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ArticleThe American journal of surgical pathology2017

Predictors of Outcome in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Salivary Glands: A Clinicopathologic Study With Correlation Between MYB Fusion and Protein Expression.

Bin Xu, Esther Drill, Allen Ho, Alan Ho, Lara Dunn, Carlos Nicolas Prieto-Granada, Timothy Chan, Ian Ganly, Ronald Ghossein, Nora Katabi

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Article in The American journal of surgical pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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50 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Deciphering NOTCH1 as a Biomarker in Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: Insights From a Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2025
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  2. Phase 2 Trial of Regorafenib in Recurrent/Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bin XuDepartments of *Pathology §Medicine †Epidemiology-Biostatistics ‡Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Esther Drill
Allen Ho
Alan Ho
Lara Dunn
Carlos Nicolas Prieto-Granada
Timothy Chan
Ian Ganly
Ronald Ghossein
Nora Katabi
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USCancer Research And Biostatistics · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is the second most common salivary gland malignancy and it has a high rate of recurrences and a poor long-term prognosis. Our aim was to assess the prognostic factors in ACC and study MYB-NFIB fusion and MYB protein expression in a large retrospective cohort of 135 patients with a median follow-up of 6.3 years. The 5- and 10-year local recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate of 94% and 78%, 5- and 10-year distant metastasis survival rate of 77% and 58%, and 5- and 10-year RFS of 66% and 44%. The following features were identified as adverse prognostic factors of RFS on univariate analysis: large tumor size, solid growth pattern, increased mitoses, positive margin, American Joint Committee on Cancer clinical staging, high-grade transformation, vascular invasion, nuclear atypia, open chromatin, prominent nucleoli, and tumor necrosis. However, on multivariate analysis, only increased mitoses (≥5/10 high-power fields), any solid growth pattern, and advanced American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM staging were independent adverse predictors for RFS. MYB immunoexpression and MYB-NFIB translocation were common findings in ACC, occurring in 72% and 59% of the tested ACCs, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of MYB immunohistochemistry in detecting MYB-NFIB fusion was relatively low at 78% sensitivity and 50% specificity. The high prevalence of alterations leading to high expression of the MYB transcription factor family suggests that targeted approaches developed to suppress the expression of these oncogenic transcription factors and/or the transcriptional activity of these proteins would be a rational therapeutic approach to investigate in ACC.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Adenoid CysticFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNFI Transcription FactorsOncogene Proteins, FusionOncogene Proteins v-mybPrognosisProtein BiosynthesisRetrospective StudiesSalivary Gland NeoplasmsYoung AdultNFIB protein, humanNFI Transcription FactorsOncogene Proteins, FusionOncogene Proteins v-myb

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PMID28719465
PMCPMC5597477
OpenAlexW2738223018

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