Confirmation that somatic mutations of beta-2 microglobulin correlate with a lack of recurrence in a subset of stage II mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancers from the QUASAR trial

Autor: Andrew J Wallace, David J. Kerr, Kelly Handley, Richard Gray, Phil Quirke, Laura Magill, Gordon G A Hutchins, James Hill, Paul J. Barrow, D. Gareth Evans, Susan D. Richman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Histopathology
Barrow, P, Richman, S D, Wallace, A, Handley, K, Hutchins, G G A, Kerr, D, Magill, L, Evans, D G, Gray, R, Quirke, P & Hill, J 2019, ' Confirmation that somatic mutations of beta-2 microglobulin correlate with a lack of recurrence in a subset of stage II mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancers from the QUASAR trial ', Histopathology . https://doi.org/10.1111/his.13895
ISSN: 0309-0167
DOI: 10.1111/his.13895
Popis: Aims:Beta2-Microglobulin (B2M) forms part of the HLA class I complex and plays a role in metastatic biology. B2M mutations occur frequently in mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer (dMMR CRC) with limited data suggesting they may protect against recurrence. Our experimental study tested this hypothesis by investigating B2M mutation status and B2M protein expression and recurrence in patients in the stage II QUASAR clinical trial. Methods:Sanger sequencing was performed for the three coding exons of B2M on 121 dMMR and a subsample of 108 pMMR tumours; 52 with recurrence and 56 without. B2M protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Mutation status and protein expression were correlated with recurrence and compared to proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) CRCs. Results:Of 121 dMMR CRCs, deleterious B2M mutations were detected in 39 (32%). Five tumours contained missense B2M-variants of unknown significance, and were thus excluded from further analyses, leaving 116 dMMR tumours. With median follow-up 7.4 years, none of the 39 B2M-mutant tumours recurred, compared with 14/77 (18%) B2M-wildtype tumours (p=0.005); six at local and eight at distant sites. Sensitivity and specificity of IHC in detecting B2M mutations was 87% and 71% respectively. Significantly (p
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