Expression patterns and prognostic relevance of subtype-specific transcription factors in surgically resected small-cell lung cancer : an international multicenter study

© 2022 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland..

The tissue distribution and prognostic relevance of subtype-specific proteins (ASCL1, NEUROD1, POU2F3, YAP1) present an evolving area of research in small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). The expression of subtype-specific transcription factors and P53 and RB1 proteins were measured by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in 386 surgically resected SCLC samples. Correlations between subtype-specific proteins and in vitro efficacy of various therapeutic agents were investigated by proteomics and cell viability assays in 26 human SCLC cell lines. Besides SCLC-A (ASCL1-dominant), SCLC-AN (combined ASCL1/NEUROD1), SCLC-N (NEUROD1-dominant), and SCLC-P (POU2F3-dominant), IHC and cluster analyses identified a quadruple-negative SCLC subtype (SCLC-QN). No unique YAP1-subtype was found. The highest overall survival rates were associated with non-neuroendocrine subtypes (SCLC-P and SCLC-QN) and the lowest with neuroendocrine subtypes (SCLC-A, SCLC-N, SCLC-AN). In univariate analyses, high ASCL1 expression was associated with poor prognosis and high POU2F3 expression with good prognosis. Notably, high ASCL1 expression influenced survival outcomes independently of other variables in a multivariate model. High POU2F3 and YAP1 protein abundances correlated with sensitivity and resistance to standard-of-care chemotherapeutics, respectively. Specific correlation patterns were also found between the efficacy of targeted agents and subtype-specific protein abundances. In conclusion, we investigated the clinicopathological relevance of SCLC molecular subtypes in a large cohort of surgically resected specimens. Differential IHC expression of ASCL1, NEUROD1, and POU2F3 defines SCLC subtypes. No YAP1-subtype can be distinguished by IHC. High POU2F3 expression is associated with improved survival in a univariate analysis, whereas elevated ASCL1 expression is an independent negative prognosticator. Proteomic and cell viability assays of human SCLC cell lines revealed distinct vulnerability profiles defined by transcription regulators. © 2022 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:257

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The Journal of pathology - 257(2022), 5 vom: 29. Aug., Seite 674-686

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Megyesfalvi, Zsolt [VerfasserIn]
Barany, Nandor [VerfasserIn]
Lantos, Andras [VerfasserIn]
Valko, Zsuzsanna [VerfasserIn]
Pipek, Orsolya [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Schwendenwein, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Oberndorfer, Felicitas [VerfasserIn]
Paku, Sandor [VerfasserIn]
Ferencz, Bence [VerfasserIn]
Dezso, Katalin [VerfasserIn]
Fillinger, Janos [VerfasserIn]
Lohinai, Zoltan [VerfasserIn]
Moldvay, Judit [VerfasserIn]
Galffy, Gabriella [VerfasserIn]
Szeitz, Beata [VerfasserIn]
Rezeli, Melinda [VerfasserIn]
Rivard, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Hirsch, Fred R [VerfasserIn]
Brcic, Luka [VerfasserIn]
Popper, Helmut [VerfasserIn]
Kern, Izidor [VerfasserIn]
Kovacevic, Mile [VerfasserIn]
Skarda, Jozef [VerfasserIn]
Mittak, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Marko-Varga, Gyorgy [VerfasserIn]
Bogos, Krisztina [VerfasserIn]
Renyi-Vamos, Ferenc [VerfasserIn]
Hoda, Mir Alireza [VerfasserIn]
Klikovits, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Hoetzenecker, Konrad [VerfasserIn]
Schelch, Karin [VerfasserIn]
Laszlo, Viktoria [VerfasserIn]
Dome, Balazs [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ASCL1
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
Expression pattern
Immunohistochemistry
Journal Article
Molecular subtypes
Multicenter Study
NEUROD1
Neuroendocrine subtypes
POU2F3
Prognostic relevance
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Small cell lung cancer
Transcription Factors
YAP1

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Date Completed 01.08.2022

Date Revised 17.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/path.5922

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340178329