PMID- 25093089 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20140805 LR - 20211021 IS - 2072-1439 (Print) IS - 2077-6624 (Electronic) IS - 2072-1439 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 7 DP - 2014 Jul TI - The potential role of extracellular regulatory kinase in the survival of patients with early stage adenocarcinoma. PG - 930-6 LID - 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.07.10 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Lung cancer is among the most common types of neoplasias, and adenocarcinoma is the most frequent histological type. There is currently an extensive search for prognostic biomarkers of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: We analyzed the correlation of clinical data and patient survival with the levels of activated extracellular regulatory kinase (ERK) in histological samples of surgically resected early stage lung adenocarcinoma. We randomly selected 36 patients with stage I or II lung adenocarcinoma who underwent pulmonary lobectomy between 1998 and 2004. Patients were divided into the following two groups according to immunohistochemical profile: a group with <15% ERK-positive tumor cells and a group with >/=15% ERK-positive tumor cells. For data comparison, an enrichment analysis of a microarray database was performed (GSE29016, n=72). RESULTS: Activated ERK levels were >/=15% and <15% in 21 (58%) and 15 (42%) patients, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences in age, sex, smoking history, and body mass index (BMI) among the groups stratified by ERK levels. The survival rate was lower in the ERK >/=15% group than in the ERK <15% group (P=0.045). Enrichment analyses showed no correlation between variations in gene expression of ERK in patients with adenocarcinoma and survival rates in patients with stage I and combined stage II + III disease. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that high ERK positivity in cells from biological samples of lung adenocarcinoma is related with tumor aggressiveness and a poorer prognosis. FAU - de Leon Martini, Simone AU - de Leon Martini S AD - 1 Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Pneumologicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 2 Laboratorio de Pulmao e Vias Aereas, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 3 Laboratorio de Bioquimica Celular, Departamento de Bioquimica, ICBS/UFRGS, 90035-003 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 4 Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Patologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), 90050-170 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 5 Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia-Translational em Medicina (INCT-TM), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 6 Departamento de Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 7 Hospital da Crianca Santo Antonio, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, 90020-090 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. FAU - Muller, Carolina Beatriz AU - Muller CB AD - 1 Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Pneumologicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 2 Laboratorio de Pulmao e Vias Aereas, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 3 Laboratorio de Bioquimica Celular, Departamento de Bioquimica, ICBS/UFRGS, 90035-003 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 4 Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Patologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), 90050-170 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 5 Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia-Translational em Medicina (INCT-TM), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 6 Departamento de Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 7 Hospital da Crianca Santo Antonio, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, 90020-090 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. FAU - Meurer, Rosalva Thereza AU - Meurer RT AD - 1 Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Pneumologicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 2 Laboratorio de Pulmao e Vias Aereas, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 3 Laboratorio de Bioquimica Celular, Departamento de Bioquimica, ICBS/UFRGS, 90035-003 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 4 Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Patologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), 90050-170 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 5 Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia-Translational em Medicina (INCT-TM), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 6 Departamento de Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 7 Hospital da Crianca Santo Antonio, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, 90020-090 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. FAU - Fernandes, Marilda da Cruz AU - Fernandes Mda C AD - 1 Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Pneumologicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 2 Laboratorio de Pulmao e Vias Aereas, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 3 Laboratorio de Bioquimica Celular, Departamento de Bioquimica, ICBS/UFRGS, 90035-003 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 4 Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Patologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), 90050-170 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 5 Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia-Translational em Medicina (INCT-TM), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 6 Departamento de Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 7 Hospital da Crianca Santo Antonio, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, 90020-090 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. FAU - Mariano, Rodrigo AU - Mariano R AD - 1 Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Pneumologicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 2 Laboratorio de Pulmao e Vias Aereas, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 3 Laboratorio de Bioquimica Celular, Departamento de Bioquimica, ICBS/UFRGS, 90035-003 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 4 Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Patologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), 90050-170 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 5 Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia-Translational em Medicina (INCT-TM), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 6 Departamento de Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 7 Hospital da Crianca Santo Antonio, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, 90020-090 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. FAU - Barbachan E Silva, Mariel AU - Barbachan E Silva M AD - 1 Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Pneumologicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 2 Laboratorio de Pulmao e Vias Aereas, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 3 Laboratorio de Bioquimica Celular, Departamento de Bioquimica, ICBS/UFRGS, 90035-003 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 4 Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Patologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), 90050-170 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 5 Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia-Translational em Medicina (INCT-TM), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 6 Departamento de Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 7 Hospital da Crianca Santo Antonio, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, 90020-090 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. FAU - Klamt, Fabio AU - Klamt F AD - 1 Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Pneumologicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 2 Laboratorio de Pulmao e Vias Aereas, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 3 Laboratorio de Bioquimica Celular, Departamento de Bioquimica, ICBS/UFRGS, 90035-003 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 4 Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Patologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), 90050-170 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 5 Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia-Translational em Medicina (INCT-TM), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 6 Departamento de Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 7 Hospital da Crianca Santo Antonio, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, 90020-090 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. FAU - Andrade, Cristiano Feijo AU - Andrade CF AD - 1 Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Pneumologicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 2 Laboratorio de Pulmao e Vias Aereas, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 3 Laboratorio de Bioquimica Celular, Departamento de Bioquimica, ICBS/UFRGS, 90035-003 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 4 Laboratorio de Pesquisa em Patologia, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), 90050-170 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 5 Instituto Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia-Translational em Medicina (INCT-TM), 90035-903 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 6 Departamento de Cirurgia Toracica, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), 90035-903, Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil ; 7 Hospital da Crianca Santo Antonio, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre, 90020-090 Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - China TA - J Thorac Dis JT - Journal of thoracic disease JID - 101533916 PMC - PMC4120169 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Lung cancer OT - adenocarcinoma OT - extracellular regulatory kinase (ERK) OT - survival EDAT- 2014/08/06 06:00 MHDA- 2014/08/06 06:01 PMCR- 2014/07/01 CRDT- 2014/08/06 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/06/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/08/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/08/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/08/06 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jtd-06-07-930 [pii] AID - 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.07.10 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Thorac Dis. 2014 Jul;6(7):930-6. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.07.10.