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ArticleThe Journal of pathology2022

Expression patterns and prognostic relevance of subtype-specific transcription factors in surgically resected small-cell lung cancer: an international multicenter study.

Zsolt Megyesfalvi, Nandor Barany, Andras Lantos, Zsuzsanna Valko, Orsolya Pipek, Christian Lang, Anna Schwendenwein, Felicitas Oberndorfer, Sandor Paku, Bence Ferencz and 24 more

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Article in The Journal of pathology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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34 authors at 12 institutions in 7 countries.

Zsolt Megyesfalvi *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.
Nandor Barany *National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Andras LantosNational Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Zsuzsanna ValkoNational Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Orsolya PipekDepartment of Physics of Complex Systems, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary.
Christian LangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Anna SchwendenweinDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Felicitas OberndorferDepartment of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Sandor Paku1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-2664-7729
Bence FerenczDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.
Katalin Dezso1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Janos FillingerNational Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Zoltan LohinaiNational Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Judit MoldvayNational Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Gabriella GalffyTorokbalint County Institute of Pulmonology, Torokbalint, Hungary.
Beata SzeitzDivision of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Melinda RezeliDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Christopher RivardDivision of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Fred R HirschDivision of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Luka BrcicDiagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Helmut PopperDiagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-4970-1265
Izidor KernUniversity Clinic for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia.
Mile KovacevicUniversity Clinic for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia.
Jozef SkardaInstitute of Clinical and Molecular Pathology, Medical Faculty, Palacky University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
Marcel MittakDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Gyorgy Marko-VargaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Krisztina BogosNational Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Ferenc Renyi-VamosDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.
Mir Alireza HodaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Thomas KlikovitsDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Konrad HoetzeneckerDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Karin SchelchDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Viktoria LaszloDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.
Balazs DomeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Semmelweis University and National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-8799-8624
Semmelweis University · HUComprehensive Cancer Center Vienna · ATOrszágos Korányi Tbc és Pulmonológiai Intézet · HULund University · SEMedical University of Graz · ATUniversity Clinic of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases Golnik · SIUniversity of Ostrava · CZEötvös Loránd University · HUMedical University of Vienna · ATMount Sinai Health System · USTorbay Hospital · GBUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · US

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF I 3522
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tissue distribution and prognostic relevance of subtype-specific proteins (ASCL1, NEUROD1, POU2F3, YAP1) present an evolving area of research in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). The expression of subtype-specific transcription factors and P53 and RB1 proteins were measured by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in 386 surgically resected SCLC samples. Correlations between subtype-specific proteins and in vitro efficacy of various therapeutic agents were investigated by proteomics and cell viability assays in 26 human SCLC cell lines. Besides SCLC-A (ASCL1-dominant), SCLC-AN (combined ASCL1/NEUROD1), SCLC-N (NEUROD1-dominant), and SCLC-P (POU2F3-dominant), IHC and cluster analyses identified a quadruple-negative SCLC subtype (SCLC-QN). No unique YAP1-subtype was found. The highest overall survival rates were associated with non-neuroendocrine subtypes (SCLC-P and SCLC-QN) and the lowest with neuroendocrine subtypes (SCLC-A, SCLC-N, SCLC-AN). In univariate analyses, high ASCL1 expression was associated with poor prognosis and high POU2F3 expression with good prognosis. Notably, high ASCL1 expression influenced survival outcomes independently of other variables in a multivariate model. High POU2F3 and YAP1 protein abundances correlated with sensitivity and resistance to standard-of-care chemotherapeutics, respectively. Specific correlation patterns were also found between the efficacy of targeted agents and subtype-specific protein abundances. In conclusion, we investigated the clinicopathological relevance of SCLC molecular subtypes in a large cohort of surgically resected specimens. Differential IHC expression of ASCL1, NEUROD1, and POU2F3 defines SCLC subtypes. No YAP1-subtype can be distinguished by IHC. High POU2F3 expression is associated with improved survival in a univariate analysis, whereas elevated ASCL1 expression is an independent negative prognosticator. Proteomic and cell viability assays of human SCLC cell lines revealed distinct vulnerability profiles defined by transcription regulators. © 2022 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Lung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsCell Line, TumorGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPrognosisProteomicsTranscription FactorsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsTranscription FactorsASCL1expression patternimmunohistochemistrymolecular subtypesNEUROD1neuroendocrine subtypesPOU2F3prognostic relevancesmall cell lung cancerYAP1

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PMID35489038
PMCPMC9541929
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