E-Cadherin thoughts
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I just got the full path report back from the core needle biopsy. I am 95% Er and PR positive. I have ki67 score of 10%. I have loss of e-Cadherin cells. So my concern is the last part. I am worried. And does having a higher ER and PR score mean anything? I’m thinking this will mean I AM eligible for hormonal therapy. Do they tear someone different rly that has a lower %?Am I thinking correctly? Anyone’s have advice for me on the e-Cadherin loss. Would be helpful before I meet the surgeon tomorrow. I have Pleomorphic ILC
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E-Cadherin test is to determine ductal from lobular cancer. Ductal cancer does not show a loss of e-cadherin, so the absence confirms what you already know-that your cancer is lobular, not ductal..
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yes E-cadherin was used to distinguish between idc and ilc, I had one of each, my idc showed no e-cadherin loss and about 25% tubular formation.
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Forgive my ignorance, but is e-Cadherin always checked in biopsies?
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My tumors were rated looking at e-cadherin at biopsy then a complete report was amended after mastectomy pathology. My biopsy said I had 2 ilc tumors but the pathology later said one ilc and one ductal. More tissues and the whole of the tumors were present so the mx pathology was more reliable.
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edj3, I think it must be, at least on any atypical findings, else the couldn’t know if you had ADH, ALH, LCIS, etc
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I would think that any biopsy would report on the e-cadherin. It was also on the pathology report received after my lumpectomy.
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Hey, Hv2Cutedimples, I also had pleomorphic cancer and did a lot of research on the meaning of the path report after I was diagnosed. The problem is that there are very few good studies of pleo ILC, so it's hard to know what exactly it means. There is some suggestion that it produces poorer outcomes, but the evidence is really limited for that. If you want more info, I could send you some if you PM me. Take care....
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I think I read 95% of ILC tumors have e-cadherin loss.
Here is what I read
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC33377...
And 95% of ILC
https://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/24/...
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Dimples, good for you for diving into your pathology report and preparing for your appointments. Being an educated patient will help you do well. It is a steep learning curve, so ask away.
E-cadherin loss defines ILC. E-cad is a protein involved in cell-cell adhesion, so it's loss explains some ILC characteristics such as single-file or sheet-like form. What does this mean for you? It means you have ILC. If you want to read up on ILC I recommend the Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance at lobularbreastcancer.org
Regarding ER and PR, yes, early stage ILC is typically very hormone-driven, so hormonal therapy will be in your treatment plan. There is research suggesting an aromatase inhibitor is more effective than tamoxifen for at least a subset of ILC. If you are premenopausal and take an AI, you will need ovarian suppression with Lupron (or Zoladex). Your oncologist, not your surgeon, is the person to advise you about your systemic therapy.
Your Ki-67 is not high. That is good.
There are some clinical trials for ILC which could be to your advantage, including some you would enter before surgery. You can read about them on the LBCA web site that I noted above.
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