Deficiency of mismatch repair genes is less frequently observed in signet ring cell compared with non-signet ring cell gastric cancer

Journal Article · Fri Mar 15 04:00:00 EDT 2019 · Medical Oncology (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S12032-019-1246-4· OSTI ID:22938441

Hirotsu, Yosuke; Mochizuki, Hitoshi; Amemiya, Kenji; Ohyama, Hiroshi ^[1]; Yoshimura, Dai; Amano, Hiroyuki; Miura, Yuko; Ashizawa, Hiroshi; Nakagomi, Keiko; Takaoka, Shinya; Hosoda, Kenji; Suzuki, Yoji ^[2]; Oyama, Toshio ^[3]; Hada, Masao ^[4]; Kojima, Yuichiro ^[2]; Omata, Masao ^[1]

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1. Yamanashi Central Hospital, Genome Analysis Center (Japan)
2. Yamanashi Central Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology (Japan)
3. Yamanashi Central Hospital, Department of Pathology (Japan)
4. Yamanashi Central Hospital, Department of Surgery (Japan)

Signet ring cell (SRC) gastric cancer at advanced stage has poor prognosis. While a recent study reported nearly one-third of SRC cases contain tumors with deficient mismatch repair (MMR) genes, other studies in SRC have been inconclusive. To re-analyze the results, we performed immunohistochemical staining of MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2 proteins in 38 SRC gastric tumors compared with 109 non-SRC (NSRC) tumors from 94 patients. In contrast to the previous study, all SRC gastric tumors normally expressed MMR proteins, whereas 22 of 109 of NSRC (20%) showed deficient MMR proteins. To reinforce our results, we referred to the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) genomic database and found that only 6 (6%) of 99 samples with diffuse gastric tumors showed deficient MMR, whereas 64 (21%) of 304 in intestinal gastric tumors showed deficient MMR. Our results as well as the TCGA database indicated that MMR genes are infrequently inactivated in SRC gastric cancer. These findings indicate that SRC patients may not be the best candidates for immuno-oncology therapy.

• OSTI ID: 22938441
• Journal Information: Medical Oncology (Online), Journal Name: Medical Oncology (Online) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 36; ISSN 1559-131X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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