Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27172790›Full record

ArticleOncotarget2016

Biomarker quantification by multiplexed quantum dot technology for predicting lymph node metastasis and prognosis in head and neck cancer.

Zhongliang Hu, Guoqing Qian, Susan Müller, Jing Xu, Nabil F Saba, Sungjin Kim, Zhengjia Chen, Ning Jiang, Dongsheng Wang, Hongzheng Zhang and 4 more

Open access · diamondAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Applications of molecular testing in surgical pathology of the head and neck.Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc · 2017
    Review
  5. Nanotechnology applications in oral pathology: A scoping review.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhongliang HuDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Guoqing QianDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Susan MüllerDepartment of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jing XuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Nabil F SabaDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Sungjin KimBiostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Zhengjia ChenBiostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Ning JiangDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Dongsheng WangDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Hongzheng ZhangDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Kristin LaneCaliper/Perkin Elmer Life Sciences and Technology, Hopkinton, MA, USA.
Clifford HoytCaliper/Perkin Elmer Life Sciences and Technology, Hopkinton, MA, USA.
Dong M ShinDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Zhuo Georgia ChenDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Emory University · USPerkinElmer (United States) · USCentral South University · CNXiangya Hospital Central South University · CN

Funding

Developing a Platform for Prediction of Metastasis Using Multiplexed QD-imagingR33CA161873 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI CHEN, ZHUO GEORGIA, HOYT, CLIFFORD C · 2011 to 2013
$960k
NCI NIH HHS R33 CA161873
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo predict lymph node metastasis and prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

resultsThe combination of membranous E-cadherin and membranous epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) quantified by QD technology with age, gender, and grade had greater predictive power than any of the single biomarkers or the two combined biomarkers quantified by conventional immunohistochemistry (IHC). The predictive power of this model was validated in another independent sample set; the predictive sensitivity of this model for LNM was 87.5%, with specificity up to 97.4%, and accuracy 92.9%. Furthermore, a higher membranous E-cadherin level was significantly correlated with better overall and disease-free survival (OS, DFS; P = 0.002, 0.033, respectively), while lower cytoplasmic vimentin and membranous EGFR levels were significantly correlated with better OS (P = 0.016 and 0.021, respectively). The combined biomarkers showed a stronger prognostic value for OS and DFS than any of the single biomarkers.

methodsMultiplexed quantum dots (QDs) were used to simultaneously label E-cadherin, vimentin, and EGFR with β-actin as an internal control. Primary tissue samples from 97 HNSCC patients, 49 with and 48 without LNM were included in the training set. Levels of membranous E-cadherin, cytoplasmic vimentin, and membranous EGFR were quantified by InForm software and correlated with clinical characteristics.

conclusionsMultiplexed subcellular QD quantification of EGFR and E-cadherin is a potential strategy for the prediction of LNM, DFS, and OS of HNSCC patients.

Indexed as

Quantum DotsAgedBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsCarcinoma, Squamous CellErbB ReceptorsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunohistochemistryKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOutcome Assessment, Health CareBiomarkers, TumorCadherinsEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsVimentinE-cadherinEGFRhead and neck squamous cell carcinomamultiplexed quantum dot

Identifiers

PMID27172790
PMCPMC5190127
OpenAlexW2346565173

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.