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ArticleHeliyon2023

TFE3 gene rearrangement and protein expression contribute to a poor prognosis of renal cell carcinoma.

Junyi Lin, Zhuang Tang, Chengjunyu Zhang, Wen Dong, Yeqing Liu, Hao Huang, Hao Liu, Jian Huang, Tianxin Lin, Xu Chen

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Junyi LinDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Zhuang TangDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Chengjunyu ZhangDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Wen DongDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Yeqing LiuDepartment of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Hao HuangDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Hao LiuDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Jian HuangDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Tianxin LinDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Xu ChenDepartment of Urology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: TFE3-rearranged renal cell carcinoma (TFE3-rearranged RCC) is a type of kidney cancer with a low incidence, with no consensus about whether it has a worse prognosis than clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). This study attempted to elucidate the impact of TFE3-rearranged RCC by analyzing its clinical features and prognosis. Methods: Patients treated in Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital (SYSMH) who were suspected to be diagnosed with TFE3-rearranged RCC were divided into two groups, TFE3-rearranged RCC and ccRCC with positive TFE3 protein expression on immunohistochemistry [TFE3(+) ccRCC], by dual-color, break-apart fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). After balancing the baseline characteristics with TFE3(+) ccRCC using the propensity score matching (PSM) method in a ratio of 2, we selected patients diagnosed with ccRCC with negative TFE3 protein expression on immunohistochemistry [TFE3(-) ccRCC]. The impact of TFE3 gene rearrangement and protein expression on renal cell carcinoma was determined by feature comparison with a nonparametric test and survival analysis with the Kaplan‒Meier method. Results: Among 37 patients suspected of having TFE3-rearranged RCC, 13 patients were diagnosed with TFE3-rearranged RCC, and 24 patients had TFE3(+) ccRCC. The recurrence and new metastasis of TFE3-rearranged RCC was relatively common, even if the tumor stage was early at the first diagnosis. Through feature comparison and survival analysis, we found that TFE3-rearranged RCC was quite similar to TFE3(+) ccRCC. Compared with TFE3(-) ccRCC, TFE3(+) ccRCC tended to have a larger tumor diameter ( Conclusions: This is a novel finding that both FISH confirmed TFE3 gene rearrangement-mediated TFE3-rearranged RCC and IHC confirmed positive TFE3 protein expression [TFE3(+)] contribute to a poor prognosis in RCC, suggesting more active treatment and careful follow-up for TFE3(+) RCC patients. The combination of TFE3 and LVI may be a new risk stratification system for RCC.

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LVIPrognosisRenal cell carcinomaTFE3TFE3-Rearranged RCC

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