Biological Role of Tumor/Stromal CXCR4-CXCL12-CXCR7 in MITO16A/MaNGO-OV2 Advanced Ovarian Cancer Patients.

CXCR4-CXCL12-CXCR7 axis chemokine ovarian cancer prognosis tumor microenvironment

Journal

Cancers
ISSN: 2072-6694
Titre abrégé: Cancers (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101526829

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 Apr 2022
Historique:
received: 10 02 2022
revised: 07 03 2022
accepted: 01 04 2022
entrez: 12 4 2022
pubmed: 13 4 2022
medline: 13 4 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This study investigated the prognostic role of the CXCR4-CXCL12-CXCR7 axis in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) patients receiving first-line treatment within the MITO16A/MaNGO-OV2 phase-IV trial. CXCR4-CXCL12-CXCR7 expression was evaluated in the epithelial and stromal component of 308 EOC IHC-stained tumor samples. The statistical analysis focused on biomarkers' expression, their association with other variables and prognostic value. Zero-inflated tests, shrinkage, bootstrap procedures, and multivariable models were applied. The majority of EOC (75.0%) expressed CXCR4 and CXCR7, 56.5% expressed the entire CXCR4-CXCL12-CXCR7 axis, while only 4.6% were negative for CXCL12 and its cognate receptors, in regard to the epithelial component. Stromal CXCL12 and CXCR7, expressed in 11.2% and 65.5%, respectively, were associated with the FIGO stage. High CXCL12 in epithelial cancer cells was associated with shorter progression-free and overall survival. However, after adjusting for overfitting due to best cut-off multiplicity testing, the significance was lost. This is a wide-ranging, prospective study in which CXCR4-CXCL12-CXCR7 were systematically evaluated in epithelial and stromal components, in selected stage III-IV EOC. Although CXCL12 was not prognostic, epithelial expression identified high-risk FIGO stage III patients for PFS. These data suggest that it might be worth studying the CXCL12 axis as a therapeutic target to improve treatment efficacy in EOC patients.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35406620
pii: cancers14071849
doi: 10.3390/cancers14071849
pmc: PMC8997727
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : Italian Association for Cancer Research
ID : IG 18921
Organisme : Ministero della Salute
ID : Ricerca Corrente grant M2/7

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Auteurs

Crescenzo D'Alterio (C)

Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Anna Spina (A)

Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Laura Arenare (L)

Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Paolo Chiodini (P)

Section of Statistics, Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Napoli, Italy.

Maria Napolitano (M)

Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Francesca Galdiero (F)

Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Luigi Portella (L)

Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Vittorio Simeon (V)

Section of Statistics, Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Napoli, Italy.

Simona Signoriello (S)

Section of Statistics, Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Napoli, Italy.

Francesco Raspagliesi (F)

Gynecological Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.

Domenica Lorusso (D)

Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Women and Child Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Department of Life Science and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 00168 Rome, Italy.

Carmela Pisano (C)

Urogynaecological Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Nicoletta Colombo (N)

Gynecologic Cancer Program, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy.

Gian Franco Zannoni (GF)

Gynecopathology and Breast Pathology Unit, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Pathological Anatomy Institute, Catholic University of Sacred Hearth, 00168 Rome, Italy.

Nunzia Simona Losito (NS)

Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Rossella De Cecio (R)

Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Giosuè Scognamiglio (G)

Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Daniela Califano (D)

Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Daniela Russo (D)

Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Valentina Tuninetti (V)

FPO IRCCS Istituto di Candiolo, 10060 Turin, Italy.

Maria Carmela Piccirillo (MC)

Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Piera Gargiulo (P)

Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Francesco Perrone (F)

Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Sandro Pignata (S)

Urogynaecological Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

Stefania Scala (S)

Microenvironment Molecular Targets Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Napoli, Italy.

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