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Anatomopathological characteristics and determination of KRAS/NRAS in patients of 20-35 years with diagnosis of colorectal adenocarcinoma in the Hospital General de México from 2011 to 2015

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García-Romero, B. Lorena1*

Hernández-González, María Mercedes2

Mendoza-Ramírez, Saulo3

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  • 1Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga". Mexico City, Mexico
  • 2Departamento de Patología, Hospital Regional 1º de Octubre, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, ISSSTE. Mexico City, Mexico
  • 3Departamento de Patología quirúrgica, Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga". Mexico City, Mexico
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Abstract

Background:

The WHO (2000) defines colorectal carcinoma (CRC) as a malignant epithelial tumor. Only tumors that penetrate the muscularis mucosa toward the serosa are considered invasive tumors. CRC is one of the leading causes of malignant neoplasms of the digestive tract. It affects men and women in similar proportions, with an average age of 62 years. Recent literature points to an increase in the incidence of this neoplasm in young patients. Molecularly, two major types of colon cancers can be distinguished. The first and most frequent type (85%) is associated with chromosomal instability by mutations in APC, Ras, and p53; while the other types are associated with the presence of microsatellite instability or alteration of specific DNA repair genes (8-12%). Mutations in K-Ras play a very important role in tumorigenesis; in the case of CRC, somatic mutations in K-ras are found in 25-40% of the cases. The mutation status of K-Ras is an important predictor marker for anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) treatment because advanced or invasive CRC harboring K-Ras mutations appear to have a worse response to treatment than those with a non-mutated or wild-type (WT) genotype. Verifying the genotype before offering and initiating treatment with anti-EGFR drugs is of utmost importance.

Objective:

The aim of this study was to establish the mutation status of K-RAS in young Mexican patients with invasive CRC to determine possible candidates for anti-EGFR therapy in this age group and to know the clinical-pathological features in these cases.

Materials and methods:

Histological specimens of 23 cases of colectomies with CRC diagnosis were analyzed. A paraffin block from each case was submitted to a molecular study by real-time polymerase chain reaction to determine the mutation status of RAS (KRAS/NRAS).

Results:

In 14 cases (60.8%), KRAS/NRAS was not mutated with WT genotype; in four cases (17.3%), the samples could not be processed and the mutation status could not be determined; and in four cases (17.3%), mutations were found in KRAS.

Conclusions:

This descriptive study provides important statistical data that support CRC knowledge in the Mexican population, specifically on some clinical, histopathological, and mutational features of the Ras gene in young patients. Recent advances in molecular biology and the genetic classification of CRC are essential to individualize treatments and, in the coming years, to optimize them.

Key words:
Colorectal cancer, Histopathology, Age, KRAS

Introduction

The incidence of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) varies considerably1. GLOBOCAN 2008 reported an incidence of 6437 cases (5%) and a mortality of 4009 cases (5.2%) in Mexico2; while INEGI reported 74,685 deaths from cancer in 2010 (13% of deaths in Mexico), of which 5.4% are due to CRC3,4.

It affects both men and women in similar proportions, with an average age of 62 years5. Cases that occur in young patients (< 40 years of age) are located in the distal and rectum colon and tend to show features associated with more aggressive behavior or be associated with familial carcinoma syndromes5.

Some epidemiological data recorded in the years 1973-2005 have identified an increase in the annual percentage of 2.2% in CRC diagnosed in patients under the age of 406. The percentage with a more significant change was identified in patients aged between 35 and 39 years7. It is important to recognize this increase in the incidence of CRC in young patients, mainly because it is a rare clinical suspicion that can lead to a poor approach and an incorrect management of the patient in the early stages of the disease.

There is scarce literature regarding CRC in young patients, and even more, in patients under the age of 35 in the Mexican population. Some studies report an unfavorable clinical prognosis in this group of patients; others have found equivalent or better survival rates compared with elderly patients. The literature also shows variable data on the most common site; some indicate that it is more common in the right colon and others mention the distal portion of the colon as the preferred site7,8.

In the past decade, there has been an increase in the knowledge of the molecular biology of cancer, which has allowed to recognize and detect the mechanisms that cause the disease, at least in part9.

CCR is the result of a progression and accumulation of different genetic alterations. It is believed that there are several genes, including oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and DNA repair genes, which have a central role in carcinogenesis.

