Cytogenetic analysis of carboplatin resistance in early-stage epithelial ovarian carcinoma

Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2005 Dec;163(2):144-50. doi: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2005.06.023.

Abstract

Ovarian carcinoma is the leading cause of death among women with gynecological malignancies in western Europe. The high mortality rate is largely due to drug resistance. It is thus essential to increase knowledge and understanding of the underlying mechanisms of chemotherapy resistance, which might be caused by changes in the tumor genome. After surgery, carboplatin is the standard treatment for patients with early-stage ovarian cancer. Using comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), we explored cytogenetic alterations in 63 early-stage epithelial ovarian tumors, comparing the aberration patterns in the carboplatin-resistant and carboplatin-sensitive tumors. Several chromosomal regions were more frequently altered in the resistant tumors; some of these differences were statistically significant. We also found differences in tumor histology. Gains of 1q, 5q14 approximately q23, and 13q21 approximately q32, and losses of 8p and 9q were associated with clinical carboplatin resistance. Also, differences were found between the primary resistant and the secondary resistant tumors. Our findings demonstrate biologic observations of clinical drug resistance and specifically reveal chromosomal regions of interest for platinum resistance.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Carboplatin / therapeutic use*
  • Chromosome Aberrations*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / classification
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / genetics*
  • Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / surgery
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / classification
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Carboplatin