Racial Differences in the Association Between Luminal Master Regulator Gene Expression Levels and Breast Cancer Survival8.911Clin Cancer Res . 2020 Apr 15;26(8):1905-1914. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-0875. Epub 2020 Jan 7.
Abstract
Purpose: Compared with their European American (EA) counterparts, African American (AA) women are more likely to die from breast cancer in the United States. This disparity is greatest in hormone receptor-positive subtypes. Here we uncover biological factors underlying this disparity by comparing functional expression and prognostic significance of master transcriptional regulators of luminal differentiation. Experimental design: Data and biospecimens from 262 AA and 293 EA patients diagnosed with breast cancer from 2001 to 2010 at a major medical center were analyzed by IHC for functional biomarkers of luminal differentiation, including estrogen receptor (ESR1) and its pioneer factors, FOXA1 and GATA3. Integrated comparison of protein levels with network-level gene expression analysis uncovered predictive correlations with race and survival. Results: Univariate or multivariate HRs for overall survival, estimated from digital IHC scoring of nuclear antigen, show distinct differences in the magnitude and significance of these biomarkers to predict survival based on race: ESR1 [EA HR = 0.47; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.31-0.72 and AA HR = 0.77; 95% CI, 0.48-1.18]; FOXA1 (EA HR = 0.38; 95% CI, 0.23-0.63 and AA HR = 0.53; 95% CI, 0.31-0.88), and GATA3 (EA HR = 0.36; 95% CI, 0.23-0.56; AA HR = 0.57; CI, 0.56-1.4). In addition, we identify genes in the downstream regulons of these biomarkers highly correlated with race and survival. Conclusions: Even within clinically homogeneous tumor groups, regulatory networks that drive mammary luminal differentiation reveal race-specific differences in their association with clinical outcome. Understanding these biomarkers and their downstream regulons will elucidate the intrinsic mechanisms that drive racial disparities in breast cancer survival.
今天跟大家分享的是一月份刚发表在CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH杂志(IF:8.911)上的一篇文章。文章主要讲的是,通过比较腔内分化的主转录调节因子的功能表达和预后相关性,揭示了欧洲美国人(EA)和非洲裔美国人(AA)在乳腺癌生存率方面存在差异的功能性因素。
一、 摘要:
惯性科研认知中,存在种族差异的疾病必然有其潜在的分子机制影响着疾病的发生发展。目前对于乳腺癌的研究中,有夯实的证据证明,乳腺癌生存率在欧洲美国人(EA)和非洲裔美国人(AA)之间存在明显的种族差异,而对于其中的分子机制尚未可知。基于此背景,研究人员收集了293名欧洲美国人和262非洲裔美国人的临床以及病理等相关数据,通过IHC分析了样本的管腔分化的功能标志物的蛋白质水平以及网络水平的基因表达,如ESR1、FOXA1和GATA3等,证明种族与生存率之间的存在可预测相关性。
二、 结果解读
1、不同乳腺癌亚型中,ER的表达和生存率之间存在种族差异(fig1A),ER阳性明显有助于提高生存率(fig1B)。并且,相对比(AA)非洲裔美国人来说,这种ER与生存率相关的趋势在(EA)欧洲美国人种族中更为明显(fig1C、D)。研究人员将ER与其它乳腺癌生物标记物做共表达分析,发现ER与其先驱因子(FOXA1 and GATA3)之间存在显著的双相相关性(fig1E)。
本研究基于收集的不同种族美国人的乳腺癌患者数据,通过更高级的回顾性队列研究,分析揭示了管腔主表达因素与生存率之间的种族差异的机制。
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