Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor pathophysiology

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Genetics

DNA mutation analysis in well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors identified four important findings:[1][2]

  • one in six well-differentiated pancreatic NETs have mutations in mTOR pathway genes, such as TSC2, PTEN and PIK3CA.[1] The sequencing discovery might allow selection of which NETs would benefit from mTOR inhibition such as with everolimus, but this awaits validation in a clinical trial.
  • mutations affecting a new cancer pathway involving ATRX and DAXX genes were found in about 40% of pancreatic NETs.[1] The proteins encoded by ATRX and DAXX participate in chromatin remodeling of telomeres; these mutations are associated with a telomerase-independent maintenance mechanism termed ALT (alternative lengthening of telomeres) that results in abnormally long telomeric ends of chromosomes.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jiao, Y.; Shi, C.; Edil, B. H.; De Wilde, R. F.; Klimstra, D. S.; Maitra, A.; Schulick, R. D.; Tang, L. H.; Wolfgang, C. L.; Choti, M. A.; Velculescu, V. E.; Diaz Jr, L. A.; Vogelstein, B.; Kinzler, K. W.; Hruban, R. H.; Papadopoulos, N. (2011). "DAXX/ATRX, MEN1, and mTOR Pathway Genes Are Frequently Altered in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors". Science. 331 (6021): 1199–1203. doi:10.1126/science.1200609. PMID 21252315.
  2. McKenna, L. R.; Edil, B. H. (2014). "Update on pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors". Gland surgery. 3 (4): 258–275. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2227-684X.2014.06.03. PMID 25493258.
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