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Expression of Trefoil Factor 1 (TFF1) in Cancer: A Tissue Microarray Study Involving 18,878 Tumors.

Authors :
Lutz F
Han SY
Büyücek S
Möller K
Viehweger F
Schlichter R
Menz A
Luebke AM
Bawahab AA
Reiswich V
Kluth M
Hube-Magg C
Hinsch A
Weidemann S
Lennartz M
Dum D
Bernreuther C
Lebok P
Sauter G
Marx AH
Simon R
Krech T
Fraune C
Gorbokon N
Burandt E
Minner S
Steurer S
Clauditz TS
Jacobsen F
Source :
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) [Diagnostics (Basel)] 2024 Sep 28; Vol. 14 (19). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 28.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) plays a role in the mucus barrier. Methods: To evaluate the prevalence of TFF1 expression in cancer, a tissue microarray containing 18,878 samples from 149 tumor types and 608 samples of 76 normal tissue types was analyzed through immunohistochemistry (IHC). Results: TFF1 staining was detectable in 65 of 149 tumor categories. The highest rates of TFF1 positivity were found in mucinous ovarian carcinomas (76.2%), colorectal adenomas and adenocarcinomas (47.1-75%), breast neoplasms (up to 72.9%), bilio-pancreatic adenocarcinomas (42.1-62.5%), gastro-esophageal adenocarcinomas (40.4-50.0%), neuroendocrine neoplasms (up to 45.5%), cervical adenocarcinomas (39.1%), and urothelial neoplasms (up to 24.3%). High TFF1 expression was related to a low grade of malignancy in non-invasive urothelial carcinomas of the bladder ( p = 0.0225), low grade of malignancy ( p = 0.0003), estrogen and progesterone receptor expression ( p < 0.0001), non-triple negativity ( p = 0.0005) in invasive breast cancer of no special type, and right-sided tumor location ( p = 0.0021) in colorectal adenocarcinomas. Conclusions: TFF1 IHC has only limited utility for the discrimination of different tumor entities given its expression in many tumor entities. The link between TFF1 expression and parameters of malignancy argues for a relevant biological role of TFF1 in cancer. TFF1 may represent a suitable therapeutic target due to its expression in only a few normal cell types.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2075-4418
Volume :
14
Issue :
19
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
39410561
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14192157