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EGFR gene copy number in adenocarcinoma of the lung by FISH analysis: investigation of significantly related factors on CT, FDG-PET, and histopathology
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- Issue Date
- 2008-09-30
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Citation
- Lung Cancer 2009;64:179–186
- Keywords
- Adenocarcinoma/*genetics/*radiography/*radionuclide imaging ; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/diagnostic use ; Gene Dosage ; Humans ; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Lung Neoplasms/*genetics/*radiography/*radionuclide imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Positron-Emission Tomography ; Radiopharmaceuticals/diagnostic use ; Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor/*genetics ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Abstract
- It has been suggested that a high EGFR gene copy number may be an indicator of good response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy and a marker of poor prognosis in NSCLC. However, imaging features related to EGFR gene copy number status in adenocarcinoma are still unknown. We therefore retrospectively analyzed CT, FDG-PET, and histopathologic slides of surgical resected lung adenocarcinoma in 132 patients. Tumor characteristics on preoperative chest-CT, such as, GGO proportions, tumor diameters, and cavitation; FDG-PET SUV(max); and histopathologically determined differentiation degrees and tumor subtypes were evaluated. EGFR gene copy number status was categorized as FISH-positive or -negative. FISH-positivity was found in 53 patients (40.2%) and was significantly more frequent in tumors with a SUV(max)>7.0 (P=0.007). Furthermore, FISH-negativity was found to be more frequent in tumors with a GGO>50% (P=0.023) and diameter <15.5mm (P=0.006) on CT, or a well-differentiated histopathology (P=0.002). Moreover, the frequency of FISH-positivity increased as SUV(max) increased (P=0.0008) and as the proportion of GGO decreased (P=0.01). SUV(max)>7.0 was an independent predictor of FISH-positive results (odds ratio, 3.941; 95% CI, 1.691-9.182; P=0.01). In conclusion, a high SUV(max) on FDG-PET was significantly related to FISH-positive results. A high proportion of GGO, small tumor diameter on CT, and a well-differentiated histopathology were more frequent in FISH-negative adenocarcinomas.
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- 1872-8332 (Electronic)
- Language
- English
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