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6q deletion is frequent but unrelated to patient prognosis in breast cancer. / Lebok, Patrick; Bönte, Hannah; Kluth, Martina; Möller-Koop, Christina; Witzel, Isabell; Wölber, Linn; Paluchowski, Peter; Wilke, Christian; Heilenkötter, Uwe; Müller, Volkmar; Schmalfeldt, Barbara; Simon, Ronald; Sauter, Guido; Terracciano, Luigi; Krech, Rainer Horst; von der Assen, Albert; Burandt, Eike.

In: BREAST CANCER-TOKYO, Vol. 29, No. 2, 03.2022, p. 216-223.

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@article{524139beed654289bae1b58d701f606c,
title = "6q deletion is frequent but unrelated to patient prognosis in breast cancer",
abstract = "BACKGROUND: Deletions involving the long arm of chromosome 6 have been reported to occur in breast cancer, but little is known about the clinical relevance of this alteration.METHODS: We made use of a pre-existing tissue microarray with 2197 breast cancers and employed a 6q15/centromere 6 dual-labeling probe for fluorescence in situ (FISH) analysis RESULTS: Heterozygous 6q15 deletions were found in 202 (18%) of 1099 interpretable cancers, including 19% of 804 cancers of no special type (NST), 3% of 29 lobular cancers, 7% of 41 cribriform cancers, and 28% of 18 cancers with papillary features. Homozygous deletions were not detected. In the largest subset of NST tumors, 6q15 deletions were significantly linked to advanced tumor stage and high grade (p < 0.0001 each). 6q deletions were also associated with estrogen receptor negativity (p = 0.0182), high Ki67 proliferation index (p < 0.0001), amplifications of HER2 (p = 0.0159), CCND1 (p = 0.0069), and cMYC (p = 0.0411), as well as deletions of PTEN (p = 0.0003), 8p21 (p < 0.0001), and 9p21 (p = 0.0179). However, 6q15 deletion was unrelated to patient survival in all cancers, in NST cancers, or in subsets of cancers defined by the presence or absence of lymph-node metastases.CONCLUSION: Our data demonstrate that 6q deletion is a frequent event in breast cancer that is statistically linked to unfavorable tumor phenotype and features of genomic instability. The absence of any prognostic impact argues against a clinical applicability of 6q15 deletion testing in breast cancer patients.",
author = "Patrick Lebok and Hannah B{\"o}nte and Martina Kluth and Christina M{\"o}ller-Koop and Isabell Witzel and Linn W{\"o}lber and Peter Paluchowski and Christian Wilke and Uwe Heilenk{\"o}tter and Volkmar M{\"u}ller and Barbara Schmalfeldt and Ronald Simon and Guido Sauter and Luigi Terracciano and Krech, {Rainer Horst} and {von der Assen}, Albert and Eike Burandt",
note = "{\textcopyright} 2021. The Author(s).",
year = "2022",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1007/s12282-021-01301-5",
language = "English",
volume = "29",
pages = "216--223",
journal = "BREAST CANCER-TOKYO",
issn = "1340-6868",
publisher = "Springer Japan",
number = "2",

}

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TY - JOUR

T1 - 6q deletion is frequent but unrelated to patient prognosis in breast cancer

AU - Lebok, Patrick

AU - Bönte, Hannah

AU - Kluth, Martina

AU - Möller-Koop, Christina

AU - Witzel, Isabell

AU - Wölber, Linn

AU - Paluchowski, Peter

AU - Wilke, Christian

AU - Heilenkötter, Uwe

AU - Müller, Volkmar

AU - Schmalfeldt, Barbara

AU - Simon, Ronald

AU - Sauter, Guido

AU - Terracciano, Luigi

AU - Krech, Rainer Horst

AU - von der Assen, Albert

AU - Burandt, Eike

N1 - © 2021. The Author(s).

PY - 2022/3

Y1 - 2022/3

N2 - BACKGROUND: Deletions involving the long arm of chromosome 6 have been reported to occur in breast cancer, but little is known about the clinical relevance of this alteration.METHODS: We made use of a pre-existing tissue microarray with 2197 breast cancers and employed a 6q15/centromere 6 dual-labeling probe for fluorescence in situ (FISH) analysis RESULTS: Heterozygous 6q15 deletions were found in 202 (18%) of 1099 interpretable cancers, including 19% of 804 cancers of no special type (NST), 3% of 29 lobular cancers, 7% of 41 cribriform cancers, and 28% of 18 cancers with papillary features. Homozygous deletions were not detected. In the largest subset of NST tumors, 6q15 deletions were significantly linked to advanced tumor stage and high grade (p < 0.0001 each). 6q deletions were also associated with estrogen receptor negativity (p = 0.0182), high Ki67 proliferation index (p < 0.0001), amplifications of HER2 (p = 0.0159), CCND1 (p = 0.0069), and cMYC (p = 0.0411), as well as deletions of PTEN (p = 0.0003), 8p21 (p < 0.0001), and 9p21 (p = 0.0179). However, 6q15 deletion was unrelated to patient survival in all cancers, in NST cancers, or in subsets of cancers defined by the presence or absence of lymph-node metastases.CONCLUSION: Our data demonstrate that 6q deletion is a frequent event in breast cancer that is statistically linked to unfavorable tumor phenotype and features of genomic instability. The absence of any prognostic impact argues against a clinical applicability of 6q15 deletion testing in breast cancer patients.

AB - BACKGROUND: Deletions involving the long arm of chromosome 6 have been reported to occur in breast cancer, but little is known about the clinical relevance of this alteration.METHODS: We made use of a pre-existing tissue microarray with 2197 breast cancers and employed a 6q15/centromere 6 dual-labeling probe for fluorescence in situ (FISH) analysis RESULTS: Heterozygous 6q15 deletions were found in 202 (18%) of 1099 interpretable cancers, including 19% of 804 cancers of no special type (NST), 3% of 29 lobular cancers, 7% of 41 cribriform cancers, and 28% of 18 cancers with papillary features. Homozygous deletions were not detected. In the largest subset of NST tumors, 6q15 deletions were significantly linked to advanced tumor stage and high grade (p < 0.0001 each). 6q deletions were also associated with estrogen receptor negativity (p = 0.0182), high Ki67 proliferation index (p < 0.0001), amplifications of HER2 (p = 0.0159), CCND1 (p = 0.0069), and cMYC (p = 0.0411), as well as deletions of PTEN (p = 0.0003), 8p21 (p < 0.0001), and 9p21 (p = 0.0179). However, 6q15 deletion was unrelated to patient survival in all cancers, in NST cancers, or in subsets of cancers defined by the presence or absence of lymph-node metastases.CONCLUSION: Our data demonstrate that 6q deletion is a frequent event in breast cancer that is statistically linked to unfavorable tumor phenotype and features of genomic instability. The absence of any prognostic impact argues against a clinical applicability of 6q15 deletion testing in breast cancer patients.

U2 - 10.1007/s12282-021-01301-5

DO - 10.1007/s12282-021-01301-5

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 34625909

VL - 29

SP - 216

EP - 223

JO - BREAST CANCER-TOKYO

JF - BREAST CANCER-TOKYO

SN - 1340-6868

IS - 2

ER -