Molecularly, two large types of colon tumors can be distinguished with a different genetic origin. The first and most frequent type (85%) is associated with chromosomal instability due to mutations in APC, Ras, and p53, while the other groups are associated with the presence of microsatellite instability or alteration of specific DNA repair genes (8-12%). In most epithelial tumors, the activation of signaling pathways, regardless of any oncogenic alterations present, gives rise to a constitutive activation thereof10,11. In colon cancer, signaling mediated by the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is thought to be either activation, increased ligands, or alterations in the factors that transmit the signal from the membrane to the nucleus, triggering an increase in tumor proliferation12,13.

In this study, we focused on detecting mutations in the Ras family of proto-oncogenes, specifically KRAS and NRAS.

The Ras family of proto-oncogenes was identified by Edward Scolnick et al. more than 30 years ago as a viral gene with oncogenic properties through several point mutations that are usually detected in carcinomas as well as in more than half of adenomas, particularly in larger ones and those with high-grade dysplasia or predominant villous component. These genes have been subdivided into three types: Harvey Ras (HRAs), neuroblastoma Ras (NRas), and Kirsten Ras (KRas), which are closely related and function in a similar way regulating cell signaling pathways associated with growth, migration, adhesion, integrity of the cytoskeleton, survival, and cell differentiation. The KRAS gene is the one with the most frequent mutation in CCR11,14.

The RAS family genes encode a series of Ras proteins under normal conditions, which transmit signaling produced by the activation of membrane receptors. In short, the inactive Ras protein is bound to GDP and, when stimulated, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor favors the formation of GTP-ras, which is the active form. Rapidly, said GTP is hydrolyzed to GDP by the intrinsic GTPase activity of Ras proteins, inactivating itself. When there are KRAS mutations, the GTPase activity is blocked and the Ras protein remains constitutively activated and bound to GTP12,14.

K-Ras mutations play a very important role in tumorigenesis, as approximately 30% of malignant neoplasms in humans have a K-Ras mutation. As for CRC, somatic mutations are 25-40%, with a higher incidence rate in metastatic disease and correspond mainly to substitutions in codon 12 and 13 of exon 1 and much less frequently in codon 61 of the exon 2 which mainly affect the GTPase function of K-Ras, triggering cell proliferation even in the absence of external signals10,14. In addition, certain genotypes could be associated with worse prognosis, that is, apparently CRCs with mutations in codon 12 have shown an unfavorable prognosis, regardless of the tumor stage15. However, there is not enough evidence yet defined in literature.

EGFR is a targeted therapy in the management of CRC. Studies have shown that, in addition to wild KRAS genotypes, wild NRAS genotypes are also important in response to anti-EGFR therapy. This suggests that the NRAS genotype should also be used, in conjunction with KRAS, to select patients who could benefit from receiving such treatment. The frequency of mutations in KRAS and NRAS genes is approximately 23% and 2%, respectively. No significant differences were observed in KRAS and NRAS mutations with respect to sex, age, location, and clinical-pathological stage16,17.

Mutation status is an important predictive marker for anti-EGFR treatment, as advanced or invasive CRC harboring K-Ras mutations appear to have a worse response to treatment than those with a non-mutated or wild-type (WT) genotype. Hence, it is necessary to check the genotype before offering and starting treatment with anti-EGFR drugs18.

The purpose of this study was to describe the incidence and genotype of K-RAS and N-RAS mutations in young Mexican patients with invasive CRC to determine how many could be candidates for anti-EGFR therapy in this age group.

General objectives

The general objectives of this study were as follows:

  • –To determine the frequency of invasive colorectal adenocarcinomas in patients aged 20-35 years and the mutation status of the RAS gene.

  • –Determine the number of cases of non-mutated RAS (WT) and thus the "candidates" to receive anti-EGFR therapy.

Study type

It is a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive, and non-experimental study.

Materials and methods

Authorization was requested in writing to the Head of the Pathology Unit of the General Hospital of Mexico "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga" to access the database and files of slides and paraffin blocks.

This is a retrospective review study of cases diagnosed as "colorectal adenocarcinoma" in patients aged 20-35 years at the General Hospital of Mexico "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga." The database showed 48 cases with this diagnosis from January 2011 to December 2015. Of the 48 cases, 25 of them corresponded to colonoscopy biopsies and 23 cases to intestinal resections (hemi/colectomies). The pathology reports showed data related to age, sex, tumor location, differentiation grades, level of invasion, and stage. The tissue samples were fixed in 10% formaldehyde and placed in paraffin for histological analysis. All sections were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and the histological features of each tumor were evaluated.

Subsequently, a paraffin block of each case was submitted, whose slide was previously analyzed and selected for performance of a molecular study, to real-time polymerase chain reaction, to determine the mutation status of RAS (KRAS/NRAS). The results were classified into non-mutated KRAS/NRAS (WT genotype), mutated KRAS or NRAS (in which cases, genotype was specified), and non-determined KRAS/NRAS (non-processable samples or cases that after review were not diagnosed as invasive colorectal adenocarcinomas).

