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ArticleCancers2020

Assessment of HER2 Protein Overexpression and Gene Amplification in Renal Collecting Duct Carcinoma: Therapeutic Implication.

Manuela Costantini, Carla Azzurra Amoreo, Liborio Torregrossa, Greta Alì, Enrico Munari, Carmen Jeronimo, Rui Henrique, Sara Petronilho, Umberto Capitanio, Roberta Lucianò and 9 more

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Article in Cancers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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19 authors at 10 institutions in 3 countries.

Manuela CostantiniDepartment of Urology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-Rome, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1638-0987
Carla Azzurra AmoreoDepartment of Pathology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-Rome, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Liborio TorregrossaDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, Anatomic Pathology Section, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1832-0523
Greta AlìDepartment of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and Critical Area, Anatomic Pathology Section, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Enrico MunariDepartment of Pathology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, 37024 Negrar, Italy.
Carmen JeronimoCancer Biology and Epigenetics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (GEBC CI-IPOP), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto) & Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (P.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4186-5345
Rui HenriqueCancer Biology and Epigenetics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (GEBC CI-IPOP), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto) & Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (P.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3171-4666
Sara PetronilhoCancer Biology and Epigenetics Group, IPO Porto Research Center (GEBC CI-IPOP), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto) & Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (P.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
Umberto CapitanioUnit of Urology, Division of Experimental Oncology, Urological Research Institute (URI), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9225-1795
Roberta LucianòUnit of Pathology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Nazareno SuardiUnit of Urology, Division of Experimental Oncology, Urological Research Institute (URI), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4331-3010
Maria Teresa LandiDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Umberto AnceschiDepartment of Urology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-Rome, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Aldo BrassettiDepartment of Urology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-Rome, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Vito Michele FazioLaboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Michele GallucciDepartment of Urology, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe SimoneDepartment of Urology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-Rome, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4868-9025
Steno SentinelliDepartment of Pathology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute-Rome, via Elio Chianesi 53, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Maria Luana PoetaDepartment of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6364-727X
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITUniversidade do Porto · PTIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITOspedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria · ITPoliclinico Umberto I · ITUnited States Department of Health and Human Services · USUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · ITUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · IT

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro MFAG 10520 grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) is rare and aggressive histology of kidney cancers. Although different therapeutic approaches have been tested, the 2-year survival remains very poor. Since CDC exhibits overlapping features with urothelial carcinoma, the analysis of shared molecular alterations could provide new insights into the understanding of this rare disease and also therapeutic options. We collected 26 CDC cases, and we assessed HER2 protein expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and gene amplification by fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) according to 2018 ASCO/CAP HER2-testing recommendations. Six out of twenty-six (23%) tumors showed HER2 positive staining. In particular, 3+ score was present in 2/6 cases (33%), 2+ in 3/6 cases (50%) and 1+ in 1/6 cases (17%). The 6 HER2+ tumors were also analyzed by FISH to assess gene copy number. One out of six CDC with IHC 3+ was also HER2 amplified, showing an average HER2 copy number ≥4.0 (10.85) and a HER2/CEP17 ratio ≥ (5.63), while the 5/6 cases were HER2 negative. Based on the 2018 ASCO/CAP guidelines overall, 2/26 CDC cases (8%) were HER2+. The present study provides evidence for testing, in future studies, HER2 to assess its clinical value as a novel target for the treatment of this highly malignant cancer.

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biomarkerFISHHER2IHCrenal collecting duct carcinoma

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