Aberrant Helix Pomatia Agglutinin Binding Glycan Expression in Follicular Thyroid Tumours

September 25, 2021 updated by: Rajeev Parameswaran, National University Health System, Singapore

Aberrant Helix Pomatia Agglutinin Binding Glycan Expression Changes With the Phenotype of Follicular Thyroid Tumours

Aberration of glycosylation is a hallmark of cancer cells, and plays an important role in oncogenesis and cancer progression, including metastasis. One of the markers of aberrant glycosylation (O-linked) is the binding of the lectin Helix pomatia agglutinin (HPA), which has been demonstrated in a wide range of human cancers, especially in tumours with a more aggressive phenotype. Data on the role of HPA within follicular neoplasms of the thyroid gland are currently lacking, therefore we sought to investigate possible changes in cell surface glycosylation associated with this type of neoplasms.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Lectin-histochemistry was performed on 37 archival paraffin wax-embedded specimens of various follicular thyroid tumours (10 follicular adenomas (FA), 10 minimally invasive follicular carcinomas (miFTC), 13 widely invasive follicular cancers (wiFTC) and 4 metastatic follicular thyroid cancers (metFTC)). Sections were scored as positive when ≥5% of cancer cells labelled positive, and scored as negative when <5% labelled positive for HPA binding. Assessments of HPA-binding were performed by two observers, who were blinded to the identity of the sample, and their results were compared.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

37

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Singapore
      • Singapore, Singapore
        • National University Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

For this retrospective cohort study, 37 patients who underwent thyroid surgery for a thyroid follicular neoplasm between 2005 and 2018 were identified from our institutional database and their tumours, characteristics and outcomes were analysed.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • For this retrospective cohort study, 37 patients who underwent thyroid surgery for a thyroid follicular neoplasm between 2005 and 2018 were identified from our institutional database and their tumours, characteristics and outcomes were analysed.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • N/A

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Positivity of HPA-labelling
Time Frame: between 2005 and 2018
Difference in HPA-binding among the phenotype of follicular lesions - percentage of positively labelled cancer cells: positive = ≥5% of cancer cells labelled positive
between 2005 and 2018

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
HPA-binding and other tumor markers
Time Frame: between 2005 and 2018
A Statistical association of HPA-binding positivity with other known adverse prognostic tumour markers (e.g. capsular or lymphovascular invasion) will be assessed using crosstabs and the non-parametric product limit method. Binary logistic regression models will be further developed using relevant clinicopathologic variables to determine their association with HPA-labelling to produce relative risks (odds ratios (ORs)).
between 2005 and 2018

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National University Health System, Singapore

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 11, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

September 22, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 1, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 25, 2021

Last Verified

September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2014/00378

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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