کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6193166 1258697 2014 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
RET Mutation and Expression in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی تومور شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
RET Mutation and Expression in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundThere is growing interest in defining the somatic mutations associated with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Unfortunately, a serious blockade to genomic analyses of this disease is a limited access to tumors because surgery is rarely performed. We used our clinical/pathologic database of SCLC patients to determine the availability of biopsy specimens that could be used for genomic studies and to identify tumors for initial oncogene analysis.MethodsDNA was extracted from six tumors, three primary and three metastatic, and analyzed by SEQUENOM platform technology.ResultsPrimary-resected tumor tissue represents less than 3% of all diagnostic specimens in this disease, highlighting the limited access to tissue sufficient for comprehensive genomic analyses. We identified an activating M918T RET somatic mutation in a metastatic SCLC tumor specimen. Bioinformatic search identified RET mutations in other SCLC studies. Stable overexpression of both mutant M918T and wild-type RET in two SCLC cell lines, H1048 and SW1271, activated ERK signaling, MYC expression, and increased cell proliferation, particularly by mutant RET. Stable cells became sensitized to the RET tyrosine kinase inhibitors, vandetanib and ponatinib. Further analysis of RET mRNA expression in SCLC revealed wide variability in both cells and tumors, and SCLC cells demonstrated significantly higher RET expression compared with adenocarcinoma lung cells.ConclusionsOur data suggest that a subpopulation of SCLC patients may derive benefit from tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting RET. Coupled with the presence of RET fusion proteins in non-small-cell lung cancer, our data indicate an emerging role for RET in SCLC.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Thoracic Oncology - Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2014, Pages 1316-1323
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