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ArticleJournal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute2022

Her2/EGFR-PDGFR pathway aberrations associated with tamoxifen response in metastatic breast cancer patients.

Ibrahim Malash, Osman Mansour, Rabab Gaafar, Sabry Shaarawy, Mona S Abdellateif, Ola S Ahmed, Abdel-Rahman N Zekri, Abeer Bahnassy

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Ibrahim MalashMedical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Cairo, 11976, Egypt.
Osman MansourMedical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Cairo, 11976, Egypt.
Rabab GaafarMedical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University, Cairo, 11976, Egypt.
Sabry ShaarawyMedical Biochemistry and molecular biology, Cancer Biology Department, NCI, Cairo University, Cairo, 11976, Egypt.
Mona S AbdellateifMedical Biochemistry and molecular biology, Cancer Biology Department, NCI, Cairo University, Cairo, 11976, Egypt.
Ola S AhmedMolecular Virology and Immunology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, NCI, Cairo University, Cairo, 11976, Egypt.
Abdel-Rahman N ZekriMolecular Virology and Immunology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, NCI, Cairo University, Cairo, 11976, Egypt.
Abeer BahnassyTissue culture and Cytogenetics Unit, Pathology Department, NCI, Cairo University, 1 Fom El- Khalig street, Cairo, 11976, Egypt. chaya2000@hotmail.com.
Cairo University · EG

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Abstract

backgroundMetastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a major health problem worldwide. Some patients improve on tamoxifen and others do not respond to treatment. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to assess genetic aberrations in the Her2/EGFR-PDGFR pathway associated with tamoxifen response in MBC patients.

methodsThis is a retrospective cohort study, including 157 hormone receptors positive, locally recurrent inoperable and/or MBC patients on tamoxifen treatment. Patients were categorized into 78 (49.7%) tamoxifen responders and 79 (50.3%) tamoxifen non-responder patients. Genetic aberrations of 84 genes involved in the Her2/EGFR-PDGFR pathway were assessed in the tumor tissue samples obtained from the patients using SA-Bioscience assay. The identified panel was correlated to patients' response to treatment, to detect the differentially expressed genes in tamoxifen responders and non-responders.

resultsOne hundred twenty-three (78.3%) patients were estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) positive, 108 (68.8%) were ER only positive, and 78 (49.7%) were PR only positive. There were 56 genes overexpressed in the refractory group compared to responders. However, only five out of these 56 genes, Janus kinase 1 (JAK1), collagen type I alpha 1 (COL1A1), GRB2-associated binding protein 1 (GAB1), fibronectin-1 (FN1), and MAP kinase-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase (MKNK1), showed statistical significance between the two groups. Patients with bone metastasis showed a better response to treatment compared to those with metastatic deposits in other sites such as visceral metastasis (P < 0.005).

conclusionsGenetic profiling using simple quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) protocols could be used to assess response to tamoxifen treatment in MBC patients. According to our data, a five-gene panel in the EGFR pathway (JAK1, COL1A1, GAB1, FN1 and MKNK1) could be used to categorize MBC patients into groups according to treatment response.

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Breast NeoplasmsTamoxifenErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneRetrospective StudiesEGFR protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesErbB ReceptorsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMKNK1 protein, humanProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTamoxifenBreastCancerCOL1A1EGFRFN1GAB1JAK1MKNK1Tamoxifen

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