TY - JOUR
T1 - Aberrations in translational regulation are associated with poor prognosis in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
AU - Meric-Bernstam, Funda
AU - Chen, Huiqin
AU - Akcakanat, Argun
AU - Do, Kim Anh
AU - Lluch, Ana
AU - Hennessy, Bryan T.
AU - Hortobagyi, Gabriel N.
AU - Mills, Gordon B.
AU - Gonzalez-Angulo, Ana M.
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank DaRonia Taylor for assistance with manuscript preparation, and Dr. Yiling Lu and Dr. Doris R. Siwak for technical assistance. This research was supported in part by Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grant SAC10006 (FMB, KAD), Stand Up to Cancer Dream Team Translational Research Grant, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (SU2C-AACR-DT0209) (FMB, AA, AMG, GBM), Society of Surgical Oncology Clinical Investigator Award in Breast Cancer Research (FMB), the Kleberg Center for Molecular Markers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Susan G. Komen Foundation FAS0703849 (AMG, GBM), the Cancer Center Support Grant CCSG P30 CA016672 (KAD), the National Center for Research Resources Grant 3UL1RR024148 (FMB, AA and KAD) and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Grant UL1TR000371 (FMB and KAD).
PY - 2012/10/26
Y1 - 2012/10/26
N2 - Introduction: Translation initiation is activated in cancer through increase in eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), eIF4G, phosphorylated eIF4E-binding protein (p4E-BP1) and phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6 (pS6), and decreased programmed cell death protein 4 (pdcd4), a translational inhibitor. Further, translation elongation is deregulated though alterations in eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) and eEF2 kinase (eEF2K). We sought to determine the association of these translational aberrations with clinical-pathologic factors and survival outcomes in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.Methods: Primary tumors were collected from 190 patients with Stage I to III hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Expression of eIF4E, eIF4G, 4E-BP1, p4E-BP1 T37/46, p4E-BP1 S65, p4E-BP1 T70, S6, pS6 S235/236, pS6 S240/244, pdcd4, eEF2 and eEF2K was assessed by reverse phase protein arrays. Univariable and multivariable analyses for recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were performed.Results: High eEF2, S6, pS6 S240/244, p4E-BP1 T70, and low pdcd4 were significantly associated with node positivity. Median follow-up for living patients was 96 months.High p4E-BP1 T36/47, p4E-BP1 S65, p4E-BP1 T70 and 4E-BP1 were associated with worse RFS. High p4E-BP1 T70 and pS6 S235/236, and low pdcd4, were associated with worse OS. In multivariable analysis, in addition to positive nodes, p4E-BP1 S65 remained a significant predictor of RFS (HR = 1.62, 95% CI = 1.13-2.31; P = 0.008). In addition to age, pS6 S235/236 (HR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.03-2.90, P = 0.039), eEF2K (HR = 2.19, 95% CI = 1.35-3.56, P = 0.002) and pdcd4 (HR = 0.42, 95% CI = 0.25-0.70, P = 0.001) were associated with OS.Conclusions: Increased pS6, p4E-BP1, eEF2K and decreased pdcd4 are associated with poor prognosis in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, suggesting their role as prognostic markers and therapeutic targets.
AB - Introduction: Translation initiation is activated in cancer through increase in eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E), eIF4G, phosphorylated eIF4E-binding protein (p4E-BP1) and phosphorylated ribosomal protein S6 (pS6), and decreased programmed cell death protein 4 (pdcd4), a translational inhibitor. Further, translation elongation is deregulated though alterations in eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) and eEF2 kinase (eEF2K). We sought to determine the association of these translational aberrations with clinical-pathologic factors and survival outcomes in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer.Methods: Primary tumors were collected from 190 patients with Stage I to III hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Expression of eIF4E, eIF4G, 4E-BP1, p4E-BP1 T37/46, p4E-BP1 S65, p4E-BP1 T70, S6, pS6 S235/236, pS6 S240/244, pdcd4, eEF2 and eEF2K was assessed by reverse phase protein arrays. Univariable and multivariable analyses for recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were performed.Results: High eEF2, S6, pS6 S240/244, p4E-BP1 T70, and low pdcd4 were significantly associated with node positivity. Median follow-up for living patients was 96 months.High p4E-BP1 T36/47, p4E-BP1 S65, p4E-BP1 T70 and 4E-BP1 were associated with worse RFS. High p4E-BP1 T70 and pS6 S235/236, and low pdcd4, were associated with worse OS. In multivariable analysis, in addition to positive nodes, p4E-BP1 S65 remained a significant predictor of RFS (HR = 1.62, 95% CI = 1.13-2.31; P = 0.008). In addition to age, pS6 S235/236 (HR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.03-2.90, P = 0.039), eEF2K (HR = 2.19, 95% CI = 1.35-3.56, P = 0.002) and pdcd4 (HR = 0.42, 95% CI = 0.25-0.70, P = 0.001) were associated with OS.Conclusions: Increased pS6, p4E-BP1, eEF2K and decreased pdcd4 are associated with poor prognosis in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, suggesting their role as prognostic markers and therapeutic targets.
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U2 - 10.1186/bcr3343
DO - 10.1186/bcr3343
M3 - Article
C2 - 23102376
AN - SCOPUS:84867787383
SN - 1465-5411
VL - 14
JO - Breast Cancer Research
JF - Breast Cancer Research
IS - 5
M1 - R138
ER -