Genomic profiling of dedifferentiated endometrial carcinomas arising in the background of high-grade carcinoma : a targeted next-generation sequencing study

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AIMS: Our understanding of dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma (DEC), a rare and aggressive malignancy, mainly reflects undifferentiated carcinomas (UC) arising in the setting of low-grade endometrial cancer (DEC-LG). However, cases of UC arising in the setting of high-grade EC (DEC-HG) have been noted in the literature. Our knowledge of the genomics of DEC-HG is limited. To characterise the molecular landscape of DEC-HC, targeted genomic sequencing and immunohistochemical analysis was carried out on seven DEC-HG and four DEC-LG.

METHODS AND RESULTS: DEC-HG and DEC-LG, including undifferentiated and differentiated components, both showed a similar frequency and spectrum of mutations. ARID1A mutations were identified in 6/7 (86%) DEC-HG and 4/4 (100%) DEC-LG, while SMARCA4 mutations were present in 4/7 (57%) DEC-HG and in 1/4 (25%) DEC-LG. Concurrent SMARCA4/BRG1 protein loss by immunohistochemistry was observed in 3/4 and 1/1 SMARCA4 mutated DEC-HG and DEC-LG, respectively. Neither genomic alterations nor protein loss in SMARCB1/INI1 were observed in any of our cases. TP53 mutations were detected in 4/7 (57%) DEC-HG and in 2/4 (50%) DEC-LG, while mutation-pattern p53 immunohistochemistry expression was observed in 2/7 (29%) DEC-HG and none of the DEC-LG. MLH1 mutations were observed in 1/7 (14%) DEC-HG and 1/4 (25%) DEC-LG. MSH2 and MSH6 mutations were each detected in 1/7 (14%) DEC-HG, but neither was associated with corresponding loss of protein expression.

CONCLUSION: The findings support expanding the definition of DEC to include DEC-HG, a previously under-recognised phenomenon with genomic similarities to DEC-LG.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:83

Enthalten in:

Histopathology - 83(2023), 3 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 366-375

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Olkhov-Mitsel, Ekaterina [VerfasserIn]
Busca, Aurelia [VerfasserIn]
Parra-Herran, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Amemiya, Yutaka [VerfasserIn]
Nofech-Mozes, Sharon [VerfasserIn]
Djordjevic, Bojana [VerfasserIn]
Nucci, Marisa R [VerfasserIn]
Seth, Arun [VerfasserIn]
Mirkovic, Jelena [VerfasserIn]

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Biomarkers, Tumor
DNA Helicases
Dedifferentiated endometrial cancer
EC 3.6.1.-
EC 3.6.4.-
Genomic profiling
Journal Article
Molecular genetic alterations
Next generation sequencing
Nuclear Proteins
SMARCA4 protein, human
Transcription Factors
Undifferentiated endometrial carcinoma

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Date Completed 11.08.2023

Date Revised 11.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/his.14938

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NLM357245946