Immunohistochemical comparison of biomarker expression in biopsy and surgical specimens of non-small cell lung cancer.
ANTICANCER RESEARCH(2014)
Abstract
Background: Single tumors may show heterogeneity, and it is unclear whether biomarker expression in surgical and diagnostic biopsy samples correlates. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively identified lung cancer patients who were diagnosed by biopsy and underwent surgery between January 2007 and October 2010 at the Shimane University Hospital, Shimane, Japan. Thirty-two patients were identified. The expression of four predictive biomarkers was assessed, namely excision repair cross-complementing gene 1 (ERCC1), ribonucleotide diphosphate reductase M1 (RRM1), thymidylate synthase (TS), and class III beta-tubulin (BT). We also compared immunohistochemical staining in diagnostic biopsy and corresponding resected surgical samples. Results: Moderate correlation was seen between the expression of ERCC1, RRM1, TS, and BT in the biopsy and surgical specimens, with r values of 0.512 (p=0.003), 0.411 (p=0.020), 0.475 (p=0.006), and 0.404 (p=0.027), respectively. Conclusion: Assessment of biopsy samples with immunohistochemical staining is a feasible and reliable method for use in clinical decision making.
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Biomarker,biopsy,immunohistochemistry,non-small-cell lung cancer,surgery
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