IBS   24490
INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA SUBTROPICAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Potential predictive value of cofilin-1 for metastasis occurrence in a small cohort of Argentinian patients with mid-low Breslow thickness melanoma
Autor/es:
BRACALENTE, CANDELARIA; CASTRO, MAURO A.A.; IBAÑEZ, IRENE L.; RINFLERCH, ADRIANA R.; KLAMT, FABIO; GRINGS, FRANCISCO M.; VOLONTERI, VICTORIA; DURÁN, HEBE; BRACALENTE, CANDELARIA; CASTRO, MAURO A.A.; IBAÑEZ, IRENE L.; RINFLERCH, ADRIANA R.; KLAMT, FABIO; GRINGS, FRANCISCO M.; VOLONTERI, VICTORIA; DURÁN, HEBE
Revista:
PATHOLOGY - RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Editorial:
ELSEVIER GMBH
Referencias:
Año: 2019 vol. 215
ISSN:
0344-0338
Resumen:
Nowadays, histopathological criteria for melanocytic lesions are the mainstay prognostic factors for melanoma. However, there are cases in which these parameters fall short to predict melanoma spread. We recently demonstrated a correlation of cofilin-1 levels, a key protein for tumor invasion, with different histopathological parameters associated with melanoma malignancy as well as a negative correlation with survival. In order to broaden our previous findings, we aim to estimate the probability of a melanoma to metastasize as a function of both a conventional histopathological parameter (Breslow thickness, BT) and cofilin-1?s immunohistochemical expression levels, which we propose as a potential marker for metastasis. We used a Bayesian approach to analyze clinical and cofilin-1 datasets formerly obtained from a patients´ small cohort diagnosed with malignant melanocytic lesions since 2000 until 2008; classified at different tumor stages with or without detected metastasis and with at least 5 years of clinical follow-up. Low BT values exhibited wide variance to predict metastasis occurrence, while the differential diagnostic value of cofilin-1 confirmed BT diagnosis or resulted more precise to predict outcome. Particularly, the probability of metastasis estimation improved when cofilin-1 was combined with BT for specific cases, where BT displayed large uncertainties. Our analysis and the cofilin-1 determination provided statistically significant prognostic value in mid-low BT melanomas, which could complement further evaluation criteria to assist diagnosis and treatment decision-making. Moreover, the combined use of cofilin-1 with BT, if validated in follow-up studies, would be feasible to help patients? selection for treatment and optimize health resources.