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ArticleRare tumors2018

Canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling activation in soft-tissue sarcomas: A comparative study of synovial sarcoma and leiomyosarcoma.

Laurence M Briski, Dafydd G Thomas, Rajiv M Patel, Elizabeth R Lawlor, Rashmi Chugh, Jonathan B McHugh, David R Lucas

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Article in Rare tumors, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laurence M BriskiDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Dafydd G ThomasDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Rajiv M PatelDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Elizabeth R LawlorDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Rashmi ChughDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jonathan B McHughDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
David R LucasDepartment of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

XenograftP30CA046592 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI THEODORE S LAWRENCE · 1988 to 2026
$178.2M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA046592
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies have shown that aberrant activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is associated with many malignant neoplasms. This includes some soft-tissue sarcoma phenotypes, most notably synovial sarcoma, implicating potential targets for novel molecular therapies.

objectiveWe investigate the level of Wnt/β-catenin pathway activation present in leiomyosarcomas relative to synovial sarcomas, using expression of LEF1 and β-catenin as surrogates.

methodsCancer outlier profile analysis was performed on messenger RNA expression datasets in Oncomine (70 synovial sarcomas, 178 leiomyosarcomas). Results for LEF1 and β-catenin messenger RNA expression were reported in terms of median-centered intensity. Separate immunohistochemical studies were performed on tissue microarrays created from 77 synovial sarcomas and 89 leiomyosarcomas using antibodies to LEF1 and β-catenin. Tumors with unequivocal strong nuclear staining involving ⩾5% of cells were interpreted as positive.

resultsCancer outlier profile analysis demonstrated a higher level of LEF1 messenger RNA expression in synovial sarcomas than in leiomyosarcomas (

conclusionThese results provide further evidence that aberrant activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is present in most synovial sarcomas, but not in most leiomyosarcomas. While targeting the constituents of this pathway might be effective in the treatment of synovial sarcomas, it is not likely to be an effective strategy in the treatment of leiomyosarcomas.

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beta-cateninLEF1leiomyosarcomapathologysoft tissue neoplasmsynovial sarcomaWnt pathway

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PMID30505422
PMCPMC6256314
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