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ArticleCaspian journal of internal medicine2025

Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 gene (FGFR1) amplification in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by real-time PCR.

Sanaz Homayounfar, Hossein Ayatollahi, Gordon Ferns, Reza Hemmatan Attarbashi, Masoumeh Gharib, Maryam Sheikhi, Zahra Khoshnegah, Payam Siyadat, Amirhossein Jafarian

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Sanaz HomayounfarDepartment of Pathology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Hossein AyatollahiCancer Molecular Pathology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Gordon FernsDivision of Medical Education, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.
Reza Hemmatan AttarbashiCancer Molecular Pathology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Masoumeh GharibDepartments of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Maryam SheikhiCancer Molecular Pathology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Zahra KhoshnegahDepartment of Laboratory Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Payam SiyadatBlood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran.
Amirhossein JafarianCancer Molecular Pathology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

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Background: Comprehensive molecular assessment of cancers could open up new horizons for novel therapies. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) gene amplification has been previously demonstrated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of FGFR1 gene amplification and its association with clinical and demographic data in a group of NSCLC patients. Methods: The present study was performed on eighty-eight NSCLC patients who underwent bronchoscopy or surgery in Qaem Hospital, Mashhad, between 2010 and 2016. FGFR1 gene amplification was detected using real-time PCR assay on DNA extracted from paraffin-embedded tissue blocks of patients. Also, patients' clinical and demographic data, such as their survival, were evaluated. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS software. Results: Seventeen (19.31%) out of eighty-eight patients with NSCLC presented FGFR1 gene amplification. Besides, we found a significant association between FGFR1 amplification and cigarette smoking (p-value= 0.01; OR: 4.08). Although cases with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) showed a higher prevalence of FGFR1 amplification compared to adenocarcinoma patients, the difference was not statistically significant (p-value> 0.05). In addition, our findings showed no relationship between FGFR1 gene amplification and other clinical and demographic factors, including age, sex, grade, tumor operability, and survival. Conclusion: The frequency of FGFR1 amplification is estimated at 20% in the current study (26% in SCC versus 11% in adenocarcinoma; p-value= 0.07). Moreover, we found a direct association between FGFR1 amplification and cigarette smoking. However, no significant relationship with survival or other factors was observed.

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FGFR1Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1Gene amplificationNon-small cell lung cancerReal-time PCR

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