학술논문
MET in gastric carcinomas: comparison between protein expression and gene copy number and impact on clinical outcome.
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Article
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Subject
*STOMACH cancer treatment
*PROTEINS
*GENE expression
*CLINICAL trials
*ADJUVANT treatment of cancer
*HEALTH outcome assessment
*IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY
*IN situ hybridization
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ISSN
0007-0920
Abstract
Background:The aim of this study was to compare gene copy number (GCN) and protein expression of MET and to evaluate their prognostic roles in gastric carcinomas.Methods:MET protein expression and gene amplification (GA) status were determined by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and silver in-situ hybridisation (SISH), respectively, in a large series of gastric carcinoma.Results:Protein overexpression was observed in 104 of 438 cases, with IHC 2+ in 94 and IHC 3+ in 10, and high polysomy of chromosome 7 and GA were found in 61 and 13 of 381, respectively. Direct comparison revealed a significant correlation between high level of protein expression and increased GCN. All cases with GA showed protein overexpression. Furthermore, all with IHC 3+ showed GA except 1, even which could be categorised as GA according to the ASCO/CAP guideline for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 assessment. IHC 3+ and GA were significantly associated with poor prognosis.Conclusion:MET IHC reflects well on GA, and therefore, it could be a primary screening test for patient selection for anti-MET therapy if GA is a major determinant of drug responsiveness. Also, the prognostic role of MET indicates that anti-MET therapy is a very promising modality in adjuvant treatment for gastric cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]