Styczen Hanna, Nagelmeier Iris, Beissbarth Tim, Nietert Manuel, Homayounfar Kia, Sprenger Thilo, Boczek Ute, Stanek Kathrin, Kitz Julia, Wolff Hendrik A, Ghadimi B Michael, Middel Peter, Liersch Torsten, Rüschoff Josef, Conradi Lena-Christin
Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center, Göttingen, Germany.
Targos Molecular Pathology, Pathology Nordhessen, Kassel, Germany.
Oncotarget. 2015 Jun 20;6(17):15065-76. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.3527.
In this study, we evaluate the frequency of HER-2 and HER-3 expression in liver metastases from patients with colorectal cancer (CRLM). We analyzed the potential of HER-2 and HER-3 as therapeutic targets and evaluated their prognostic value.
Overall 208 patients with CRLM were enrolled. HER-2 and HER-3 expression were determined in metastatic tissue of diagnostic punch biopsies (n = 29) or resection specimens (n = 179). The results of immunohistochemistry (IHC) scoring and In-situ-hybridization (ISH)-amplification were correlated with clinical parameters and for the 179 resected patients with cancer-specific (CSS) and overall survival (OS). The mean follow-up time was 56.7 months.
Positivity of HER-2 status (IHC score 2+/ISH+ and IHC 3+) was found in 8.2% of CRLM. High expression of HER-3 (IHC score 2+ and IHC 3+) was detected in 75.0% of liver metastases. CSS after liver surgery was determined and was independent from the HER-2 status (p = 0.963); however HER-3 was prognostic with a favorable course for patients showing an overexpression of HER-3 (p = 0.037).
HER-2 overexpression occurs in only 8% of patients with CRLM but with 75% of cases HER-3 is frequently overexpressed in CRLM. Therefore, HER-2 and particularly HER-3 could serve as novel targets to be addressed within multimodal treatment approaches.
在本研究中,我们评估了结直肠癌肝转移(CRLM)患者中HER-2和HER-3的表达频率。我们分析了HER-2和HER-3作为治疗靶点的潜力,并评估了它们的预后价值。
共纳入208例CRLM患者。在诊断性穿刺活检(n = 29)或切除标本(n = 179)的转移组织中测定HER-2和HER-3的表达。免疫组织化学(IHC)评分和原位杂交(ISH)扩增结果与临床参数相关,并与179例接受手术切除患者的癌症特异性生存(CSS)和总生存(OS)相关。平均随访时间为56.7个月。
在8.2%的CRLM中发现HER-2状态阳性(IHC评分2+/ISH+和IHC 3+)。在75.0%的肝转移中检测到HER-3高表达(IHC评分2+和IHC 3+)。确定了肝切除术后的CSS,且其与HER-2状态无关(p = 0.963);然而,HER-3对HER-3过表达的患者具有预后意义,其病程良好(p = 0.037)。
HER-2过表达仅发生在8%的CRLM患者中,但在75%的病例中,HER-3在CRLM中频繁过表达。因此,HER-2尤其是HER-3可作为多模式治疗方法中的新靶点。