TheEML4-ALKfusion gene is involved in various histologic types of lung cancers from nonsmokers with wild-typeEGFRandKRAS
| العنوان: | TheEML4-ALKfusion gene is involved in various histologic types of lung cancers from nonsmokers with wild-typeEGFRandKRAS |
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| المؤلفون: | Daisy Wing-Sze, Wong, Elaine Lai-Han, Leung, Kimpton Kam-Ting, So, Issan Yee-San, Tam, Alan Dart-Loon, Sihoe, Lik-Cheung, Cheng, Kwok-Keung, Ho, Joseph Siu-Kie, Au, Lap-Ping, Chung, Maria, Pik Wong, Maria Pik, Wong |
| المصدر: | Cancer. 115:1723-1733 |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2009. |
| سنة النشر: | 2009 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Cancer Research, Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Lung Neoplasms, EML4/ALK Fusion Gene, Oncogene Proteins, Fusion, Biology, medicine.disease_cause, Fusion gene, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, hemic and lymphatic diseases, medicine, Humans, Lung cancer, Aged, ALK Gene Rearrangement, Smoking, Cancer, Chromosome Breakage, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, ErbB Receptors, Genes, ras, Oncology, Fusion transcript, Mutation, Cancer research, Female, KRAS, Chromosome breakage |
| الوصف: | BACKGROUND: The echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4-anaplastic lymphoma kinase (EML4-ALK) fusion gene resulting from the chromosome inversion inv(2)(p21;p23) recently was identified in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The authors of this study investigated the frequency, genetic and clinicopathologic profiles of EML4-ALK in Chinese patients with NSCLC. METHODS: EML4-ALK was investigated in 266 resected primary NSCLC, including adenocarcinomas (AD), lymphoepithelioma-like carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, mucoepidermoid carcinomas, and adenosquamous carcinomas, by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and was verified by sequencing. EML4-ALK protein expression was studied by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Thirteen tumors (4.9%) had EML4-ALK comprising 4 fusion transcript variants with fusion of the variable segments from 5′ EML4 to 3′ ALK and with preservation of the ALK kinase domain. The most common variant consisted of 8 tumors with variant 3 that involved EML4 exon 6. The others included 2 tumors with variant 1 (exon 13), 2 tumors with variant 2 (exon 20), and 1 tumor with the novel variant 5 (exon 18). There were 11 ADs and 2 unusual carcinomas with mixed squamous and glandular components. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated diffuse ALK fusion proteins in the tumor cell cytoplasm. EML4-ALK was associated with nonsmokers (P = .009). Tumors with the fusion gene had the wild-type epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) (P = .001) and v-Ki-ras2/Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) genes. Patients who had EML4-ALK-positive AD had a younger median age (P = .018) compared with patients who did not have the fusion gene. CONCLUSIONS: The EML4-ALK fusion gene was present in various histologic types of NSCLC. It occurred in mutual exclusion to EGFR and KRAS mutations and was associated with nonsmokers. The authors concluded that EML4-ALK may be useful for predicting the potential response to ALK inhibitors as a therapeutic option for patients with lung cancer. Cancer 2009. © 2009 American Cancer Society. |
| تدمد: | 1097-0142 0008-543X |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::81c81ae85724083b0684ab0d5dba694f https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.24181 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....81c81ae85724083b0684ab0d5dba694f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 10970142 0008543X |
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