NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS Diagnosis, etiopathogenesis and molecular biology Philippe RUSZNIEWSKI I GETNE EDUCATIONAL MEETING Barcelona 7th April 2010 Pôle des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif Gastroentérologie-Pancréatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Université Paris VII, Clichy Beaujon Hospital group for the study of NEuroendocrine Tumours (NETs) of the digestive tract French Referent Center for the study of NETs Gastroenterology-Pancreatology: Pr P. RUSZNIEWSKI (ENET Vice President), Pr P. HAMMEL, Dr O. HENTIC Oncology: Pr E. RAYMOND, Pr S. FAIVRE Surgery: Pr A SAUVANET, Dr S DOKMAK, Pr BELGHITI Pathology: Dr A. COUVELARD Imaging: Pr V. VILGRAIN, Dr M. ZAPPA Genetic: Dr D. VIDAUD Where are NETs localized ? GI tract: 75% Stomach (10%), Pancreas (10%) Small bowel (30%) Rectum (20%), Appendix (20%) Colon (<5%) Plöckinger, Neuroendocrinology 2004 Modlin, Cancer 2003 Broncho-pulmonary: 25% NET are rare tumours… but their incidence is increasing ! (Survey, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER), US population 1974–2005) 2.5–5.0/100,000 Inhabitants) • Data from the US SEER database indicate an approximate 5-fold increase in the incidence of NETs between 1975 and 2004 1,4 Per 100,000 Population 1,2 1,0 0,8 0,6 NET Site Lung Appendix Stomach Colon Small Intestine Rectum Caecum Pancreas 0,4 0,2 19 73 19 74 19 75 19 76 19 77 19 78 19 79 19 80 19 81 19 82 19 83 19 84 19 85 19 86 19 87 19 88 19 89 19 90 19 91 19 92 19 93 19 94 19 95 19 96 19 97 19 98 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 0,0 This increase is most likely due to improved detection such as the availability of advanced radiological and endoscopic imaging. Yao JC, et al. J Clin Oncol 2008;26:3063–3072 Prevalence of different tumours in the US (2004) 120 000 103 312 Diagnosis of NET : Endoscopy performed for unrelated symptoms 100 000 Prevalcence 80 000 65 836 60 000 40 000 32 353 28 664 21 427 20 000 0 NET Gastric Pancreatic Neoplasia Oesophageal HCC Epidemiology of pancreatic NET (pNETs) • Autopsy : 1.6 to 10%per year • Clinical incidence : 2- 4 per million/year • 2%-10% of pancreatic tumours • Prominently non-functional (2/3) • Equal distribution male/female • Peak incidence in individuals aged 50 years Kimura W, Dig Dis Sci 1991 Barakat MT, Endocr Relat Cancer 2004 Mignon M, Digestion 2000 Criteria for assessing prognosis of NET • WHO classification (ENET consensus, Neuroendocrinology 2006, 84:151-216) Tumour size Angio- Proliferation Metastases Differentiation / Invasion (cm) invasion Ki67 % Behavior WHO Benign (low risk) Group 1 - Well-D ≤2 - <2 Benign Group 2 (Intermediate risk) - Well-D >2 +/- ~2 Malignant Low-grade Group 3 + Well-D carcinomas >3 + >2 Malignant High-grade Group 4 + Poorly-D carcinomas any + > 20 Differentiation of NETs Well-differentiated Poorly-differentiated Epidemiology of pancreatic NET (pNETs) Rate 80% 20% Secretion Yes No Usually low High Good Bad Proliferation Prognosis Differentiation of pNETs & survival Metastic Tumour (Stage 4) 5-year Survival Rate (%) 4 NET: poorly differentiated1 >35 NET: well/moderately differentiated1 1.2 56* Rate of survival (%) 1.0 Tumour with good differentiation (18 of 64 died) 33* 17* 0.8 11* 8* 0.6 4* 0.4 3* Tumour poorly differentiated (7 of 9 died) 0.2 1* 0* 24 36 0 0 12 48 60 72 Follow up (months) Madeira I, Gut 1999 84 96 108 120 In what conditions are NETs diagnosed ? Symptoms due to Hormonal hypersecretion By accident ++ Symptoms caused by mass (imaging