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Detection of human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in cells obtained by lavage of the pleura is not associated with worse outcome in patients with stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer: results from Cancer and Leukemia Group B 159902.

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Boylan, AM; Wang, XF; Ko, R; Watson, PM; Gu, L; Harpole, D; Bueno, R; Kelly, R; Kohman, L; Kratzke, R
Published in: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
July 2013

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies suggest that cytologic analysis of cells obtained by lavage of the pleural surfaces at the time of resection of non-small cell lung cancer can identify patients at risk for recurrence. Because telomerase gene expression has been associated with worse outcome in non-small cell lung cancer, we hypothesized that identification of cells obtained from pleural lavage that express telomerase would identify patients at risk for recurrent disease. METHODS: Patients with presumed non-small cell lung cancer underwent thoracotomy with curative intent. Cells obtained by lavage of the pleural surfaces were analyzed for telomerase catalytic subunit human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA expression using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: A total of 194 patients with stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer had adequate samples, and median follow-up was 60 months (17-91 months). By using Cox models, no statistical differences were found between human telomerase reverse transcriptase-negative and positive patients in disease-free survival (hazard ratio, 1.28; 95% confidence interval, 0.85-1.94; log-rank test, P = .2349) or overall survival (hazard ratio, 1.13; 95% confidence interval, 0.72-1.79; log-rank test, P = .5912) CONCLUSIONS: Detection of human telomerase reverse transcriptase in cells obtained from pleural lavage of patients with stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer does not identify patients at risk for recurrent disease.

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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

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1097-685X

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

146

Issue

1

Start / End Page

206 / 211

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Telomerase
  • Respiratory System
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prognosis
  • Pleura
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Boylan, A. M., Wang, X. F., Ko, R., Watson, P. M., Gu, L., Harpole, D., … Kratzke, R. (2013). Detection of human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in cells obtained by lavage of the pleura is not associated with worse outcome in patients with stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer: results from Cancer and Leukemia Group B 159902. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 146(1), 206–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.08.059
Boylan, Alice M., Xiaofei F. Wang, Richard Ko, Patricia M. Watson, Lin Gu, David Harpole, Raphael Bueno, Rosemary Kelly, Leslie Kohman, and Robert Kratzke. “Detection of human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA in cells obtained by lavage of the pleura is not associated with worse outcome in patients with stage I/II non-small cell lung cancer: results from Cancer and Leukemia Group B 159902.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 146, no. 1 (July 2013): 206–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.08.059.
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Published In

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

DOI

EISSN

1097-685X

Publication Date

July 2013

Volume

146

Issue

1

Start / End Page

206 / 211

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Telomerase
  • Respiratory System
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prognosis
  • Pleura
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male