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ABSTRACT: Background
BRAF mutations have been well described in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for several years, but the clinical features of patients harboring BRAF mutations are still not well described. We performed a meta-analysis to identify common clinical features in NSCLC patients carrying BRAF mutations.Methods
We identified clinical studies that examined the association between BRAF mutations and features of NSCLC within PubMed, Embase and ISI Science Citation Index database up to October 2013. The effect size of clinical features was estimated by odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for each study, using a fixed-effects or random-effects model.Results
Ten studies with a total of 5599 NSCLC patients were included. There was a 3% (170/5599) BRAF mutation rate. BRAF mutations in NSCLC were significantly associated with adenocarcinomas (ADCs) (compared with non-ADCs, OR?=?4.96, 95%CI?=?2.29-10.75). There were no significant differences in gender, smoking and stage in patients with and without BRAF mutations. The BRAFV600E mutation was more frequent in women than non-BRAFV600E mutations (OR?=?0.27, 95%CI?=?0.12-0.59), and was closely related to never smokers (OR?=?0.14, 95%CI?=?0.05-0.42).Conclusions
These findings have important implications for the prediction of the NSCLC sub-types more accurately combined with other genetic changes.
SUBMITTER: Chen D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4076330 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Dong D Zhang Li-Qun LQ Huang Jun-Fu JF Liu Kai K Chuai Zheng-Ran ZR Yang Zhao Z Wang Yun-Xia YX Shi Da-Chuan DC Liu Qian Q Huang Qing Q Fu Wei-Ling WL
PloS one 20140630 6
<h4>Background</h4>BRAF mutations have been well described in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for several years, but the clinical features of patients harboring BRAF mutations are still not well described. We performed a meta-analysis to identify common clinical features in NSCLC patients carrying BRAF mutations.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified clinical studies that examined the association between BRAF mutations and features of NSCLC within PubMed, Embase and ISI Science Citation Index database ...[more]