Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Kashofer, K; Winter, E; Halbwedl, I; Thueringer, A; Kreiner, M; Sauer, S; Regauer, S.
HPV-negative penile squamous cell carcinoma: disruptive mutations in the TP53 gene are common.
Mod Pathol. 2017; 30(7):1013-1020
Doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2017.26
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- Kashofer Karl
- Regauer Sigrid
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Halbwedl Iris
- Sauer Stefan
- Winter Elke
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- Abstract:
- The majority of penile squamous cell carcinomas is caused by transforming human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. The etiology of HPV-negative cancers is unclear, but TP53 mutations have been implicated. Archival tissues of 108 invasive squamous cell carcinoma from a single pathology institution in a low-incidence area were analyzed for HPV-DNA and p16ink4a overexpression and for TP53 mutations by ion torrent next-generation sequencing. Library preparation failed in 32/108 squamous cell carcinomas. Institutional review board approval was obtained. Thirty of 76 squamous cell carcinomas (43%; average 63 years) were HPV-negative with 8/33 squamous cell carcinomas being TP53 wild-type (24%; average 63 years). Twenty-five of 33 squamous cell carcinomas (76%; average 65 years) showed 32 different somatic TP53 mutations (23 missense mutations in exons 5-8, 6 nonsense, 1 frameshift and 2 splice-site mutations). Several hotspot mutations were detected multiple times (R175H, R248, R282, and R273). Eighteen of 19 squamous cell carcinomas with TP53 expression in immunohistochemistry had TP53 mutations. Fifty percent of TP53-negative squamous cell carcinomas showed mostly truncating loss-of-function TP53 mutations. Patients without mutations had longer survival (5 years: 86% vs 61%; 10 years: 60% vs 22%), but valid clinically relevant conclusions cannot be drawn due to different tumor stages and heterogeneous treatment of the cases presented in this study. Somatic TP53 mutations are a common feature in HPV-negative penile squamous cell carcinomas and offer an explanation for HPV-independent penile carcinogenesis. About half of HPV-negative penile cancers are driven by oncogenic activation of TP53, while a quarter is induced by loss of TP53 tumor suppressor function. Detection of TP53 mutations should be carried out by sequencing, as immunohistochemical TP53 staining could not identify all squamous cell carcinomas with TP53 mutations.
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- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - genetics
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- Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification
- Penile Neoplasms - genetics
- Penile Neoplasms - pathology
- Penile Neoplasms - virology
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 - genetics