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Int J Oncol ; 23(4): 893-9, 2003 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12963967

ABSTRACT

The frequency of increased EGFR-mRNA expression was determined in 57 patients suffering from NSCLC by applying quantitative real-time PCR. The findings were correlated with clinical parameters and the immunohistochemical (IHC) markers EGFR, c-erbB-2, c-erbB-3, Ki-67 and p53 on cryostat sections. Of the patients 46% showed increased EGFR-mRNA, 35% revealed an increased IHC-EGFR expression; 16% of the patients showed a combined positivity and 35% a combined negativity when applying both methods, and 17 (30%) of the cases revealed increased EGFR-mRNA without IHC-EGFR expression. This subgroup was characterised by p53 coexpression and the highest frequency of deaths (35% vs. 20%) indicating a more aggressive tumour type. In contrast to IHC - where positivity was seen predominantly in squamous cell carcinomas (48% vs. 27%) - EGFR-mRNA expression was observed equally in both histological subtypes (48% vs. 43%). PCR-EGFR and IHC-EGFR tumour typing identifies different tumour characteristics with different clinical courses. Whether this combined typing could help to identify patients who respond to anti-EGFR therapies is worth further testing.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/metabolism , ErbB Receptors/biosynthesis , ErbB Receptors/chemistry , Lung Neoplasms/metabolism , Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Ki-67 Antigen/biosynthesis , Lung Neoplasms/mortality , Polymerase Chain Reaction , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Time Factors , Transcription, Genetic , Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism
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Int J Oncol ; 23(4): 1121-6, 2003 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12963994

ABSTRACT

A real-time PCR technique with automated computerized analysis (TaqMan ) was tested to detect K-ras mutations in 66 patients suffering from NSCLC. This technology is characterized by high reproducibility of data and a time-saving analysis procedure. In 11% (7/66) of the tumour specimens and 2% (1/58) of adjacent tumour-free lung specimens a K-ras codon 12 mutation was detected. In adenocarcinomas containing > or =40% tumour cells, however, K-ras mutations were seen in 25% of the cases. The point mutations detected in tumours were GGT right curved arrow TGT in five cases and GGT right curved arrow GTT in two cases. As compared with immunohistochemical parameters, the K-ras mutated group was characterized by a c-erbB-2 negativity (p=0.04) and a smaller number of c-erbB-3 (p=0.02) positive cases. EGFR, bcl-2, p53, Ki-67 and p120 expression did not differ significantly. Determination of the K-ras point mutations by automated TaqMan PCR in NSCLC tumour specimens is feasable and highly specific. Due to its high throughput capacity this method represents a valuable tool for routine screening.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics , Genes, ras/genetics , Lung Neoplasms/genetics , Mutation , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Cell Line, Tumor , Codon , Humans , Immunohistochemistry , Lung/pathology , Point Mutation , Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Oncol Rep ; 10(1): 15-20, 2003.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12469137

ABSTRACT

Seventy-one frozen lung tissue specimens from 52 patients suffering from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were analysed in this study. Cryostat sections were stained with monoclonal antibodies against p53, ki-67 and p120, all of which are of prognostic value in NSCLC. Slides were evaluated by standard manual microscopy (MM) and using a new Automated Cellular Imaging System (ACIS). The results obtained with ACIS correlated significantly with MM examination (p<0.001). However, ACIS showed a higher sensitivity, especially for specimens with a low infiltration volume. In 15 (6.8%) MM negative cases singular positive cells were identified with ACIS. In cases with a high infiltration volume subjective (MM) quantitation tended to overestimate the number of infiltrating cells. ACIS guaranteed a high reproducibility of data. We conclude that ACIS-assisted analysis is a valid means of investigating the p53, ki-67 and p120 antibody expression in cryostat sections of lung cancer specimens. ACIS can complement conventional manual microscopy due to its higher accuracy, sensitivity and better reproducibility of data.


Subject(s)
Adenocarcinoma/metabolism , Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/metabolism , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism , Ki-67 Antigen/metabolism , Lung Neoplasms/metabolism , Nuclear Proteins/metabolism , Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism , Adenocarcinoma/pathology , Automation , Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism , Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/chemistry , Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/pathology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Cohort Studies , Diagnostic Imaging , Humans , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted , Immunoenzyme Techniques , Lung Neoplasms/chemistry , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Microscopy , Prognosis , Reproducibility of Results , Sensitivity and Specificity , tRNA Methyltransferases
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