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JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 340-347Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318240ca0d
Keywords
MET gene copy number; MET protein expression; Prognosis; Non-small cell lung cancer
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- Ventana Medical Systems
- OSI
- SPORE [P50 CA058187]
- Medical University of Gdansk [ST-23]
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
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Purpose: The MET receptor is involved in the pathogenesis and progression of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Clinical trials with MET inhibitors in NSCLC are planned with patient selection based on immunohistochemistry (IHC) and/or gene copy number assessment. Therefore, a detailed understanding of relationship between these markers and prognosis is essential. Methods: This study included tumors from 189 patients with NSCLC who underwent pulmonary resection (median follow-up, 5.3 years). MET expression was evaluated by IHC on tissue microarrays and scored according to hybrid (H) score (range: 0-400) and by scoring system used in the MetMAb trial (>= 50% of cells with moderate or strong staining). MET gene copy number was assessed by silver in situ hybridization (n = 140 patients). Results: Median MET IHC H score was 60 (range: 0-400; n = 174). There were no associations between clinical and pathological characteristics, disease-free survival, and overall survival according to median value (p = 0.36 and p = 0.38, respectively), or other cut-points. According to MetMAb scoring criteria, IHC positivity rate was 25%, again with no associations to clinicopathological features or survival. In 140 tumors evaluable for MET copy number, 3 (2.1%) showed gene amplification and 14 (10%) had tumors with average of 5 or more copies per nucleus. There were no associations of MET copy number with clinical characteristics, disease-free survival, or overall survival with any analyzed cut-points. Correlation between MET copy number and protein expression was significant (Pearson's r = 0.42, p < 0.0001). Conclusions: There is a significant correlation between MET protein expression and MET gene copy number in operable NSCLC, but neither is associated with prognosis.
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