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The Expression of Three Genes in Primary Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Is Associated with Metastatic Spread to the Brain
- Source :
- Clinical Cancer Research. 15:1755-1761
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2009.
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Abstract
- Purpose: Brain metastases affect 25% of patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We hypothesized that the expression of genes in primary NSCLC tumors could predict brain metastasis and be used for identification of high-risk patients, who may benefit from prophylactic therapy.Experimental Design: The expression of 12 genes was measured by real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR in 142 frozen NSCLC tissue samples. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to analyze the correlation between gene expression and the occurrence of brain metastasis. Immunohistochemistry on independent samples was used to verify the findings.Results: A score based on the expression levels of three genes, CDH2 (N-cadherin), KIFC1, and FALZ, was highly predictive of brain metastasis in early and advanced lung cancer. The probability of remaining brain metastasis–free at 2 years after diagnosis was 90.0 ± 9.5% for patients with stage I/stage II tumors and low score compared with 62.7 ± 12% for patients with high score (P < 0.01). In patients with more advanced lung cancer, the brain metastasis–free survival at 24 months was 89% for patients with low score compared with only 37% in patients with high score (P < 0.02). These results were confirmed by immunohistochemical detection of N-cadherin in independent cohort of primary NSCLC.Conclusions: The expression levels of three genes in primary NSCLC tumors may be used to identify patients at high risk for brain metastasis who may benefit from prophylactic therapy to the central nervous system.
- Subjects :
- Male
Oncology
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
Lung Neoplasms
Kinesins
Nerve Tissue Proteins
Adenocarcinoma
Metastasis
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Antigens, CD
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Internal medicine
Biomarkers, Tumor
Carcinoma
medicine
Humans
RNA, Messenger
Lung cancer
Brain Neoplasms
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
business.industry
Gene Expression Profiling
Cancer
Antigens, Nuclear
Middle Aged
Cadherins
Prognosis
medicine.disease
Gene expression profiling
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Immunohistochemistry
Female
business
Transcription Factors
Brain metastasis
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15573265 and 10780432
- Volume :
- 15
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Clinical Cancer Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1546414fcd1b112ab46a69c82c432e5b