EGFR gene copy number alteration is a better prognostic indicator than protein overexpression in oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas
| Autor: | Yoshio Ohyama, Narikazu Uzawa, Ken Ichiro Takahashi, Teruo Amagasa, Jun Sumino, Norihiko Okada, Itaru Sonoda, Chieko Michikawa, Hiroaki Sato, Yoshimi Nakata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Cancer Research Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Biopsy Cell Gene Dosage Kaplan-Meier Estimate Gene dosage Risk Assessment Disease-Free Survival Japan Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors medicine Biomarkers Tumor Humans Epidermal growth factor receptor Copy-number variation Survival rate In Situ Hybridization Fluorescence Proportional Hazards Models medicine.diagnostic_test biology Proportional hazards model Middle Aged Immunohistochemistry Tongue Neoplasms ErbB Receptors Survival Rate medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Oncology Cancer research biology.protein Carcinoma Squamous Cell Female |
| Zdroj: | European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990). 47(15) |
| ISSN: | 1879-0852 |
| Popis: | Although Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is particularly important in the pathogenesis of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs), conflicting data have been reported on the correlation between EGFR copy number and survival and the association between EGFR copy number and protein expression. Anatomical site of the tumour in HNSCCs may likely contribute to the discordance of the above points as EGFR expression may differ between the sub-sites of HNSCCs. Thus, in this study, we focused on oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (OTSCCs). To investigate the association between EGFR copy number alteration and overexpression and to determine which is the more reliable prognostic indicator, Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) and immunohistochemical staining (IHC) were performed at a single institution on samples from 89 patients with OTSCCs undergoing surgery as the primary treatment modality. Thirty-two (36%) of 89 cases demonstrated an EGFR copy number alteration. EGFR protein expression was found in all 89 cases, of which 82.0% showed overexpression. No significant correlation was found between gene copy number and protein overexpression. Gene copy number alteration was significantly associated with reduced disease-free survival (P = 0.048) and overall survival (P = 0.001). Multivariate Cox proportional hazards analysis demonstrated that EGFR copy number increase was significantly correlated with overall survival (P = 0.001). EGFR copy number status is a more reliable indicator than protein overexpression of the survival rate in OTSCCs. FISH analysis of the EGFR status is useful in predicting poor prognosis in OTSCCs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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