Iranian Journal of Pathology

Exploring the Integrated Role of AKT2, CD44v6, And MT1-MMP as Predictors of Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Invasive Breast Carcinoma of No Special Type

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

Primariadewi Rustamadji 1
Elvan Wiyarta 2
Kristina Anna Bethania 1

1 Department of Anatomic Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia-Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

2 Department of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia-Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.2022.551244.2866
Abstract
Background & Objective: Invasive breast carcinoma of no special type (IBC-NST) is the most common type of breast cancer, which mainly causes axillary lymph-node metastasis (ALNM). Building on our previous research, we wanted to explore the optimal combination of AKT2, CD44v6, and MT1-MMP for the ALNM prediction.
Methods: The presence or absence of ALNM was used to separate 46 paraffin blocks containing IBC-NST primary tumors into two groups. Age, tumor grade, tumor size, receptor status (ER, PR, HER2, Ki-67, TOP2A), and test biomarker expression were evaluated. Biomarker expressions were assessed by IHC staining and categorized according to their respective cut-offs from our previous study, while other data were collected from archives. Data was gathered and analyzed using univariate, multivariate, and AUROC models.
Results: The expression of CD44v6 (OR: 12.77, 95% CI: 2.18-87.12, P=0.005) was identified as the independent variable for ALNM. Meanwhile, AKT2 expression (OR: 3.22, 95% CI: 0.36-22.41, P=0.237) and MT1-MMP expression (OR: 5.35, 95% CI: 0.83-34.54, P=0.078) did not demonstrate a statistically significant independent association in respect to ALNM. Combining AKT2 and MT1-MMP on CD44v6 increased overall accuracy by 4% compared to CD44v6 alone (AUROC 0.89 vs. 0.85).
Conclusion: The combined usage of AKT2, CD44v6, and MT1-MMP revealed no significant change compared to CD44v6 alone. Due to cost and practicality, we propose using CD44v6 as a biomarker predictor of ALNM in IBC-NST.

Keywords

AKT2
Breast cancer
CD44v6
Immunohistochemistry
Lymph-node
Metastasis
MT1-MMP

Subjects

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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 17, Issue 4
Autumn 2022
Pages 475-485

  • Receive Date 02 April 2022
  • Revise Date 14 July 2022
  • Accept Date 13 September 2022

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