Results

The database of the Surgical Pathology Service of the General Hospital of Mexico showed 473 cases of colorectal adenocarcinoma, of which only 23 cases (4.8%) corresponded to total colectomies or hemicolectomies of patients aged 20-35 years. The median age was 32 years, the average age was 31.26 years, and the standard age was 34 years; 16 were men (69.5%) and 7 women (30.4%) (Table 1).

Table 1
Clinical-pathological features
Case Gender Age Laterality Histologic grade
1 F 25 Right Moderately differentiated
2 M 34 Right Moderately differentiated
3 F 35 Left Well differentiated
4 M 29 Right Moderately differentiated
5 F 31 Left Poorly differentiated
6 M 29 Right Moderately differentiated
7 M 34 Right Moderately differentiated
8 M 32 Right Poorly differentiated
9 M 34 Right Moderately differentiated
10 F 35 Right Moderately differentiated
11 M 26 Right Moderately differentiated
12 M 30 Left Moderately differentiated
13 M 33 Left Moderately differentiated
14 M 35 Left Moderately differentiated
15 M 31 ND Moderately differentiated
16 F 33 Right Moderately differentiated
17 F 26 Left Moderately differentiated
18 F 31 Right Moderately differentiated
19 M 31 Left Moderately differentiated
20 M 34 Left Moderately differentiated
21 M 32 Left Well differentiated
22 M 33 Left Moderately differentiated
23 M 26 Right Poorly differentiated

Regarding localization, 12 cases were detected in the right colon (52.1%) and 10 cases in the left colon (43.4%) and it was not possible to determine localization in 1 case (4.3%) (Fig. 1).

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Percentage of colorectal carcinoma cases by localization: 12 cases were found in the right colon and 10 cases in the left colon.
Figure 1
Percentage of colorectal carcinoma cases by localization: 12 cases were found in the right colon and 10 cases in the left colon.

The most common histologic grade was moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, with 18 cases (78.2%), followed by poorly differentiated with 3 cases (13%) and well-differentiated with 2 cases (8.6%) (Table 1 and Figs. 2 and 3).

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Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in four of the 23 cases studied. A-D: The morphological characteristics of moderately differentiated adenocarcinomas are demonstrated; histologic grade most frequently identified.
Figure 2
Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in four of the 23 cases studied. A-D: The morphological characteristics of moderately differentiated adenocarcinomas are demonstrated; histologic grade most frequently identified.
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Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in two of the 23 cases studied. A: Some glandular structures are identified in some fields (×20) 2: Diffuse growth pattern in poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma (×40). B-D: The morphological characteristics of poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas are shown.
Figure 3
Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in two of the 23 cases studied. A: Some glandular structures are identified in some fields (×20) 2: Diffuse growth pattern in poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma (×40). B-D: The morphological characteristics of poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas are shown.

Mucinous differentiation was identified only in 3 cases (13%), in six cases, it was focal (26%), and in 14 cases, there was no such differentiation (60.8%). The presence of signet ring cells was observed in the three cases that showed mucinous differentiation (13%). No signet ring cells were found in the other adenocarcinoma cases with or without focal mucinous differentiation (20 cases that represented 86.9%) (Fig. 4).

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A-D: Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in two cases with mucinous differentiation and the presence of signet ring cells. A-B: Areas with mucinous material are observed. C-D: At higher magnification, signet ring cells immersed in the mucinous material are identified.
Figure 4
A-D: Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in two cases with mucinous differentiation and the presence of signet ring cells. A-B: Areas with mucinous material are observed. C-D: At higher magnification, signet ring cells immersed in the mucinous material are identified.

None of the analyzed cases showed histological heterogeneity or Crohn's-type inflammatory response.

Most neoplastic lesions showed borders with a pushing infiltration pattern with 11 cases (47.8%), followed by the infiltrative pattern with 9 cases (39.1%). This parameter could not be determined in 3 cases (13%) (Fig. 5).

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Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in six cases. A-D: Correspond to lesions that show border with a pushing pattern. E-F: Infiltrating growth pattern.
Figure 5
Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in six cases. A-D: Correspond to lesions that show border with a pushing pattern. E-F: Infiltrating growth pattern.

No tumor necrosis was identified in 13 cases (56.5%), while focal or extensive necrosis was observed in 10 cases (43.4%) (Fig. 6).

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A-D: Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in four of the 10 cases with focal or extensive necrosis.
Figure 6
A-D: Histological sections stained with hematoxylin-eosin were observed in four of the 10 cases with focal or extensive necrosis.

