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ArticleThoracic cancer2025

Schlafen 11 Expression in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer and Its Association With Clinical Outcomes.

Ken Masuda, Tatsuya Yoshida, Noriko Motoi, Yuki Shinno, Yuji Matsumoto, Yusuke Okuma, Yasushi Goto, Hidehito Horinouchi, Noboru Yamamoto, Shun-Ichi Watanabe and 3 more

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  5. MET and SLFN11 as a Players in the SCLC Molecular Subtyping Game.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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Ken MasudaDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7736-3737
Tatsuya YoshidaDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4896-5824
Noriko MotoiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7098-3311
Yuki ShinnoDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuji MatsumotoDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yusuke OkumaDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5743-0149
Yasushi GotoDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hidehito HorinouchiDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9090-801X
Noboru YamamotoDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Shun-Ichi WatanabeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoaki HoshinoDivision of Respirology, Neurology, and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yasushi YatabeDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1788-559X
Yuichiro OheDepartment of Thoracic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchlafen 11 (SLFN-11) has been identified as a sensitizer of tumor cells to DNA-damaging agents. However, the relationship between SLFN-11 expression and clinical outcomes in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) remains unexplored. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the impact of SLFN-11 expression on survival in patients with limited-stage (LS) SCLC.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective review of data from patients pathologically diagnosed with LS-SCLC post-surgery between January 2008 and December 2018. SLFN-11 expression was assessed using immunohistochemistry in tissue microarrays and scored using a histology (H)-score (range: 0-300).

resultsOverall, 86 patients were included in the analysis with a median H-score of 43 for SLFN-11 expression. Among the patients, 44 had high SLFN-11 expression (provisionally defined as H-score ≥ 43). No significant differences in clinical profiles were observed between the two groups (high and low SLFN expression). The median survival durations were not reached (NR; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 65.1 months to NR) and 33.5 months (95% CI: 24.2 months to NR) for patients with high and low SLFN-11 expression, respectively (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.19-0.81; p = 0.012). Among patients who relapsed post-surgery (n = 21), the median survival durations were 22.0 (95% CI: 7.6-44.9 months) and 8.1 (95% CI: 1.8-24.6 months) months in patients with high and low SLFN-11 expression, respectively (HR: 0.22, 95% CI: 0.06-0.84; p = 0.026).

conclusionsHigh SLFN-11 expression is associated with relatively longer survival in patients with LS-SCLC in both those undergoing surgery and those who have relapsed.

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Biomarkers, TumorLung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNuclear ProteinsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesBiomarkers, TumorNuclear ProteinsSLFN11 protein, humanimmunohistochemistrylung cancerSchlafen 11small cell lung cancer

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