PMID- 33299647 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211129 LR - 20240330 IS - 2095-3941 (Print) IS - 2095-3941 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Nov 15 TI - Role of chromosomal instability and clonal heterogeneity in the therapy response of breast cancer cell lines. PG - 970-985 LID - 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2020.0028 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of cancer characterized by cell-to-cell variability in the number or structure of chromosomes, frequently observed in cancer cell populations and is associated with poor prognosis, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. Breast cancer (BC) is characterized by unstable karyotypes and recent reports have indicated that CIN may influence the response of BC to chemotherapy regimens. However, paradoxical associations between extreme CIN and improved outcome have been observed. METHODS: This study aimed to 1) evaluate CIN levels and clonal heterogeneity (CH) in MCF7, ZR-751, MDA-MB468, BT474, and KPL4 BC cells treated with low doses of tamoxifen (TAM), docetaxel (DOC), doxorubicin (DOX), Herceptin (HT), and combined treatments (TAM/DOC, TAM/DOX, TAM/HT, HT/DOC, and HT/DOX) by using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and 2) examine the association with response to treatments by comparing FISH results with cell proliferation. RESULTS: Intermediate CIN was linked to drug sensitivity according to three characteristics: estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) and HER2 status, pre-existing CIN level in cancer cells, and the CIN induced by the treatments. ERalpha+/HER2- cells with intermediate CIN were sensitive to treatment with taxanes (DOC) and anthracyclines (DOX), while ERalpha-/HER2-, ERalpha+/HER2+, and ERalpha-/HER2+ cells with intermediate CIN were resistant to these treatments. CONCLUSIONS: A greater understanding of CIN and CH in BC could assist in the optimization of existing therapeutic regimens and/or in supporting new strategies to improve cancer outcomes. CI - Copyright: (c) 2020, Cancer Biology & Medicine. FAU - Vargas-Rondon, Natalia AU - Vargas-Rondon N AD - School of Biological Sciences, Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia, Tunja 150003, Colombia. FAU - Perez-Mora, Erika AU - Perez-Mora E AD - School of Biological Sciences, Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia, Tunja 150003, Colombia. FAU - Villegas, Victoria E AU - Villegas VE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4149-2307 AD - Biology Program, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota 111221, Colombia. FAU - Rondon-Lagos, Milena AU - Rondon-Lagos M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3160-9316 AD - School of Biological Sciences, Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia, Tunja 150003, Colombia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20201215 PL - China TA - Cancer Biol Med JT - Cancer biology & medicine JID - 101588850 RN - 0 (Anthracyclines) RN - 0 (Estrogen Receptor alpha) RN - 0 (Receptors, Estrogen) RN - 0 (Taxoids) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, ErbB-2) MH - Anthracyclines/administration & dosage MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/*therapeutic use MH - Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy/*genetics/pathology MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - *Chromosomal Instability MH - Estrogen Receptor alpha/metabolism MH - Female MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism MH - Receptors, Estrogen/*metabolism MH - Taxoids/administration & dosage PMC - PMC7721098 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Breast cancer OT - FISH OT - chromosomal instability OT - clonal heterogeneity OT - therapy resistance COIS- Conflicts of interest statement No potential conflicts of interest are disclosed. EDAT- 2020/12/11 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/30 06:00 PMCR- 2020/11/15 CRDT- 2020/12/10 05:58 PHST- 2020/01/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/05/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/10 05:58 [entrez] PHST- 2020/12/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/11/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - j.issn.2095-3941.2020.0028 [pii] AID - 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2020.0028 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Biol Med. 2020 Nov 15;17(4):970-985. doi: 10.20892/j.issn.2095-3941.2020.0028. Epub 2020 Dec 15.