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Н.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Vashchenko</surname><given-names>L. N.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д.м.н., проф., </p><p>344037, г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. 14-я линия, 63</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>doctor of medical sciences, professor</p><p>344037, Rostov-on-Don, 14th Line, 63</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">rnioi@list.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0677-7991</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Завалишина</surname><given-names>Л. Э.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Zavalishina</surname><given-names>L. E.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д.б.н., проф., ORCID: , e-mail:</p><p>125993, г. Москва, ул. Баррикадная, 2/1, стр. 1</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>doctor of biological sciences</p><p>125993, Moscow, Barrikadnaya, 2/1, bldg. 1</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">pat.rmapo@rmapo.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4578-8263</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Павленко</surname><given-names>И. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Pavlenko</surname><given-names>I. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ropab@aaanet.ru</p><p>344015, г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Благодатная, 170а</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>344015, Rostov-on-Don, Blagodatnaya, 170a</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">pavlenko.ir@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0934-0349</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Повилайтите</surname><given-names>П. Е.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Povilaitite</surname><given-names>P. E.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>к.б.н.,</p><p>344015, г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Благодатная, 170а</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>candidate of biological sciences</p><p>344015, Rostov-on-Don, Blagodatnaya, 170a</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">ropab@aaanet.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-3"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Ростовский научно-исследовательский онкологический институт Минздрава России</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Rostov Research Institute of Oncology of Minzdrav of Russia</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Российская медицинская академия непрерывного профессионального образования Минздрава России</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of Minzdrav of Russia</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-3"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Патолого-анатомическое бюро</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Rostov Regional Bureau of Pathology</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2019</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>03</day><month>11</month><year>2019</year></pub-date><volume>39</volume><issue>5</issue><fpage>134</fpage><lpage>140</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Ващенко Л.Н., Завалишина Л.Э., Павленко И.А., Повилайтите П.Е., 2019</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2019</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Ващенко Л.Н., Завалишина Л.Э., Павленко И.А., Повилайтите П.Е.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Vashchenko L.N., Zavalishina L.E., Pavlenko I.A., Povilaitite P.E.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://sibmed.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/285">https://sibmed.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/285</self-uri><abstract><p>Люминальный В HER2/neu-положительный и HER2/neu-положительный (не люминальный) подтипы рака молочной железы (РМЖ) характеризуются амплификацией гена HER2/neu и гиперэкспрессией соответствующего белка на мембране опухолевых клеток. Для лечения пациентов c HER2/neu-положительным РМЖ разработаны и применяются в различном режиме и комбинациях несколько таргетных препаратов, однако их использование существенно ограничено первичной или приобретенной резистентностью, в основе которой лежит множество факторов, в том числе и генетическая гетерогенность опухоли. Целью нашей работы было оценить гетерогенность амплификации HER2/neu в HER2/neu-положительных подтипах РМЖ – люминальном В HER2/neu-положительном и HER2/neu-положительном (не люминальном). Материал и методы. В исследование вошли 210 пациентов с неопределенной (2+) иммуногистохимической оценкой экспрессии HER2/neu, которым в рамках первичной диагностики РМЖ выполняли FISH-исследование с двойной флуоресцентной меткой для оценки статуса гена HER2/neu. Результаты и их обсуждение. В ходе исследования было выявлено, что ген HER2/neu, экспрессия которого имеет основополагающее значение в патогенезе люминального В HER2/neu-положительного и HER2/neu-положительного (не люминального) РМЖ, характеризуется выраженным гетерогенным характером амплификации в 31 % случаев. При этом как гетерогенные мы интерпретировали опухоли, содержащие клетки с соотношением HER2/CEP17 &lt; 2 и количеством копий гена 4 ≤ HER2/neu &lt; 6, т.е. клетки с отсутствием амплификации гена HER2/neu. Группы люминальных В и HER2/neu-положительных опухолей статистически значимо не различались по количеству гетерогенных по амплификации HER2/neu. В ходе ROC-анализа была установлена диагностическая значимость показателя HER2/CEP17 для выявления гетерогенности опухоли: пороговое значение показателя, при котором достигалась диагностическая эффективность 95 %, составило 2,6. Заключение. Гетерогенность амплификации HER2/neu обнаруживается при FISH-анализе в 31 % случаев РМЖ и не зависит от принадлежности опухоли к люминальному В HER2/neu-положительному или HER2/neu-положительному (не люминальному) подтипу. Если в образце опухоли с положительным HER2/neu-статусом соотношение HER2/CEP17 ≤ 2,6, такой образец с вероятностью 95 % будет содержать минорные субклоны без амплификации HER2/neu. Феномен гетерогенности амплификации HER2/neu в HER2/neu-положительных опухолях может иметь важное значение при прогнозировании исхода заболевания и выбора тактики лечения РМЖ.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The defining feature of HER2/neu-positive Luminal B and HER2/neu-positive (non-luminal) subtype breast cancer is HER2/neu gene amplification and protein overexpression on cancer cell membrane. The HER2-targeted therapy is nowadays available for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer However, a significant fraction of HER2+ tumors acquire or possess intrinsic mechanisms of resistance, based on multiple factors, and genetic heterogeneity among them. The aim of our study was to quantify the heterogeneity of HER2/neu amplification in HER2/neu-positive Luminal B and HER2/neu-positive (non-luminal) subtypes of breast cancer. Material and methods. A retrospective analysis of 210 cases referred for dual probe fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) confirmation of an immunohistochemical equivocal 2+ result was performed. Results. Our results demonstrated a heterogeneous amplification pattern of HER2/neu gene, whose expression is a substantial cause of HER2/neu-positive Luminal B and HER2/neu-positive (non-luminal) subtypes of breast cancer, in 31 % of invasive breast cancer cases. As heterogeneous, we interpreted tumors containing cells with HER2/CEP17 ratio &lt; 2 and gene copies 4 ≤ HER2/neu &lt; 6, that is, those without HER2/neu amplification. The amount of heterogeneous tumors between HER2/neu-positive Luminal B and HER2/neu-positive (non-luminal) subtypes was not statistically significant. ROC analyses identified optimal cutoff point for HER2/CEP17 ratio as 2.6 for distinguishing heterogeneous tumors. Conclusion. The heterogeneity of HER2/neu amplification is determined by FISH in 31 % of cases and is independent of molecular breast cancer subtype. If a HER2/neu-positive breast cancer has HER2/CEP17 ratio ≤ 2,6, it contains minor subclones without HER2/neu amplification with a probability of 95 %. Our results demonstrated that HER2/neu amplification heterogeneity may be important for prognosis of survival and treatment decisions.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>рак молочной железы</kwd><kwd>внутриопухолевая гетерогенность</kwd><kwd>амплификация гена HER2</kwd><kwd>флуоресцентная гибридизация in situ</kwd><kwd>таргетная терапия</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>breast cancer</kwd><kwd>intratumoral heterogeneity</kwd><kwd>HER2 gene amplification</kwd><kwd>fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)</kwd><kwd>targeted therapy</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Завалишина Л.Э., Данилова Н.В., Мационис А.Э., Павленко И.А. 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