The amount of intratumoral lymphocytes was variable; the average was 8.4 lymphocytes in 10 high-power fields, with a range of 0-18.

As for the mutation status of KRAS/NRAS: in 14 cases (60.8%), KRAS/NRAS was not mutated with WT genotype; in 4 cases (17.3%), the samples were not processable and the mutation status could not be determined; in 4 cases (17.3%), mutations were found in KRAS, but not in NRAS (Fig. 7 and Table 2).

Table 2
RAS mutation status (KRAS/NRAS)
Case Gender Age Laterality Histologic grade KRAS status NRAS Status
1 F 25 Right Moderately Mutated
2 M 34 Right Moderately WT WT
3 F 35 Left Well ND
4 M 29 Right Moderately WT WT
5 F 31 Left Poorly WT WT
6 M 29 Right Moderately ND ND
7 M 34 Right Moderately WT WT
8 M 32 Right Poorly ND ND
9 M 34 Right Moderately Mutated ND
10 F 35 Right Moderately WT WT
11 M 26 Right Moderately WT WT
12 M 30 Left Moderately ND ND
13 M 33 Left Moderately WT WT
14 M 35 Left Moderately ND ND
15 M 31 ND Moderately WT WT
16 F 33 Right Moderately WT WT
17 F 26 Left Moderately WT WT
18 F 31 Right Moderately WT WT
19 M 31 Left Moderately Mutated ND
20 M 34 Left Moderately WT WT
21 M 32 Left Well Mutated ND
22 M 33 Left Moderately WT WT
23 M 26 Right Poorly WT WT
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KRAS mutation status: wild-type genotype was found in 60.8%; in 17.3%, the mutation status could not be determined and 17.3% mutations were found in KRAS.
Figure 7
KRAS mutation status: wild-type genotype was found in 60.8%; in 17.3%, the mutation status could not be determined and 17.3% mutations were found in KRAS.

From the genotype analysis of the samples, three different polymorphisms were found; two cases presented transversion at position 35 (G>T), which generated a change of amino acid G12V (glycine to valine) in the KRAS protein. The following case presented C>A transversion in position 181, whose consequence was the change of amino acid Q61K (glutamine to lysine). In the last identified case, a G>A transition was detected at position 35 that resulted in the change of amino acid G12D (glycine to aspartic acid) (Table 3).

Table 3
KRAS clinical features and genotypes
Case Gender Age Laterality KRAS status Genotype
1 F 25 Right Mutated C.35G > T (P.G12V)
9 M 34 Right Mutated C.181C > A (P.Q61K)
19 M 31 Left Mutated C.35G > A (P.G12D)
21 M 32 Left Mutated C.35G > T (P.G12V)

Discussion

CRC is recognized as a typical entity of adults, generally, when patients are in their sixties or older, with more than 90% of cases diagnosed in patients older than 55 years. There are no detailed or constant statistical data on this neoplasm in young adults. There is no consensus on the cutoff age to consider a patient as "young" some articles propose 40 years as the cutoff age to define young patients with CRC; others report patients under 50 years; while other articles mention patients under 30 years or cases in adolescents19,20. Thus, we wanted to include young patients aged between 20 and 35 years old in our study.

The prevalence of CRC in young people is variable and is reported between 2% and 10%21. Ciarrocchi et al.19 conducted a review of articles published in PubMed over a period of 20 years on "colorectal carcinoma in young people," to analyze if in these cases, said neoplasm represents a specific or totally distinguished medical condition in terms of etiology and pathogenesis. They also attempted to ensure whether the presentation in more advanced stages was the result of the biological aggressiveness of the tumor or due to a delayed diagnosis, and how this situation affected the prognosis. They encountered some difficulties to perform an adequate meta-analysis. The most relevant were the heterogeneity in the definition of "young patient" and the few cases of CRC in this age group, which makes the design of prospective studies difficult. The published articles are, for the most part, retrospective studies or case reports; therefore, their results cannot be applied to the general population19. Ciarrocchi et al.19 concluded that CRC in young patients is probably a different condition characterized by aggressive behavior. Notwithstanding, groups of young patients show the same or even better survival rates compared to older patients, due to an overall better condition, which allows for a more aggressive treatment scheme.

They reported, like in other articles, that the incidence of CRC in patients aged between 20 and 40 years old is on the rise19,20,22, and therefore, medical attention is mandatory to obtain an early diagnosis, as diagnosis in an advanced stage is per se an unfavorable prognostic factor in all age groups19. Other factors, in addition to the aggressive behavior of the neoplasm, which may contribute to the perception of a worse prognosis for young patients, are the lack of screening tests for this age group, delayed diagnosis, and, consequently, lesions in more advanced stages. However, studies indicate that differences in survival rates and disease-free survival rates are subtle and even similar in young and older patients22,23.

