Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 21-25.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2023.01.004

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Comparative detection of the EGFR gene in lung adenocarcinoma tissues and blood samples

DENG Huiyan1, LIU Chang1, JIA Ying1, LI Fang1, YIN Danjing1, TAN Zirui2, SU Bing3, LIU Yueping1   

  1. 1. Department of Pathology, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011;
    2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011;
    3. Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Ningjin County, Xingtai 055550, Hebei, China
  • Received:2022-04-20 Revised:2022-12-31 Published:2023-02-09

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To detect expression of the EGFR gene in lung adenocarcinomas so as to understand EGFR gene mutation in patients. METHODS: From July 1,2016 to December 1,2017,a total of 175 patients with stage III-IV lung adenocarcinomas who were admitted to our hospital were collected. Among them,all patients provided blood samples,119 provided tissue biopsy samples,175 provided plasma samples and 12 provided pleural fluid sediment cell samples. EGFR gene detection was performed on these samples using ARMS-PCR. Differences in results among the different types of samples and their relationships with patients' clinicopathological data were analyzed. RESULTS: Detection of EGFR gene expression was conducted on all blood and tissue samples. The total positive rate was 8.6% higher in the tissues than in that of blood samples and 3.1% higher than that in paraffin block tissues. EGFR mutation was found in different sex ((χ2=3.451,P=0.045),tumor size ((χ2=8.911,P=0.002),T stage ((χ2=17.567,P=0.000),lymph node metastasis ((χ2=18.511,P=0.000),metastasis station ((χ2=3.341,P=0.047) and distant metastasis ((χ2=10.874,P=0.001). EGFR mutation rates in blood and tissue samples were compared,and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.000). Tumor size [95%CI(0.151,0.725),P=0.006],lymph node metastases [95%CI(0.180,0.865),P=0.020],distant metastases [95%CI(0.097,0.612),P=0.003] were important factors affecting progression-free survival. CONCLUSION: The combined application of samples from different tissues was useful in enhancing detection of EGFR gene expression. In addition,higher detection rate can increase the number of patients who are suitable for EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) treatment in clinical practice. For female patients,the incidence of blood EGFR mutation was higher in those with tumor diameter ≥3 cm,stage T4,lymph node metastases with more than 3 stations,and distant metastases. Patients with tumor diameter ≥3 cm,lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis had shorter progression-free survival.

Key words: lung adenocarcinoma, EGFR gene, plasma samples, biopsy tissue samples, pleural fluid sediment cell samples, comparative study

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