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LUNG CANCER
Volume 62, Issue 2, Pages 193-201Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2008.03.011
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Non-small cell lung cancer; Adenocarcinoma; EGFR mutation; Comparative genomic hybridization; Immunohistochemistry; VEGF expression
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Introduction: Mutations in the tyrosine kinase domain of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are frequently detected in Lung adenocarcinomas with bronchioloalveolar (BAC) differentiation and have been associated with increased response to small molecule EGFR inhibitors in some clinical studies. However, further molecular characterization of tumor cells carrying EGFR mutations (EGFR-mut) is warranted. Methods: By DNA sequencing, 120 patients with lung adenocarcinomas (70 tumors with BAC components) were screened for EGFR mutations within exons 18-21. Performing comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) and immunohistochemistry, chromosomal. imbalances and protein expression levels of EGFR, ErbB3 and VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) were analyzed, respectively. Results: EGFR mutations were detected in 20/120 tumors. Tumors with BAC components carried more frequently EGFR mutations compared to adenocarcinomas without BAC histology (17/70=24% vs 3/50=6.0%; p=0.012). In a subsequent matched-pair analysis, CGH-anatysis demonstrated similar mean numbers of chromosomal imbalances for EGFR mutated and wildtype tumors (8.6 vs 7.8 gains; 2.4 vs 2.7 losses), respectively. Furthermore, tumors with mutated EGFR demonstrated gains in chromosomes 7p, 16p and 20q and losses in chromosome 8p. Interestingly, EGFR mutated tumors showed higher VEGF expression (p=0.03) while differences in EGFR expression were not statistically significant. Conclusion: EGFR gene mutations are frequently seen in lung adenocarcinomas with BAC differentiation and can be linked to chromosomal imbalances and increased VEGF expression. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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