foundation for consolidating the Silva system into low-risk (pattern A + B without LVI) and high-risk (pattern B with LVI and pattern C) categories.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:82

Enthalten in:

Histopathology - 82(2023), 7 vom: 27. Juni, Seite 1067-1078

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sharma, Aarti E [VerfasserIn]
Hodgson, Anjelica J [VerfasserIn]
Howitt, Brooke E [VerfasserIn]
Olkhov-Mitsel, Ekaterina [VerfasserIn]
Djordevic, Bojana [VerfasserIn]
Park, Kay J [VerfasserIn]
Nucci, Marisa R [VerfasserIn]
Parra-Herran, Carlos [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

APOBEC
Biomarkers, Tumor
ERBB2
HPV
Invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma
Journal Article
Next generation sequencing
PIK3CA
Silva classification

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.05.2023

Date Revised 14.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/his.14893

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353557900