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Overexpression of the mammalian target of rapamycin: a novel biomarker for poor survival in resected early stage non-small cell lung cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20093977     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
INTRODUCTION: The best hope of cure for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is surgical resection. However, even in stage IA patients, 30% die within 5 years. Further improvements in survival require a biomarker(s), which defines the subset of these patients destined to do badly so that they could be targeted for additional therapies. Here, we investigate whether the immunohistochemical expression of a key kinase implicated in lung cancer biology, the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) can predict survival outcome in patients with early stage resected NSCLC. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred thirty-four patients with resected early stage (IA-IIB) NSCLC were pathologically reviewed centrally before staining for mTOR. Multiple variables including age, sex, stage, angioinvasion, lymph node status, and mTOR staining were assessed by univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS: Stage (p = 0.044), lymph node status (p = 0.049), angioinvasion (p = 0.017), and mTOR staining (p = 0.007) were significant univariate predictors of poor survival. However, only angioinvasion (p = 0.016) and mTOR staining (p = 0.046) remained significant after multivariate analysis. Moreover, mTOR staining was the only variable to predict poor outcome in patients who either had negative lymph nodes (p = 0.016) or were stage IA (p = 0.0016). CONCLUSIONS: The mTOR staining provides a new biomarker for poor outcome in early stage NSCLC and could enable resected stage IA patients to be selected for novel therapies possibly with an mTOR inhibitor.
Authors:
Tony Dhillon; Francesco A Mauri; Guido Bellezza; Lucio Cagini; Mattia Barbareschi; Bernard V North; Michael J Seckl
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1556-1380     ISO Abbreviation:  J Thorac Oncol     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-26     Completed Date:  2010-05-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101274235     Medline TA:  J Thorac Oncol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  314-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
CR-UK Laboratories, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospitals campus, London, United Kingdom.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenocarcinoma / metabolism,  mortality,  pathology
Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / metabolism,  mortality,  pathology
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Large Cell / metabolism,  mortality,  pathology
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / metabolism,  mortality,  pathology
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / metabolism,  mortality*,  pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / metabolism,  mortality,  pathology
Female
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism*
Lung Neoplasms / metabolism,  mortality*,  pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Prognosis
Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism*
Survival Rate
Tissue Array Analysis
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Cancer Research UK
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; EC 2.7.1.-/mTOR protein; EC 2.7.11.1/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases

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