or endoscopy) Diagnosis Systematic screening (MEN1) Incidence of PETs is increasing (1) 24 Italian Centers June 2004-March 2007 297 new cases with sporadic PET (75% from surgical centers) 58.6 years 51% Female (F : 63%, NF : 48%) 75.4% of PETs were NF, half discovered incidentally F-PETs : insulinomas 73%, gastrinomas 20% Am J Gastroenterol 2009; 104:3034-41 Comments • Family history of cancer (pancreatic adk) • Chronic pancreatitis • High alcohol intake • Recent-onset diabetes • (Smoking)* → Overlap between endocrine and exocrine pancreatic carcinogenesis ? * Significant at univariate analysis only Diagnosis of NETs: hormonal secretion • Chromogranin A: soluble secretory glycoprotein – general marker (in 60%-80% of NETs) – useful in non-functioning tumours – false positive: • renal failure • hyperplasia of ECL cells (PPI, atrophic gastritis) ECL : enterochromaffin-like Functioning pNETs : secretions • • Hormone Consequence Gastrin Acid : ulcers, diarrhoea Insulin Glucagon VIP Somatostatin Hypoglycaemia Hyperglycemia (necrolytic migratory erythema) Cholera-like diarrhoea Biliary lithiasis Zollinger-Ellison syndrome Other secretions by functioning pNETs: calcitonin, PTH-RP, GH-RH… Intestinal NETs – but not pNETs - produce serotonin & tachykinins causing diarrhoea and flushes VIP : vasointestinal peptide, PTH-RP : parathormon-related peptide, GH : growth hormone Marqueurs généraux : chromogranine A • Glycoproteine de structure des granules de sécrétion Seul marqueur à doser systématiquement • Le + sensible quel que soit le primitif • Sensibilité - si tumeur volumineuse - si tumeur sécrétante - selon l’origine embryologique Intestin antérieur (sauf insulinome) > moyen > postérieur (rectum) - selon la différenciation • Marqueur de progression tumorale ? non validé : VPP 24% Vezzosi et al, JFHOD 2009 CO 105 Marqueurs spécifiques □ Selon le syndrome hormonal …..et non…. □ TE pancréatique fonctionnelle - insuline - gastrine - VIP - glucagon - somatostatine □ TE intestin grêle fonctionnelle - 5HIAA urinaire TE pancréatiques fonctionnelles Diagnostic Signes cliniques Biologie Epreuve dynamique Insulinome Triade de Whipple Hypoglycémie Hyperinsulinémie Epreuve de jeûne Zollinger-Ellison Hypergastrinémie Débit acide basal ↑ Test à la sécrétine Gastrinome Ruszniewski et al. Spectre clinique des tumeurs neuro-endocrines. Revue du praticien 2002. 52:19 TE pancréatiques fonctionnelles Diagnostic Signes cliniques Biologie Epreuve dynamique Verner Morrisson HyperVIPémie (VIP= Vasoactive intestinal peptide) Epreuve de jeûne négative = diarrhée sécrétoire VIPome Glucagonome Hyperglucagonémie Erythème nécrolytique migrateur, diabète, cachexie Somatostatinome Lithiase vésiculaire, stéatorrhée Hypersomatostatinémie Ruszniewski et al. Spectre clinique des tumeurs neuro-endocrines. Revue du praticien 2002;52:19 TE pancréatique fonctionnelle : insulinome - Sécrétion inappropriée d’insuline : Epreuve de jeûne - Après interrogatoire +++ : - hypoglycémies (< 0,4-0,5 g/l) avec signes adrénergiques et/ou neuroglycopéniques à jeun ou à l’effort avec efficacité du re-sucrage et éliminer prises médicamenteuses TE pancréatique fonctionnelle : insulinome • Epreuve de jeûne - en hospitalisation pendant 72 h avec perfusion de G10% branchée en Y surveillance clinique +++ dextro / 6 h et en cas de « symptômes d’hypoglycémie » interruption si < 0,40 g/l ( 2,2 mmol/l) et / ou troubles neuropsychiques aigus confirmation par glycémie veineuse et dosage insulinémie, pro-insuline et peptide C - TE pancréatique fonctionnelle : insulinome - Interruption car positive 30 % à 12 h 70 % à 24 h 90 % à 48 h 100 % à 72 h Sécrétion d’insuline (et de pro-insuline) inadaptée à l’hypoglycémie et concentration non freinée de peptide C ≠ hypoglycémie factice TE pancréatique fonctionnelle : gastrinome • Gastrinémie • • Faux positifs +++ Secondaires à une hypo ou achlorydrie ( = peu ou pas d’acide) - IPP (arrêt 7 à 10 jours) gastrite fundique atrophique (type Biermer) insuffisance rénale sténose duodénale SI doute diagnostique : test à la sécrétine TE pancréas fonctionnelle : gastrinome Se %* Spe % ** DAB > 31 mmoles/h 50 99 DAB sous sécrétine > 18 mmoles/ h 78 100 Gastrinemie basale > 325 pg/ml 53 100 Gastrinémie sous sécrétine > 270 pg/ml 80 100 * % de pts avec gastrinome au dessus de la valeur seuil ** % de pts avec UD au dessous de la valeur TE intestin grêle fonctionnelle : carcinoïde Pas de dosage de la sérotonine plasmatique ou urinaire ( trop peu spécifique) • • • Dosage de son métabolite urinaire: 5 HIAA (acide 5- hydroxyindole acétique) 3 jours de suite Recueil des urines dans flacon opaque avec 20 ml d’HCL Après 3 jours de régime pauvre en tryptophane (chocolat, banane, avocat, fruits secs…) Se 80%, Spe 95% Gene expression profiling in GEP-NET Pancreatic-ET Maitra 2003 Clin Cancer Res PET vs microdissected islets Hansel 2004 Clin Cancer Res PET: 5 metastases- vs 7 metastases+ Durkin 2004 J Am Coll Surg PET vs normal / ductal K (n=27) Bloomston 2004 Annals Surg Oncol PET vs normal / pancreatitis / K (n=9) Dilley 2005 Molecular Cancer PET-MEN1 (n=8) vs ilets (n=4) Couvelard 2006 Gastroenterology PET : 12 benign vs 12 WD carcinomas Capurso 2006 End Relat Cancer PET : 8 prim vs 5 mét vs 4 islets Duerr 2008 End Relat Cancer PET ≠ stages (n=24) and GI-NET (n=6) PET ≠stages Normal counterpart Ileal-ET Duerr 2008 End Relat Cancer GI-NET (n=6) and PET ≠ stages (n=24) Arvidsson 2008 End Relat Cancer GI-NET (n=5) / cell cultures (BON; GOT1) Leja GI-NET: 3 metas- vs 3 metas+ / normal mucosa 2009 Modern Pathology Normal counterpart Bloomston, Annals Surg Oncol, 2004 They compared PET with normal pancreas and found genes involved in different pathway, including ANG2 which could play a role in the angiogenesis and progression of PET PET vs normal, pancreatitis, ductal carcinomas Pooled sample expression profiling (9 samples pooled in each group) Affymetrix microarrays IHC Angiopoietin 2 +++ in PET Control Q-RT-PCR Importance of angiogenesis, remodelling NPDC1: neural proliferation, differentiation, and control; ANG2: angiopoietin 2; ELOVL4: Elongation of very-long-chain fatty acids 4-like protein; CALCR: calcitonin receptor Bloomston, Annals Surg Oncol, 2004 Couvelard, Gastroenterology, 2006 Profile of benign vs malignant PET, identified genes involved in different pathway (angiogenesis, signal transduction/tyrosine kinases, calciumdependent cell signaling, response to drug) • cDNA microarrays (Sanger Center, UK) with 9932 cDNA* • Validation – qRT-PCR – Tissu-array (n=129 PET) • Patients and tumours – • Classified according to WHO: – • 24 surgically resected PET 12 benign and 12 carcinomas Data recorded: – – – – – VHL disease tumour size MIB1 index microvascular density metastasis WHO benign benign benign benign benign uncertain uncertain uncertain uncertain uncertain uncertain uncertain VHL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 size (mm) 13 20 9 20 18 25 23 28 25 45 35 21 lymph node 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 liver metastasis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MVD>200 