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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2023

MET overexpression in EGFR L858R mutant treatment-naïve advanced lung adenocarcinoma correlated with poor prognosis: a real-world retrospective study.

Na Wang, Yili Zhu, Ying Wu, Bo Huang, Junhua Wu, Ruiguang Zhang, Jun Fan, Xiu Nie

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Na Wang *Department of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
Yili Zhu *Department of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
Ying WuDepartment of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
Bo HuangDepartment of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
Junhua WuDepartment of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
Ruiguang ZhangCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
Jun FanDepartment of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China. fanjun0915@sina.com.
Xiu NieDepartment of Pathology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China. niexiuyishi@126.com.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82072333Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province 2020CFB808
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMesenchymal epithelial transition (MET) overexpression has been reported in approximately 50-60% of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small-cell lung cancers. However, the prognostic significance of MET overexpression has not been established in advanced lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) patients with EGFR-sensitive mutations.

methodsA retrospective study was performed on a total of 406 treatment-naïve advanced ADC patients with EGFR mutation detection and MET expression information. EGFR mutations were detected by next-generation sequencing or amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction. Immuno-histochemistry staining of MET expression was evaluated by H-score and overexpression was defined as an H-score ≥ 200. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed according to MET expression.

resultsAmong the 406 patients, 208 patients had EGFR mutations, including 102 exon 19_del mutations, 94 L858R mutations and 12 other types of mutations. Of 110 patients with concomitant EGFR mutations and MET overexpression, 61 (59.8%) patients had 19_del mutations, 44 (46.8%) patients had L858R mutations and five (41.7%) patients had others. Patients with MET overexpression had a markedly shorter PFS and OS than patients with MET H-score < 200 in the EGFR L858R mutation subgroup (median PFS: 12 versus 26 months, p = 0.001; median OS: 24 versus 32 months, p = 0.038), whereas no significant difference was observed in 19_del mutation subgroup. Multivariate Cox analysis showed that MET overexpression was an independent poor prognostic factor for PFS and OS in patients with the L858R mutations (HR = 3.064, 95% CI 1.705-5.507, p < 0.001; HR = 2.043, 95% CI 1.000-4.172; p = 0.049), rather than 19_del.

conclusionsMET overexpression is a poor prognostic factor for advanced ADC patients with the EGFR L858R mutation.

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AdenocarcinomaAdenocarcinoma of LungCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsHumansMutationPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsAdvanced lung adenocarcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor mutationMET overexpressionPrognosis

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