Fluorescence in situ hybridization to assess transitional changes of aneuploidy for chromosomes 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, X and Y in metastatic prostate cancer following anti-androgen therapy

  • Authors:
    • Kotaro Kasahara
    • Takahiro Taguchi
    • Ichiro Yamasaki
    • Takashi Karashima
    • Masayuki Kamada
    • Kazunari Yuri
    • Taro Shuin
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  • Published online on: September 1, 2001     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.19.3.543
  • Pages: 543-549
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Abstract

There have been few detailed studies conducted on the cell population in relation to cytogenetic changes between the pre- and post-treatment periods in patients with prostate cancer. We investigated numerical chromosome changes associated with anti-androgen therapy, using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). FISH using chromosome-specific centromeric probes was used to assess transitional changes in the frequency of aneuploidy for chromosomes 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, X, and Y in prostate cancer during the pre- and post-treatment periods. Gains of chromosomes 7, 8 and 12 were notable in the pre-treatment samples (8 out of 9 cases in chromosome 7; 8 out of 9 cases in chromosome 8; 7 out of 9 cases in chromosome 12), while a notable reduction in the number of cells with extra copies of these chromosomes was observed in post-treatment specimens. Other chromosomes did not show noticeable change in their FISH signals at each phase of clinical treatment in all 9 cases. Changes in cell number with high ploidies of chromosome 7, 8 and 12 reflect the clinical effects of anti-androgen therapy at the early phase, which might explain the androgen dependency of metastatic prostate cancer cells.

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September 2001
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Kasahara K, Taguchi T, Yamasaki I, Karashima T, Kamada M, Yuri K and Shuin T: Fluorescence in situ hybridization to assess transitional changes of aneuploidy for chromosomes 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, X and Y in metastatic prostate cancer following anti-androgen therapy. Int J Oncol 19: 543-549, 2001
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Kasahara, K., Taguchi, T., Yamasaki, I., Karashima, T., Kamada, M., Yuri, K., & Shuin, T. (2001). Fluorescence in situ hybridization to assess transitional changes of aneuploidy for chromosomes 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, X and Y in metastatic prostate cancer following anti-androgen therapy. International Journal of Oncology, 19, 543-549. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.19.3.543
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Kasahara, K., Taguchi, T., Yamasaki, I., Karashima, T., Kamada, M., Yuri, K., Shuin, T."Fluorescence in situ hybridization to assess transitional changes of aneuploidy for chromosomes 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, X and Y in metastatic prostate cancer following anti-androgen therapy". International Journal of Oncology 19.3 (2001): 543-549.
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Kasahara, K., Taguchi, T., Yamasaki, I., Karashima, T., Kamada, M., Yuri, K., Shuin, T."Fluorescence in situ hybridization to assess transitional changes of aneuploidy for chromosomes 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, X and Y in metastatic prostate cancer following anti-androgen therapy". International Journal of Oncology 19, no. 3 (2001): 543-549. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.19.3.543