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 MIB % 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 3 6 6 carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma carcinoma 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 30 50 30 22 30 100 20 160 100 43 50 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 4 5 6 7 8 10 20 10 *http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/Microarrays Results M 133 transcripts differentially regulated between benign and malignant tumours 79 up- and 54 down-regulated in metastatic tumours M B B Different classes/pathways – Angiogenesis and remodeling • CD34, cadherin-5, E-selectin, semaphorin E, and fibrillin) – Signal transduction / tyrosine kinases • tyrosine kinase-2, IGF1, PDGFR-β, MKK4, discoidin domain receptor-1 – Calcium-dependent cell signaling (hormonal release and vesicular trafficking) • transient receptor potential cation channel-1, calcium channel voltagedependent 2, neurocalcin, GABA-A receptor 2 – Response to drug • MDR1, CEA–related CAM 6 * * IGF signalling; Hansel DE; Clin Cancer Res 2004 Confirmation by immunostaining on tissu-array including 110 PET Benign E-selectin: endothelial adhesion molecule, trafficking and angiogenesis, immune-mediated response to tumor MKK4: mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 E-selectin MDR1: multidrug resistance 1; ATP-dependent drug efflux pump; mediates the development of resistance to anticancer drugs. MKK4 MDR1 Malignant Ileal ET – Clustering: • I-ETs cluster separately from PETs – Comparison malignant P-ET (n=19) vs malignant I-ET (n=6) • 385 genes upregulated in I-ET • involved in ion, channel and neurotransmitter transport were significantly overrepresented in I-ET • 3 most highly up-regulated genes in I-ET – VMAT1: vesicular monoamine member1 – ECM1: extracellular matrix protein1 – Galectin 4 – Explored PDGFRβ and RET Duerr, Endocr Related Cancer, 2008 Conclusion • Microarray analysis performed in different subtypes ot NET can give some informations: – Molecular profiling demonstrate that P- and I- ET display different genetic changes – Interesting set of validated molecules (APP…) • Dat are numerous and the investigator must choose among many potentially interesting genes for further studies++ – to determine the role of newly discovered molecules in tumorigenesis – To better understand their function • No significant overlap between genes in the different studies!!! (some genes: IGF1/APLP1++/SERPINA10/GADD45b), and this may due to different study design?? – – – – Platforms? Sample subtypes? Including MEN1/VHL; functional ±; malignant ± Sample size? From 3 to >15 in each group Comparison of groups? benign vs malignant ; tumour vs normal counterparts ; cell culture • Involved in different pathways – Multidrug resistance pump (MDR1): cellmembrane transporter; efflux of drugs – Thymidylate synthase (TS): interferes with CT metabolites (5-FU) – Apoptosis (Akt, PTEN, p53, bcl2, Ki-67): modify drug induced apoptosis – Mismatch repair (hMLH1): influence response through interaction with cell cycle regulation – Hypoxia & vascular regulating mechanisms of drug resistance (drug delivery): HIF1, CA9, CD34, VEGF Patients • 60 patients with complete f/u data • Progressive and advanced/metastatic GEP-NETs – Pancreas 50% – Ileum + colon 25% – Other locations …. • Histopathological data (differentiation, grade according to TNM classification) SUMMARY Association between markers and CT response 5FU MDR1 DOX Mib-1 p53 VP16/CDDP STZ