Background: Uveal melanoma (UM) is currently successfully treated in most of the cases, but prevention of the metastatic disease is still unsolved. Uveal melanoma-related proteins in the aqueous humor (AH) are allowing to better understand tumor pathogenesis. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate in the mid-long term the prognostic role of specific AH proteins in eyes affected by posterior UM with and without metastatic disease. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six eyes affected by primary UM were included. Tumors were staged with the 8th AJCC classification. During brachytherapy (Iodine-125) surgical procedure, AH sample collection was performed. AH samples were analyzed by glass-chip array and immunoprecipitation-SDS PAGE techniques to quantify specific proteins. All subjects underwent at baseline and during follow-up examinations every 6 month: complete ophthalmic exam, liver ultrasound and liver function tests. Results: No patients had metastases at diagnosis. Mean follow-up was 44 months (range 40-48 months). Twelve subjects (33%) developed liver metastases during follow-up (mean: 27 months; range 13-45 months). Compared to UM without metastases, significantly higher levels of: BAP1 (p=0.014), VEGF (p=0.011) and Eotaxin (p=0.037) were detected at baseline in eyes with metastatic UM. Whereas a significantly lower level of EF1AX (p=0.003) was found in the AH of metastatic UM. Conclusions: This study provides the proof of concept that proteomic analysis of AH at diagnosis is a valuable candidate to build up a biomarker model able to differentiate, at diagnosis, the risk of liver metastases secondary to UM. These results offer fully new insights about the mid-long term prognostic role of AH sampling of UM at diagnosis.
Presupposti dello studio: Attualmente il melanoma uveale (MU) è trattato con successo nella maggior parte dei casi, ma purtroppo rimangono ancora irrisolti gli aspetti legati alla prevenzione della malattia metastatica. Fortunatamente, l’analisi nell'umor acqueo (UA) di proteine correlate al MU stanno consentendo di comprendere sempre meglio la patogenesi di questo tumore. Scopo: Lo scopo di questo studio era di valutare nel medio-lungo termine il ruolo prognostico di specifiche proteine nell’UA di occhi affetti da MU posteriore con e senza malattia metastatica. Materiali e Metodi: Sono stati inclusi trentasei occhi di soggetti affetti da MU. I tumori sono stati stadiati secondo l'ottava classificazione AJCC. Durante la procedura chirurgica di brachiterapia (Iodio-125), è stata eseguita la raccolta del campione di UA. I campioni di UA sono stati analizzati mediante la tecnica del microarray e attraverso tecniche di immunoprecipitazione-SDS PAGE per quantificare specifiche proteine. Tutti i soggetti sono stati sottoposti al basale e durante il follow-up semestrale a: esame oftalmico completo, ecografia epatica ed esami ematochimici di funzionalità epatica. Risultati: Nessun paziente presentava metastasi alla diagnosi. Il follow-up medio è stato di 44 mesi (range 40-48 mesi). Dodici soggetti (33%) hanno sviluppato metastasi epatiche durante il follow-up (media: 27 mesi; range 13-45 mesi). Sono stati rilevati al basale livelli significativamente più alti di: BAP1 (p=0.014), VEGF (p=0.011) ed Eotassina (p=0.037) negli occhi con MU metastatico. Mentre un livello significativamente più basso di EF1AX (p = 0.003) è stato trovato nell'UA di soggetti con MU metastatico. Conclusioni: Questo studio fornisce nuove evidenze sul fatto che l'analisi proteomica dell'UA sia un valido candidato per costruire un modello di biomarcatore in grado di differenziare, alla diagnosi, il rischio di metastasi epatiche secondarie al MU. Inoltre, questi risultati offrono spunti completamente nuovi sul ruolo prognostico a medio-lungo termine del campionamento dell’UA al momento della diagnosi del MU.
La proteomica dell'umor acqueo nel melanoma uveale e il rischio metastatico
GARONE, FRANCESCO
2023/2024
Abstract
Background: Uveal melanoma (UM) is currently successfully treated in most of the cases, but prevention of the metastatic disease is still unsolved. Uveal melanoma-related proteins in the aqueous humor (AH) are allowing to better understand tumor pathogenesis. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate in the mid-long term the prognostic role of specific AH proteins in eyes affected by posterior UM with and without metastatic disease. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six eyes affected by primary UM were included. Tumors were staged with the 8th AJCC classification. During brachytherapy (Iodine-125) surgical procedure, AH sample collection was performed. AH samples were analyzed by glass-chip array and immunoprecipitation-SDS PAGE techniques to quantify specific proteins. All subjects underwent at baseline and during follow-up examinations every 6 month: complete ophthalmic exam, liver ultrasound and liver function tests. Results: No patients had metastases at diagnosis. Mean follow-up was 44 months (range 40-48 months). Twelve subjects (33%) developed liver metastases during follow-up (mean: 27 months; range 13-45 months). Compared to UM without metastases, significantly higher levels of: BAP1 (p=0.014), VEGF (p=0.011) and Eotaxin (p=0.037) were detected at baseline in eyes with metastatic UM. Whereas a significantly lower level of EF1AX (p=0.003) was found in the AH of metastatic UM. Conclusions: This study provides the proof of concept that proteomic analysis of AH at diagnosis is a valuable candidate to build up a biomarker model able to differentiate, at diagnosis, the risk of liver metastases secondary to UM. These results offer fully new insights about the mid-long term prognostic role of AH sampling of UM at diagnosis.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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