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ABSTRACT: Purpose
New prognostic markers to guide treatment decisions in early stage non-small cell lung cancer are necessary to improve patient outcomes. In this report, we assess the utility of a predefined mRNA expression signature of cell-cycle progression genes (CCP score) to define 5-year risk of lung cancer-related death in patients with early stage lung adenocarcinoma.Experimental design
A CCP score was calculated from the mRNA expression levels of 31 proliferation genes in stage I and stage II tumor samples from two public microarray datasets [Director's Consortium (DC) and GSE31210]. The same gene set was tested by quantitative PCR in 381 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) primary tumors. Association of the CCP score with outcome was assessed by Cox proportional hazards analysis.Results
In univariate analysis, the CCP score was a strong predictor of cancer-specific survival in both the Director's Consortium cohort (P = 0.00014; HR = 2.08; 95% CI, 1.43-3.02) and GSE31210 (P = 0.0010; HR = 2.25; 95% CI, 1.42-3.56). In multivariate analysis, the CCP score remained the dominant prognostic marker in the presence of clinical variables (P = 0.0022; HR = 2.02; 95% CI, 1.29-3.17 in Director's Consortium, P = 0.0026; HR = 2.16; 95% CI, 1.32-3.53 in GSE31210). On a quantitative PCR platform, the CCP score maintained highly significant prognostic value in FFPE-derived mRNA from clinical samples in both univariate (P = 0.00033; HR = 2.10; 95% CI, 1.39-3.17) and multivariate analyses (P = 0.0071; HR = 1.92; 95% CI, 1.18-3.10).Conclusions
The CCP score is a significant predictor of lung cancer death in early stage lung adenocarcinoma treated with surgery and may be a valuable tool in selecting patients for adjuvant treatment.
SUBMITTER: Wistuba II
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3834029 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wistuba Ignacio I II Behrens Carmen C Lombardi Francesca F Wagner Susanne S Fujimoto Junya J Raso M Gabriela MG Spaggiari Lorenzo L Galetta Domenico D Galetta Domenico D Riley Robyn R Hughes Elisha E Reid Julia J Sangale Zaina Z Swisher Steven G SG Kalhor Neda N Moran Cesar A CA Gutin Alexander A Lanchbury Jerry S JS Barberis Massimo M Kim Edward S ES
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<h4>Purpose</h4>New prognostic markers to guide treatment decisions in early stage non-small cell lung cancer are necessary to improve patient outcomes. In this report, we assess the utility of a predefined mRNA expression signature of cell-cycle progression genes (CCP score) to define 5-year risk of lung cancer-related death in patients with early stage lung adenocarcinoma.<h4>Experimental design</h4>A CCP score was calculated from the mRNA expression levels of 31 proliferation genes in stage I ...[more]