A three marker signature to distinguish Small cell from large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: Study at transcriptomic and protein level
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Muhammad Bari
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-44447 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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Project description:To identify potential markers for distinction of Small cell (SCLC) from large cell neuroendocrine (LCNEC) carcinoma, we have conducted the gene expression profiling on precisely isolated cancer cells and bronchial epithelial cells from these tumours and normal background lung. After statistical analysis and finding highly differentially expressed genes between these tumour groups, we performed qRT-PCR to delineate markers to test at protein level using immunohistochemistry. Markers showing statistical significance at qRT-PCR level were taken forward to stain tissue microarray sections of SCLC and LCNEC to further delineate markers. This resulted in identification of BAI3, CDX2, VIL1 and CD99 as potential candidates. These markers were then taken forward to stain whole sections of tumour sample available in house (University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire) which resulted in elimination of CD99. Thus, BAI3, CDX2 and VIL1 were taken further forward to stain tumour samples acquired externally in UK.
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Project description:Two prognostically significant subtypes of high-grade lung neuroendocrine tumors independent of small-cell and large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas identified by gene expression profiles. BACKGROUND: Classification of high-grade neuroendocrine tumors (HGNT) of the lung currently recognises large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) and small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) as distinct groups. However, a similarity in histology for these two carcinomas and uncertain clinical course have led to suggestions that a single HGNT classification would be more appropriate. Gene expression profiling, which can reproduce histopathological classification, and often defines new subclasses with prognostic significance, can be used to resolve HGNT classification. METHODS: We used cDNA microarrays with 40386 elements to analyze the gene expression profiles of 38 surgically resected samples of lung neuroendocrine tumors and 11 SCLC cell lines. Samples of large-cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and normal lung were also included to give a total of 105 samples analyzed. The data were subjected to filtering to yield informative genes before unsupervised hierarchical clustering that identified relatedness of tumor samples. FINDINGS: Distinct groups for carcinoids, large-cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and normal lung were readily identified. However, we were unable to distinguish LCNEC from SCLC by gene expression profiling. Three independent rounds of unsupervised hierarchical clustering consistently divided SCLC samples into two main groups with LCNEC samples largely integrated with these groups. Furthermore, patients in one of the groups identified by clustering had a significantly better clinical outcome than the other (83% vs 12% survived for 5 years; p=0.0094. None of the highly proliferative SCLC cell lines subsequently analyzed clustered with this good-prognosis group. INTERPRETATION: Our findings show that HGNT of the lung can be classified into two groups independent of SCLC and LCNEC. To this end, we have identified many genes, some of which encode well-characterized markers of cancer that distinguish the HGNT groups. These results have implications for the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of lung neuroendocrine tumors, and provide important insights into their underlying biology. Keywords: other
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