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Prognostic molecular biomarkers in endometrial cancer: A review
J Edgardo Hernández1, Ailyn González-Montiel1, Jesús C Ceb Allos-Villalva2
1Unit of Biomedical Research, National Cancer Institute- Biomedical Research Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico. San Fernando 22, Colonia Sección XVI, Delegatión Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico, 14080.
Background:
Endometrial cancer (EC) is the fourth most common malignancy in women worldwide and the most common gynecological cancer in developed countries. The endometrioid subtype has an excellent prognosis with conventional treatment; however, recurrence reduces overall survival.
Objective:
Describe the most relevant evidence regarding selected potential molecular biomarkers that may predict overall survival (OS), relapse-free survival (RFS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) in EC.
Methods:
An exhaustive search was performed in PUBMED with the search terms endometrial cancer, molecular biomarker, and survival. We selected original articles written in English about endometrial cancer, molecular biomarkers, and that included survival analysis published between January 2000 and December 2016.
Results:
Several molecular prognostic biomarkers have been studied in terms of survival and therapeutic response in women with endometrial cancer; hormone receptors, microRNAs, and other molecules have emerged as potentially useful biomarkers, including HER2, p21, HE4, PTEN, p27, ANCCA, and ANXA2.
Conclusions:
The use of biomarkers in the assessment of OS, RFS, and CSS requires large trials to expand our understanding of endometrial carcinogenesis. Several molecular markers are significantly associated with a high tumor grade and advanced clinical stage in EC and, therefore, could have additive effects when combined.
