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Title: | NKX2-1 expression as a prognostic marker in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer |
Author: | Moisés, Jorge Navarro Ponz, Alfons Santasusagna, Sandra Viñolas Segarra, Núria Molins López-Rodó, Laureano Ramirez, José Osorio, Jeisson Saco, Adela Castellano, Joan Josep Muñoz García, Carmen Morales, Sara Monzó Planella, Mariano Marrades Sicart, Ramon Ma. |
Keywords: | Càncer de pulmó Marcadors tumorals Lung cancer Tumor markers |
Issue Date: | 13-Dec-2017 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Abstract: | BACKGROUND: NKX2-1, a key molecule in lung development, is highly expressed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly in lung adenocarcinoma (ADK), where it is a diagnostic marker. Studies of the prognostic role of NKX2-1 in NSCLC have reported contradictory findings. Two microRNAs (miRNAs) have been associated with NKX2-1: miR-365, which targets NKX2-1; and miR-33a, which is downstream of NKX2-1. We have examined the effect of NKX2-1, miR-365 and miR-33a on survival in a cohort of early-stage NSCLC patients and in sub-groups of patients classified according to the mutational status of TP53, KRAS, and EGFR. METHODS: mRNA and miRNA expression was determined using TaqMan assays in 110 early-stage NSCLC patients. TP53, KRAS, and EGFR mutations were assessed by Sanger sequencing. RESULTS: NKX2-1 expression was upregulated in never-smokers (P = 0.017), ADK (P < 0.0001) and patients with wild-type TP53 (P = 0.001). A negative correlation between NKX2-1 and miR-365 expression was found (ρ = -0.287; P = 0.003) but there was no correlation between NKX2-1 and miR-33a expression. Overall survival (OS) was longer in patients with high expression of NKX2-1 than in those with low expression (80.8 vs 61.2 months (P = 0.035), while a trend towards longer OS was observed in patients with low miR-365 levels (P = 0.07). The impact of NKX2-1 on OS and DFS was higher in patients with neither TP53 nor KRAS mutations. Higher expression of NKX2-1 was related to higher OS (77.6 vs 54 months; P = 0.017) and DFS (74.6 vs 57.7 months; P = 0.006) compared to low expression. The association between NKX2-1 and OS and DFS was strengthened when the analysis was limited to patients with stage I disease (P = 0.005 and P=0.003 respectively). CONCLUSIONS: NKX2-1 expression impacts prognosis in early-stage NSCLC patients, particularly in those with neither TP53 nor KRAS mutations. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0542-z |
It is part of: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017, vol. 17, num. 197 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/122905 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0542-z |
ISSN: | 1471-2466 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Cirurgia i Especialitats Medicoquirúrgiques) Articles publicats en revistes (IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) |
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