A small-cell lung cancer subtype with good prognosis found by a three miRNA signature

ABSTRACT: Background Neuroendcrine carcinoma (NEC) of lung consists of small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) and large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC). Although long-term outcomes of SCLC patients are usually poor, a few patients achieve long-term survivals. Prognostic factors in SCLC have not been fully elucidated. microRNAs (miRNAs) are known to negatively regulate gene expression and to be relevant to tumorigenesis, tumor classification and prognosis. Methods 63 samples (46 neuroendocrine carcinoma including 35 SCLC and 11 LCNEC, 4 adenocarcinoma, 5 squamous cell carcinoma and 8 normal lung) were obtained through surgical resection. miRNA expression in each sample was comprehensively investigated using miRNA microarray. Results Unsupervised hierarchial clustering classified the all NE

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Ishikawa Yuichi 

PROVIDER: S-ECPF-GEOD-19945 | biostudies-other |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other