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ArticleThe Journal of pathology2026

Dedifferentiation in endometrial cancer is associated with HLA-I silencing that may be restored by IFN-γ.

Antonio De Leo, Madison Wickenberg, Marco Grillini, Camelia Alexandra Coadǎ, Pooja Praveen Kumar, Annie Tong, James Key, Hannah Kim, Felix Kommoss, Mark Carey and 6 more

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16 authors.

Antonio De LeoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Madison WickenbergDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Marco GrilliniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Camelia Alexandra CoadǎUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Iuliu Hatieganu', Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Pooja Praveen KumarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5143-6232
Annie TongDepartment of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
James KeyDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Hannah KimDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Felix KommossDepartment of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0876-9087
Mark CareyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Yangxin FuDepartment of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Claudio CeccarelliDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Giovanni TalliniDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0113-6682
Paul LaPointeDepartment of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Martin Köbel *Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Cheng-Han Lee *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2094-1222

Funding

Alberta Cancer FoundationAssociazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro MFAG 2021 - ID. 26319Cancer Research Society (Canada)Sawin Baldwin Chair for Ovarian Cancer ResearchWomen and Children's Health Research Institute
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Abstract

Dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma occurs when a prognostically favorable low-grade endometrial carcinoma transforms into a highly aggressive undifferentiated carcinoma following genomic inactivation of core SWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) complex protein(s). This typically occurs in a microsatellite-instable molecular context. This study aims to identify the immune evasion mechanisms associated with dedifferentiation. Whole-slide immunohistochemistry-based image analysis was used to compare spatial cancer immunophenotypes and human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA-I) expression between the differentiated and undifferentiated components of 14 SWI/SNF-inactivated dedifferentiated endometrial carcinomas. Flow cytometry and in vivo xenograft studies were performed to gain functional insights. Dedifferentiation was associated with changes in spatial cancer immunophenotypes, most frequently from an inflamed immunophenotype in the differentiated component to an excluded immunophenotype in the undifferentiated component, with loss of tumor HLA-I expression, decreased intraepithelial CD8

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Cell DedifferentiationEndometrial NeoplasmsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IInterferon-gammaAnimalsFemaleGene SilencingHumansImmunoediting, CancerMiceTumor EscapeHistocompatibility Antigens Class IInterferon-gammadedifferentiated cancerIFN‐γMHC class ISWI/SNFundifferentiated cancer

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PMID42535334
PMCPMC13635600

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