Project description:Genome-wide DNA methylation screening was performed using the Infinium MethylationEPIC BeadChip in 49 fresh-frozen tissue samples and 31 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples obtained from surgically resected materials of patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer.
Project description:To determine the expression profiles of microRNAs (miRNAs) and to examine specific miRNA expression in endometrial serous adenocarcinoma in comparison with normal endometrial tissue and endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma. Twenty-one serous adenocarcinoma tissues, 20 endometrioid adenocarcinoma tissues, and 7 normal endometrial tissues were enrolled. miRNA expression profiles were examined using miRNA microarray.
Project description:We performed genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma tissues derived from patients in the Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research.
Project description:We performed genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of precursor lesions of endometrial endometrioid carcinoma tissues derived from patients in the Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research.
Project description:We examined the mechanism by which adiposity regulates endometrioid endometrial cancer progression. Ishikawa EEC cells were co-cultured with mature adipocytes in presence or absence of SIRT1 inhibitor EX527, and total RNA was isolated for RNA-seq analysis and focus on the functional relevance that adipocyte co-culture affected pathways and related biomarkers may have in endometrial cancer response to adiposity.
Project description:Full title: comparison of the genomic (arrayCGH) profiles of endometrial cancer with and without prior prolonged tamoxifen treatment for primary breast cancer Purpose: Tamoxifen has been a very effective treatment for breast cancer for several decades, however, at the same time increases the risk of endometrial cancer, especially after prolonged exposure. In addition, tamoxifen has been associated with a higher proportion of unfavorable uterine tumor subtypes (carcinosarcomas and serous adenocarcinomas) with worse survival. We investigated whether endometrial tumors, which developed after prolonged tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer, are genetically different from endometrial tumors without preceding tamoxifen exposure. Experimental design: Array CGH was used on archival formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) endometrial tumors to determine genomic aberrations. We compared the genomic profiles of 52 endometrial tumors from breast cancer patients after long-term (>=2 years) tamoxifen use (endometrioid adenocarcinomas n=26, carcinosarcomas n=14 and serous adenocarcinomas n=12) with endometrial tumors from unexposed breast cancer patients (n=45). Genomic profiles were correlated with tamoxifen exposure, tumor subtypes and histopathological characteristics of the endometrial tumors. Results: The common uterine corpus cancers of the endometrioid subtype show few genomic aberrations. Tumors with many genomic aberrations were in general ER-negative. In contrast, carcinosarcomas and serous adenocarcinomas showed many aberrations, however they were indistinguishable from each other. Tumors that developed after prolonged tamoxifen use did not show more or different aberrations than unexposed tumors. This was true for all tumor subtypes. Conclusion: Endometrial carcinomas that develop after prolonged tamoxifen use can not be distinguished from non-users on basis of their tumor genomic profile. 52 endometrial tumors from breast cancer patients after long-term (>=2 years) tamoxifen use (endometrioid adenocarcinomas n=26, carcinosarcomas n=14 and serous adenocarcinomas n=12) and 45 endometrial tumors from unexposed breast cancer patients
Project description:The aim of the presented study was to define tissue and plasma miRNA signatures, which could potentially serve as diagnostic and prognostic markers in endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC), and to investigate miRNA profiles in regard to clinicopathological characteristics of the tumors. Results: qPCR validation revealed regulation of 14 miRNAs in EEC tissues (miR-9, miR-141,miR-205,miR-203,miR-183,miR-200a*,miR-200b*,miR-200a,miR-200c,miR-429,miR-200b,miR-410,miR-92a,miR-1305) and 9 in plasma samples (miR-449a,miR-1290,miR-1228,miR-203,miR-200a,miR-141,miR-92a, miR-9, miR-301b). Expression of certain miRNAs showed association with FIGO stage, grade and relapse. Two miRNA signatures, miR-205/miR-410 and miR-410/miR-429/miR-92a, classified tumor tissues with higher accuracy in comparison to single miRNAs (AUC 0.972, 95% CI 0.919-0.995 and 0.991, 95% CI 0.948-1.000, resepctively). miRNA signature composed of miR-205 and miR-200a predicted relapse with AUC of 0.854 (95% CI 0.691-0.951). Tissue miRNA signatures were independent prognostic markers of overall (miR-1228/miR-200c/miR-429, HR 2.98) and progression-free survival (miR-1228/miR-429, HR 4.149). Plasma miRNA signatures classified EEC plasma samples with high accuracy. Conclusions: We conclude that miRNA signatures hold great promise for becoming non-invasive biomarkers for early EEC detection and prognosis.
Project description:The aim of the presented study was to define tissue and plasma miRNA signatures, which could potentially serve as diagnostic and prognostic markers in endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC), and to investigate miRNA profiles in regard to clinicopathological characteristics of the tumors. Results: qPCR validation revealed regulation of 14 miRNAs in EEC tissues (miR-9, miR-141,miR-205,miR-203,miR-183,miR-200a*,miR-200b*,miR-200a,miR-200c,miR-429,miR-200b,miR-410,miR-92a,miR-1305) and 9 in plasma samples (miR-449a,miR-1290,miR-1228,miR-203,miR-200a,miR-141,miR-92a, miR-9, miR-301b). Expression of certain miRNAs showed association with FIGO stage, grade and relapse. Two miRNA signatures, miR-205/miR-410 and miR-410/miR-429/miR-92a, classified tumor tissues with higher accuracy in comparison to single miRNAs (AUC 0.972, 95% CI 0.919-0.995 and 0.991, 95% CI 0.948-1.000, resepctively). miRNA signature composed of miR-205 and miR-200a predicted relapse with AUC of 0.854 (95% CI 0.691-0.951). Tissue miRNA signatures were independent prognostic markers of overall (miR-1228/miR-200c/miR-429, HR 2.98) and progression-free survival (miR-1228/miR-429, HR 4.149). Plasma miRNA signatures classified EEC plasma samples with high accuracy. Conclusions: We conclude that miRNA signatures hold great promise for becoming non-invasive biomarkers for early EEC detection and prognosis. Tissue samples were collected from 122 women (77 EEC and 45 controls). Expression profiling of 866 human miRNAs and 89 human viral miRNAs was performed in 24 samples and was followed by qPCR validation in 104 patients. Of 24 samples analyzed by microarrays, 22 (18 EEC, 4 normal controls) were available for final analysis. Expression of 14 miRNAs was analysed in 48 plasma samples by qPCR.