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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.11.4493

Comparison of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutations between Primary Tumors and Lymph Nodes in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: a Review and Meta-analysis of Published Data  

Wang, Feng (Department of Respiratory Disease, Tongling People's Hospital)
Fang, Ping (Department of Respiratory Disease, Tongling People's Hospital)
Hou, Dan-Yang (Department of Respiratory Disease, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University)
Leng, Zai-Jun (Department of Respiratory Disease, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University)
Cao, Le-Jie (Department of Respiratory Disease, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.15, no.11, 2014 , pp. 4493-4497 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can predict the clinical response to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. However, EGFR mutations may be different in primary tumors (PT) and metastatic lymph nodes (MLN). The aim of this study was to compare EGFR mutations between PT and the corresponding MLN in NSCLC patients, and provide some guidelines for clinical treatment using TKI therapy. Materials and Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed with several research databases. Relative risk (RR) with the 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to investigate the EGFR mutation status between PT and the corresponding MLN. A random-effects model was used. Results: 9 publications involving 707 patients were included in the analysis. It was found that activation of EGFR mutations identified in PT and the corresponding MLN was 26.4% (187/707) and 19.9% (141/707), respectively. The overall discordance rate in our meta-analysis was 12.2% (86/707). The relative risk (RR) for EGFR mutation in PT relative to MLN was 1.33 (95%CI: 1.10-1.60; random-effects model). There was no significant heterogeneity between the studies ($I^2$=5%, p=0.003). Conclusions: There exists a considerable degree of EGFR mutation discrepancy in NSCLC between PT and corresponding MLN, suggesting that tumor heterogeneity might arise at the molecular level during the process of metastasis.
Keywords
Non-small cell lung cancer; EGFR; mutation; lymph node; metastasis;
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