Development of prediction models for lymph node metastasis in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma

Hege F. Berg, Zhenlin Ju, Madeleine Myrvold, Kristine E. Fasmer, Mari K. Halle, Erling A. Hoivik, Shannon N. Westin, Jone Trovik, Ingfrid S. Haldorsen, Gordon B. Mills, Camilla Krakstad, Henrica M.J. Werner

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Abstract

Background: In endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC), current clinical algorithms do not accurately predict patients with lymph node metastasis (LNM), leading to both under- and over-treatment. We aimed to develop models that integrate protein data with clinical information to identify patients requiring more aggressive surgery, including lymphadenectomy. Methods: Protein expression profiles were generated for 399 patients using reverse-phase protein array. Three generalised linear models were built on proteins and clinical information (model 1), also with magnetic resonance imaging included (model 2), and on proteins only (model 3), using a training set, and tested in independent sets. Gene expression data from the tumours were used for confirmatory testing. Results: LNM was predicted with area under the curve 0.72–0.89 and cyclin D1; fibronectin and grade were identified as important markers. High levels of fibronectin and cyclin D1 were associated with poor survival (p = 0.018), and with markers of tumour aggressiveness. Upregulation of both FN1 and CCND1 messenger RNA was related to cancer invasion and mesenchymal phenotype. Conclusions: We demonstrate that data-driven prediction models, adding protein markers to clinical information, have potential to significantly improve preoperative identification of patients with LNM in EEC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1014-1022
Number of pages9
JournalBritish Journal of Cancer
Volume122
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 31 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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