Abstract
Objective Driver gene mutation in lung adenocarcinoma patients in Zunyi and its relationship with clinical features were probed in this investigation. Methods In total, with 244 patients with lung adenocarcinoma as study subjects, including 141 males and 103 females, amplification-refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR) was utilized for detecting multigene mutations. Subsequently, the relationship between gene mutation and clinical characteristics was analyzed. Results The total mutation rate of driver genes was 65.17%, including 48.36% EGFR, 6.15% KRAS, 5.74% ALK, 2.05% HER-2, 1.23% ROS1, 0.82% RET, 0.41% NRAS, and 0.41% BRAF. Among EGFR mutations, 47.46% were EGFR-19-deletion, 42.37% EGFR-21-L858R mutation, 4.24% EGFR-20-T790M mutation, 2.54% EGFR-21-L861Q mutation, 2.54% EGFR-20-insertion, and 0.85% EGFR-18-G719X mutation. Both female patients and nonsmoking patients with lung adenocarcinoma had a higher rate of EGFR mutation. Additionally, 15 patients with multiple mutations in EGFR, including 13 patients with 2 mutations in EGFR and 2 patients with 3 mutations in EGFR, were found. Conclusion Among driver gene mutations in patients with lung adenocarcinoma in Zunyi, EGFR mutation has the highest incidence, followed by ALK fusion and KRAS mutation. Although both mutations and multisite mutations in the other driver genes account for a low proportion, they still have great clinical significance. Multigene mutation detection contributes to the rapid screening of patients with lung adenocarcinoma who respond to targeted therapy.
Highlights
Lung cancer is a common malignant tumor associated with the highest prevalence and mortality in China [1]
244 patients (141 males and 103 females, mean age: 63:03 ± 10:82 years) diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma by pathological and cytological examination, who were admitted to Guizhou Aerospace Hospital between May 2015 and December 2020, were included
It has been reported that more than 90% of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations exist in exons 18-21, and deletion mutation in exon 19 (EGFR-19-Del) and L858R missense mutation in exon 21 (EGFR-2-L858R) are the most common
Summary
Lung cancer is a common malignant tumor associated with the highest prevalence and mortality in China [1]. Nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer are its main subtypes, the former accounting for about 85% of lung cancer and the latter approximately 15%. Lung adenocarcinoma contributes the most to the NSCLC, accounting for almost 50% of lung cancer [2]. The commonly employed treatment for lung adenocarcinoma includes surgery in the early stage and chemotherapy in the late stage. The study on lung adenocarcinomarelated genes and signaling pathways is meaningful work, which contributes to the improvement of molecular diagnosis and molecular therapy for early lung adenocarcinoma [3]
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