کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3989896 | 1258715 | 2012 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Correlation between MET Gene Copy Number by Silver In Situ Hybridization and Protein Expression by Immunohistochemistry in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Correlation between MET Gene Copy Number by Silver In Situ Hybridization and Protein Expression by Immunohistochemistry in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer](/preview/png/3989896.png)
Purpose:The MET receptor is involved in the pathogenesis and progression of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Clinical trials with MET inhibitors in NSCLC are planned with patient selection based on immunohistochemistry (IHC) and/or gene copy number assessment. Therefore, a detailed understanding of relationship between these markers and prognosis is essential.Methods:This study included tumors from 189 patients with NSCLC who underwent pulmonary resection (median follow-up, 5.3 years). MET expression was evaluated by IHC on tissue microarrays and scored according to hybrid (H) score (range: 0–400) and by scoring system used in the MetMAb trial (≥50% of cells with moderate or strong staining). MET gene copy number was assessed by silver in situ hybridization (n =140 patients).Results:Median MET IHC H score was 60 (range: 0–400; n =174). There were no associations between clinical and pathological characteristics, disease-free survival, and overall survival according to median value (p =0.36 and p =0.38, respectively), or other cut-points. According to MetMAb scoring criteria, IHC positivity rate was 25%, again with no associations to clinicopathological features or survival. In 140 tumors evaluable for MET copy number, 3 (2.1%) showed gene amplification and 14 (10%) had tumors with average of 5 or more copies per nucleus. There were no associations of MET copy number with clinical characteristics, disease-free survival, or overall survival with any analyzed cut-points. Correlation between MET copy number and protein expression was significant (Pearson's r =0.42, p < 0.0001).Conclusions:There is a significant correlation between MET protein expression and MET gene copy number in operable NSCLC, but neither is associated with prognosis.
Journal: Journal of Thoracic Oncology - Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2012, Pages 340–347