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Stroma composition and proliferative activity are related to therapy response in neoadjuvant treated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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2021
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Haeberle, Lena ; Insilla, Andrea Cacciato ; Kap, Anne-Christine ; Steiger, Katja ; Schlitter, Anna Melissa ; Konukiewitz, Björn ; Demir, Ihsan Ekin ; Friess, Helmut ; Esposito, Irene
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Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biologia Celular e Histiologia
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https://doi.org/10.14670/HH-18-332
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Background. Tumor regression grading (TRG) based on histopathology is the main tool to assess therapy effects after neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, reliable markers to distinguish therapy effects from preexisting tumor features are lacking. The aim of this study was the characterization of PDAC after NAT, focusing on the stroma. Material and Methods. Tissue samples from patients resected for PDAC after NAT (n=27) were analyzed. TRG was assessed using the Royal North Shore (RNS) system. Stromal composition was evaluated by Movat's stain. Immunohistochemistry (IH) for Ki-67 and five previously established stroma markers (alpha-Crystallin B, alpha-Smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA), Neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), SPARC and Tenascin C) was also performed. Results were compared with therapynaïve PDACs (n=10). Results. Most cases showed a moderate response (RNS 2; 74%), while 15% displayed a poor response (RNS 3), and 11% a good response (RNS 1). No complete response was observed. Poor regression was associated with mucin-rich stroma, while good regression was associated with collagen-rich stroma. Cases with poorer therapy response had significantly higher proliferation. Higher peritumoral staining intensity for alpha-SMA and Tenascin C also showed a trend towards an association with poor regression. Conclusions. Similar to the stroma in therapy-naïve PDAC, the stroma of PDAC after NAT is heterogeneous. Distinguishing between desmoplastic stroma and therapy-induced fibrosis by single markers is not possible. Movat's pentachrome stain, IH for Ki-67, and to some extent for Tenascin C and alpha-SMA, can help detect poor histopathological response to NAT.
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Movat's stain , Neoadjuvant therapy , Pancreatic cancer , Proliferation , Stroma , Tumor regression grading
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Histology and Histopathology Vol. 36, nº7 (2021)
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http://hdl.handle.net/10201/127546
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