Some articles highlight differences and similarities in certain clinical-pathological features in cases of young patients versus older patients. For example, there is a higher frequency of poorly differentiated, mucinous adenocarcinomas, with signet ring cells, lymphovascular invasion, advanced stages, and lymph node metastasis in young patients22,24.

Some of the clinical-pathological features found in our study differed from reported statistics, for instance, in our small series of cases, the most frequent localization was the right colon, the most frequent histologic grade was moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, 3 cases (13%) were poorly differentiated and only three cases had mucinous differentiation with the presence of signet ring cells.

As for the mutation status of K-Ras, oncogenic mutations are reported in 40% (20-50%) of CRC cases. Most mutations (90%) are in codons 12 and 13, less frequently in codon 6125. This coincides with the results of our study, in which codon 12 was affected in three cases and codon 61 in one case (Table 3).

In recent studies, it has been suggested that the mutation status of RAS and mutations in specific codons, in addition to being important to determine the response or resistance to anti-EGFR therapy26, could have prognostic significance and be associated with some particular clinical-pathological features.

Bazan et al.25 conducted a prospective study with 160 CRC cases, determined the mutation status of K-Ras, and decided to establish the prognostic significance and its possible relationship with some clinical-pathological features. They showed an association between specific mutations in codon 13 and cases in advanced clinical stages and metastases in lymph nodes, suggesting their direct participation in tumor progression and aggressiveness. They also found that mutations in codon 12, whose effect on RAS function was deemed similar to cases with mutation in codon 13, are associated with the mucinous adenocarcinoma histotype. This suggests that specific mutations in codon 12 preferably affect signal transduction pathways involved in the regulation of mucin production in the colonic mucosal cells, while their association with altered cell proliferation rates was not proven25.

According to our results, out of four cases with mutations in KRAS, three had a moderately differentiated histologic grade, the other case was well-differentiated; one case showed mucinous differentiation with the presence of signet ring cells, two cases had focal mucinous differentiation without the presence of signet ring cells, and one case had none of these two characteristics. Only one case was presented in a female patient, the other three cases were in men (Table 4).

Table 4
Histopathological features of cases with KRAS mutation
Case Gender Laterality Mutated KRAS Genotype Histologic grade Mucinous differentiation Signet ring cells Necrosis
1 F Right C.35G > T (P.G12V) Mod Focal No Absence
9 M Right C.181C > A (P.Q61K) Mod Yes Si Absence
19 M Left C.35G > A (P.G12D) Mod Focal No Presence
21 M Left C.35G > T (P.G12V) Well No No Presence
Mod: moderately differentiated.

Clinical trials verified that mutations of the K-Ras gene were related to resistance to cetuximab and other anti-EGFR therapies in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. In our study, of 23 cases analyzed, only four cases had a K-Ras mutation; these would not benefit from anti-EGFR therapy.

It is still controversial whether the K-Ras gene mutation affects the survival rate of patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. Some studies reported that patients with CRC and with the WT K-Ras gene had a significantly greater benefit from chemotherapy than those with the codon 12 mutation. Other studies whose objective is to clarify whether the K-Ras mutation could affect prognosis of CRC patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy and the possibility of being used as a predictive biomarker for chemotherapy, have concluded that more studies are needed to establish the relationship between specific K-Ras mutation and clinical prognosis27.

Conclusions

CRC is a rare neoplasm in patients under 40 years of age, which makes it difficult to design and conduct prospective studies that provide us with accurate statistical data on certain clinical-pathological features to reach conclusive evidence that can be applied to the general population. Most data on the clinical and histopathological features of CRC are of adults in their fifties. In young adults, statistics is variable and there is no consensus.

This descriptive study provides important statistical data that further knowledge on CRC in the Mexican population, specifically about some clinical, histopathological features and the mutation status of the Ras gene in young patients.

In conclusion, we must emphasize the importance of the clinical suspicion of CRC, even in young patients, because a timely diagnosis helps improve both prognosis and survival rate.

Recent advances in molecular biology and the genetic classification of the CRC are essential to individualize treatments and, in the coming years, to optimize them.

We must point out that our study is descriptive. However, it aims to encourage the study of CRC in young population, know some of its specific features and promote the use of molecular tests that are important for the choice of therapeutic schemes.

Acknowledgments

We thank the General Hospital of Mexico for allowing us to make this article.

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