关于酪氨酸激酶抑制剂原发性和获得性耐药的EGFR突变的日本肺癌人群中肝细胞生长因子表达的研究
Hepatocyte Growth Factor Expression in EGFR Mutant Lung Cancer with Intrinsic and Acquired Resistance to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in a Japanese Cohort
中文摘要:
引言: 本研究旨在检测EGFR突变肺癌患者中表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)酪氨酸激酶抑制剂(TKI)治疗原发性和获得性耐药相关因子(如: 肝细胞生长因子(HGF)高表达、EGFR T790M继发突变及MET基因扩增)的发生率。方法: 对来自日本11个机构的93例EGFR突变的肺癌患者的97份样本(23份样本来自20例获得性耐药患者、45份样本来自44例原发性耐药[治疗无效]患者、29份样本来自29例治疗敏感患者)进行分析。对HGF表达、EGFR T790M继发突变和MET 基因扩增分别用免疫组织化学、cycleave实时聚合酶链反应(PCR)和荧光原位杂交的方法进行检测。结果: HGF高表达、EGFR T790M继发突变和MET基因扩增在获得性耐药的肺癌患者的发生率分别为61%、52%和9%。在原发性耐药(治疗无效)的肺癌患者,HGF高表达的发生率为29%,而EGFR T790M继发突变和MET基因扩增的发生率分别为0%和4%。与治疗敏感患者相比获得性耐药患者的HGF表达显著增高(P<0.001,Student's t检验)。50%的获得性耐药肿瘤患者同时存在有HGF表达和EGFR T790M继发突变及MET基因扩增。结论: 在EGFR-TKI原发性和获得性耐药的EGFR突变的日本肺癌患者中,HGF高表达较EGFR T790M继发突变或MET基因扩增发生率更高。本研究结果提示HGF表达可能与EGFR突变肺癌EGFR-TKI治疗耐药相关。
英文摘要:
Introduction: This study was performed to determine the incidence rates of resistance factors, i.e., high-level hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) expression, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M secondary mutation, and MET amplification, in tumors with intrinsic and acquired EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) resistance in EGFR mutant lung cancer. Methods: Ninety-seven specimens from 93 EGFR mutant lung cancer patients (23 tumors with acquired resistance from 20 patients, 45 tumors with intrinsic resistance from 44 patients [nonresponders], 29 sensitive tumors from 29 patients) from 11 institutes in Japan were analyzed. HGF expression, EGFR T790M secondary mutation, and MET amplification were determined by immunohistochemistry, cycleave real-time polymerase chain reaction, and fluorescence in situ hybridization, respectively. Results: High-level HGF expression, EGFR T790M secondary mutation, and MET amplification were detected in 61, 52, and 9% of tumors with acquired resistance, respectively. High-level HGF expression was detected in 29% of tumors with intrinsic resistance (nonresponders), whereas EGFR T790M secondary mutation and MET amplification were detected in 0 and 4%, respectively. HGF expression was significantly higher in tumors with acquired resistance than in sensitive tumors (p=0.001, Student’s t test). Fifty percent of tumors with acquired resistance showed simultaneous HGF expression with EGFR T790M secondary mutation and MET amplification. Conclusions: High-level HGF expression was detected more frequently than EGFR T790M secondary mutation or MET amplification in tumors with intrinsic and acquired EGFR-TKI resistance in EGFR mutant lung cancer in Japanese patients. These observations provide a rationale for targeting HGF in EGFR-TKI resistance in EGFR mutant lung cancer. |