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Trial reportPloS one2014

Epigenomic alterations in breast carcinoma from primary tumor to locoregional recurrences.

Matahi Moarii, Alice Pinheiro, Brigitte Sigal-Zafrani, Alain Fourquet, Martial Caly, Nicolas Servant, Véronique Stoven, Jean-Philippe Vert, Fabien Reyal

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Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Matahi MoariiCentre for Computational Biology, Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France; Institut Curie, Paris, France; U900, INSERM, Paris, France.
Alice PinheiroUMR144, Oncology Molecular Team, Institut Curie, Paris, France; Department of translational research, Residual Tumor and Response to Treatment Team, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
Brigitte Sigal-ZafraniDepartment of Tumor Biology, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
Alain FourquetDepartment of Radiotherapy, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
Martial CalyDepartment of Tumor Biology, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
Nicolas ServantCentre for Computational Biology, Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France; Institut Curie, Paris, France; U900, INSERM, Paris, France.
Véronique StovenCentre for Computational Biology, Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France; Institut Curie, Paris, France; U900, INSERM, Paris, France.
Jean-Philippe VertCentre for Computational Biology, Mines ParisTech, Fontainebleau, France; Institut Curie, Paris, France; U900, INSERM, Paris, France.
Fabien ReyalUMR144, Oncology Molecular Team, Institut Curie, Paris, France; Department of translational research, Residual Tumor and Response to Treatment Team, Institut Curie, Paris, France; Department of Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionEpigenetic modifications such as aberrant DNA methylation has long been associated with tumorogenesis. Little is known, however, about how these modifications appear in cancer progression. Comparing the methylome of breast carcinomas and locoregional evolutions could shed light on this process.

methodsThe methylome profiles of 48 primary breast carcinomas (PT) and their matched axillary metastases (PT/AM pairs, 20 cases), local recurrences (PT/LR pairs, 17 cases) or contralateral breast carcinomas (PT/CL pairs, 11 cases) were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate analyzes were performed to determine differentially methylated probes (DMPs), and a similarity score was defined to compare methylation profiles. Correlation with copy-number based score was calculated and metastatic-free survival was compared between methods.

results49 DMPs were found for the PT/AM set, but none for the others (FDR < 5%). Hierarchical clustering clustered 75% of the PT/AM, 47% of the PT/LR, and none of the PT/CL pairs together. A methylation-based score (MS) was defined as a clonality measure. The PT/AM set contained a high proportion of clonal pairs while PT/LR pairs were evenly split between high and low MS score, suggesting two groups: true recurrences (TR) and new primary tumors (NP). CL were classified as new tumors. MS score was significantly correlated with copy-number based scores. There was no significant difference between the metastatic-free survival of groups of patients based on different classifications.

conclusionEpigenomic alterations are well suited to study clonality and track cancer progression. Methylation-based classification of TR and NP performed as well as clinical and copy-number based methods suggesting that these phenomenons are tightly linked.

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Breast NeoplasmsDNA MethylationDNA, NeoplasmEpigenesis, GeneticNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalAdultDisease-Free SurvivalEpigenomicsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisSurvival RateDNA, Neoplasm

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PMID25098247
PMCPMC4123987

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