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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Evaluation of Beta-Catenin Subcellular Localization and Water Channel Protein AQP1 Expression as Predictive Markers of Chemo-Resistance in Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma: Comparative Study between Preoperative Peritoneal Biopsies and Surgical Samples.

Giuseppe Angelico, Antonio Ieni, Rosario Caltabiano, Angela Santoro, Frediano Inzani, Saveria Spadola, Giovanni Tuccari, Antonio Macrì, Gian Franco Zannoni

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. 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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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Decoding β-catenin expression patterns in ovarian serous carcinoma with clinicopathological implications: insights from National Cancer Institute.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe AngelicoFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Unità di Gineco-patologia e Patologia Mammaria, 00168 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4808-2052
Antonio IeniDepartment of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Section of Pathology, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2878-3572
Rosario CaltabianoDepartment Gian Filippo Ingrassia, Section of Anatomic Pathology, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8591-8010
Angela SantoroFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Unità di Gineco-patologia e Patologia Mammaria, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Frediano InzaniFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Unità di Gineco-patologia e Patologia Mammaria, 00168 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9061-6989
Saveria SpadolaFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Unità di Gineco-patologia e Patologia Mammaria, 00168 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0387-5921
Giovanni TuccariDepartment of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Section of Pathology, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1561-4246
Antonio MacrìDepartment of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", Section of Surgery and Peritoneal Surface Malignancy and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Program, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2671-5314
Gian Franco ZannoniFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Dipartimento Scienze della Salute della Donna, del Bambino e di Sanità Pubblica, Unità di Gineco-patologia e Patologia Mammaria, 00168 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4473-7560
Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITUniversity of Messina · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Catania · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

methodsWe evaluated the expression of β-catenin and AQP1 in the preoperative peritoneal biopsies of 32 patients with peritoneal carcinosis, in which a histological diagnosis of high grade serous ovarian carcinoma was made. Furthermore, we have investigated their potential association with chemotherapeutic response evaluated at the omental site, as well as with clinico-pathological parameters.

resultsSixteen cases showed an aberrant membranous and cytoplasmic β-catenin staining pattern. The remaining 16 cases showed a preserved β-catenin expression localized only in cell membranes; 20 cases showed positive membranous staining (AQP1+), while 12 cases were considered negative (AQP1-). In the AQP+ group, we detected a significant association of AQP1 expression with poor chemotherapy response in omental tissues complete response score (CRS) 1-2, while a CRS 3 was never observed in all positive cases.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that β-catenin and AQP1 are expressed in a sub-group of ovarian tumors and play important roles in carcinogenesis. Patients affected by high grade serous carcinoma could be categorized in two different predictive groups: as AQP+ and AQP-. AQP+ cases may represent a subset of poor responders who could be considered more eligible for cytoreductive surgery rather than for neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

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aquaporin 1chemo-resistanceovarian cancerpathologic responseplatinum-based chemotherapyserous carcinomawingless-related integration site (wnt)/β-catenin pathwayβ-catenin

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PMID33807998
PMCPMC8000296
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