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The Clonal Relationship Between the Ductal and Lobular Components of Mixed Ductal-Lobular Carcinomas Suggested a Ductal Origin in Most Tumors

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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
卷 46, 期 11, 页码 1545-1553

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001936

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breast carcinoma; lobular carcinoma; invasive ductolobular carcinoma

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  1. Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) [PI 19/01331]
  2. European Development Regional Fund. A way to achieve Europe (FEDER)
  3. CIBERONC [CB16/12/00316, CB16/12/00361, CB16/12/00398]

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In this study, the researchers analyzed the molecular alterations of both components of invasive ductolobular carcinomas (IDLC). They found that 80% of tumors had alterations in driver genes in both components, with PIK3CA being the most common alteration. CDH1 mutations were present in the lobular component of 45% of IDLC, but absent in the ductal component. The study also suggested the need for molecular characterization of both components to guide targeted therapies.
The relationship between the ductal and lobular components of invasive ductolobular carcinomas (IDLC) has not been fully elucidated. In this study, the molecular alterations of both components were analyzed in a series of 20 IDLC that were selected, not only by morphologic criteria, but also by the loss of E-cadherin expression in the lobular component. We found that 80% of tumors shared alterations of driver genes in both components, being PIK3CA the most common alteration. In addition, 45% of IDLC carried CDH1 mutations in their lobular component that were absent in the ductal component. Fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis of the CDH1 gene excluded homozygous CDH1 loss as a frequent cause of E-cadherin loss in tumors without CDH1 mutations. In addition, no pathogenic mutations of catenin genes were detected in this series of tumors. In 25% of tumors, actionable mutations in PIK3CA, AKT1, and ERBB2 were found in only 1 component. Altogether, our results confirm that most IDLC derive from invasive carcinoma of no special type, in which a population of cells lose E-cadherin and acquire a lobular phenotype. The frequency of CDH1 mutations in IDLC appears to be lower than in conventional invasive lobular carcinomas, suggesting the implication of alternative mechanisms of E-cadherin loss. Moreover, molecular heterogeneity between ductal and lobular areas suggests the need for molecular characterization of both components to guide targeted therapies.

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