Gene expression profiling reveals activation of the FA/BRCA pathway in advanced squamous cervical cancer with intrinsic resistance and therapy failure
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ABSTRACT: Twenty-one patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma were enrolled in this study. Primary biopsies harvested prior to therapy were divided according to the patientM-bM-^@M-^Ys 6 months clinical response and analyzed for whole human gene expression (Agilent). A 2859-gene signature was identified to distinguish between responder and non-responder patients. M-bM-^@M-^XDNA Replication, Recombination and RepairM-bM-^@M-^Y represented one of the most important mechanisms activated in non-responsive cervical tumors, and M-bM-^@M-^XRole of BRCA1 in DNA Damage ResponseM-bM-^@M-^Y was predicted to be the most significantly altered canonical pathway involved in intrinsic resistance. The microarray results were validated by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. An additional set of 24 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded cervical cancer samples was used for independent validation of the proteins of interest. Immunohistological staining confirmed increased expression of BRCA1, BRIP1, FANCD2 and RAD51 in non-responsive compared with responsive advanced squamous cervical cancer, both in the initial set of 21 cervical cancer samples and the second set of 24 samples. Twenty-one patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma (FIGO stage IIB-IIIB) were enrolled in the genomics study. A tissue fragment from a primary biopsy specimen was harvested from each patient prior to the therapy. Tissue samples were stored in liquid nitrogen until use for RNA extraction. One-color microarray experiment was performed to measure differences in gene expression between cervical cancer samples with 6-month complete response (12 patients ) and non-complete response (9 patients). Complet response group was considered as reference.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Ovidiu Balacescu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-56363 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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