BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is the most important therapeutic target in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). EGFR mutations may predict responsiveness to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). These mutations are commonly identified using direct sequencing, which is considered the gold standard. But direct sequencing is time-consuming and hyposensitive. In addition, this method requires a lot of tumor specimens. Denaturing highperformance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) is a rapid automated sensitive and specific method in mutant gene detection. The aim of this study is to evaluate DHPLC as a rapid detection method for EGFR mutations in NSCLC tumor specimens. METHODS: DHPLC was used to evaluate the accuracy and sensitivity of detection the serial dilutions of mutant and wild type EGFR plasma DNA. Frozen tumor specimens of 83 NSCLC patients from various ways had been included, after DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on EGFR exon 19 and 21, the results from the direct sequencing and DHPLC were compared. RESULTS: Mutant plasma DNA can be detected in the serial dilution of 1:100 by DHPLC and 1:10 by direct sequencing respectively. The results from DHPLC showed 22 EGFR mutations were detected in 83 NSCLC patients, and only 19 mutation samples had been conformed by direct sequencing. Moreover, the other 61 samples were deemed as wild type by DHPLC and direct sequencing. The sensitivity and specificity of DHPLC was 100% and 95.13% respectively. The detection of the tumor specimens from CT-guided transthoracic needle lung biopsy, lymph node biopsy and surgical resection all showed high sensitivity and specificity. EGFR mutation has strong correlation with gender and pathologic type, but irrelevant to age and smoking status. CONCLUSIONS: DHPLC was a precise rapid preliminary screening method for detection of NSCLC EGFR genotype.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is the most important therapeutic target in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). EGFR mutations may predict responsiveness to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). These mutations are commonly identified using direct sequencing, which is considered the gold standard. But direct sequencing is time-consuming and hyposensitive. In addition, this method requires a lot of tumor specimens. Denaturing highperformance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) is a rapid automated sensitive and specific method in mutant gene detection. The aim of this study is to evaluate DHPLC as a rapid detection method for EGFR mutations in NSCLC tumor specimens. METHODS:DHPLC was used to evaluate the accuracy and sensitivity of detection the serial dilutions of mutant and wild type EGFR plasma DNA. Frozen tumor specimens of 83 NSCLCpatients from various ways had been included, after DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on EGFR exon 19 and 21, the results from the direct sequencing and DHPLC were compared. RESULTS: Mutant plasma DNA can be detected in the serial dilution of 1:100 by DHPLC and 1:10 by direct sequencing respectively. The results from DHPLC showed 22 EGFR mutations were detected in 83 NSCLCpatients, and only 19 mutation samples had been conformed by direct sequencing. Moreover, the other 61 samples were deemed as wild type by DHPLC and direct sequencing. The sensitivity and specificity of DHPLC was 100% and 95.13% respectively. The detection of the tumor specimens from CT-guided transthoracic needle lung biopsy, lymph node biopsy and surgical resection all showed high sensitivity and specificity. EGFR mutation has strong correlation with gender and pathologic type, but irrelevant to age and smoking status. CONCLUSIONS:DHPLC was a precise rapid preliminary screening method for detection of NSCLCEGFR genotype.
Sensitivity assays for EGFR exon 19 (A) and 21 (B). The arrows indicated the mutant peak.
EGFR外显子19(A)和外显子21(B)检测敏感性分析,箭头提示突变峰。Sensitivity assays for EGFR exon 19 (A) and 21 (B). The arrows indicated the mutant peak.
NSCLC肿瘤组织EGFR突变检测结果
直接测序法检测结果
83例NSCLC肿瘤组织中检出EGFR突变19例,突变率为22.89%。其中外显子19缺失突变10例,共有3种基因型,delE746-A750、delL747-A749 ins P以及delL747-S752 ins S分别为6例、3例、1例。外显子21点突变9例,均为L858R。未检出其它类型突变。
Atlas of discordant results between DHPLC and direct sequencing. The arrows indicated the mutant peaks, the asterisk indicated no mutation in exon 21 site 858.
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DHPLC与直接测序结果相符的检测图谱,箭头提示突变峰。
Atlas of concordant results between DHPLC and direct sequencing. The arrows indicated the mutant peaks.
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DHPLC法检测NSCLC组织EGFR突变诊断的评价
Evaluation of DHPLC as a detection method for EGFR mutations in NSCLC specimens
DHPLC与直接测序结果不符的检测图谱。箭头示突变峰,星号示外显子21 L858位点未见突变。Atlas of discordant results between DHPLC and direct sequencing. The arrows indicated the mutant peaks, the asterisk indicated no mutation in exon 21 site 858.DHPLC与直接测序结果相符的检测图谱,箭头提示突变峰。Atlas of concordant results between DHPLC and direct sequencing. The arrows indicated the mutant peaks.DHPLC法检测NSCLC组织EGFR突变诊断的评价Evaluation of DHPLC as a detection method for EGFR mutations in NSCLC specimens
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