Clinical and molecular approaches to well differentiated and dedifferentiated liposarcoma.
Clinical and molecular approaches to well differentiated and dedifferentiated liposarcoma.
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DOI:
10.1097/cco.0b013e32834796e6
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发表时间:
2011-07
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Singer S
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作者:
Crago AM;Singer S
Liposarcoma, a rare disease, is classified into five histologic subtypes. These include well-differentiated liposarcoma (WDLS) and dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLS), both characterized by chromosome 12q13-15 amplification. This review will focus on the clinical management of WDLS and DDLS and examine recent molecular studies that have the potential to affect clinical management. Outcome of patients with WDLS and DDLS depends on completeness of surgical resection as well as tumor location and histologic subtype. Risk of recurrence is high for patients with dedifferentiated histology or retroperitoneal location. We now understand that surgical outcomes are poor for patients with rapidly growing or incompletely resectable tumors, so these patients should be managed non-operatively. Radiation and chemotherapy have low response rates in WDLS and DDLS, but novel agents targeted at chromosome 12 gene products MDM2 and CDK4 have shown promise in pre-clinical studies and are being tested in clinical trials. Cell line, tissue microarray, and genomic analyses have identified additional targets including ZIC1, TOP2A, AURKA, and IGF-1R, which could form the basis of future therapies. Although complete surgical resection is currently the most effective treatment for WDLS and DDLS, the majority of patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma will eventually have recurrence and die of disease. It is hoped that a multi-modality approach, which incorporates targeted therapies and complete surgical resection, will significantly improve patient outcomes.