Qing Ma1, Jing Wang2, Diansheng Zhong3, Chao Ning1, Chang Liu1, Ping Xiao1. 1. Department of Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China. 2. Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China. 3. Department of Medical Oncology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China;Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It has been proven that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation is the most important predictive factor for determining the effect of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) applied to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The patients with EGFR mutations response better to TKIs. To detect EGFR mutation has been particularly essential to select first-line treatment for lung cancer patients. To research and analyze the sensitivity and specificity of immunohistochemistry (IHC) using mutation specific antibodies in detecting EGFR mutations compared with DNA sequencing, and further evaluate the accuracy and clinical application value of IHC. METHODS: All required articles in Pubmed database were searched. The deadline of retrieval was March 26, 2013. Then further screening the articles based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Meta analysis of diagnostic test was applied to analyze the sensitivity and specificity of IHC compared with DNA sequencing for the detection of EGFR mutations. RESULTS: Ten articles were included in the meta analysis, there were 1,679 samples in L858R group and 1,041 samples in E746-A750del group. The DOR were 225.17 (95%CI: 55.67-910.69) and 267.16 (95%CI: 132.45-538.88) respectively; the AUC of SROC were 0.948,4 (SEAUC=0.014,4) and 0.981,3 (SEAUC=0.009,9) respectively; the Q values were 0.888,3 (SEQ*=0.019,2) and 0.939,7 (SEQ*=0.019,1) respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The specificity and sensitivity of IHC method using these two mutation-specific antibodies were relatively high. As a screening method for EGFR mutations, the IHC with mutation specific antibodies is of clinical value.
BACKGROUND: It has been proven that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation is the most important predictive factor for determining the effect of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) applied to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The patients with EGFR mutations response better to TKIs. To detect EGFR mutation has been particularly essential to select first-line treatment for lung cancerpatients. To research and analyze the sensitivity and specificity of immunohistochemistry (IHC) using mutation specific antibodies in detecting EGFR mutations compared with DNA sequencing, and further evaluate the accuracy and clinical application value of IHC. METHODS: All required articles in Pubmed database were searched. The deadline of retrieval was March 26, 2013. Then further screening the articles based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Meta analysis of diagnostic test was applied to analyze the sensitivity and specificity of IHC compared with DNA sequencing for the detection of EGFR mutations. RESULTS: Ten articles were included in the meta analysis, there were 1,679 samples in L858R group and 1,041 samples in E746-A750del group. The DOR were 225.17 (95%CI: 55.67-910.69) and 267.16 (95%CI: 132.45-538.88) respectively; the AUC of SROC were 0.948,4 (SEAUC=0.014,4) and 0.981,3 (SEAUC=0.009,9) respectively; the Q values were 0.888,3 (SEQ*=0.019,2) and 0.939,7 (SEQ*=0.019,1) respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The specificity and sensitivity of IHC method using these two mutation-specific antibodies were relatively high. As a screening method for EGFR mutations, the IHC with mutation specific antibodies is of clinical value.
General parameters of included studies and the data of IHC
Included studies
Country
Experimental methods
Age(yrs)
n
L858R
E746-A750del
[Median(range)]
TP
TN
FP
FN
Sensitivity
Specificity
TP
TN
FP
FN
Sensitivity
Specificity
*Values for TP, TN, FP and FN that did offered by the references can be calculated by related data. TP: true positive; TN: true negative; FP: false positive; FN: false negative; IHC: immunohistochemistry.
Brevet 2010[6]
America
IHC, DNA sequencing
---
194
20
171
2
1
95
99
23
161
2
8
74
99
Kato 2010[7]
America
IHC, DNA sequencing
59.9(27-88)
70
9
7
0
2
82
100
9
56
2
3
75
97
Kitamura 2010[8]
Japan
IHC, DNA sequencing
---
60
--
--
--
--*
79
100
--
--
--
--
83
100
Yu 2009[5]
China
IHC, DNA sequencing
---
340
24
193
2
2
88
100
23
196
0
3
88
100
Wu 2011 [9]
China
IHC, DNA sequencing
65.2(27.2-86.9)
143
38
77
23
5
88
77
29
9
1
2
94
90
Angulo 2012[10]
Spain
IHC, DNA sequencing
60.1±8.9
136
--
--
--
--
89
100
--
--
--
--
100
100
Simonetti 2010[11]
Spain
IHC, DNA sequencing
64(36-85)
78
--
--
--
--
69
100
--
--
--
--
92
100
Nakamura 2010[12]
Japan
IHC, DNA sequencing
---
20
5
10
5
0
100
67
3
15
2
0
100
88
Hofman 2012[13]
France
IHC, DNA sequencing
---
61
--
--
--
--
90
99
--
--
--
--
--
--
Kozu 2011[14]
Japan
IHC, DNA sequencing
---
577
--
--
--
--
44
100
--
--
--
--
--
--
纳入文献的基本资料及免疫组化方法的相关数据General parameters of included studies and the data of IHC
纳入研究的方法学质量评价,结果见表 2。
2
纳入研究的方法学质量评价
Methodological quality assessment of included studies
Included studies
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1: Was the spectrum of patients representative of the patients who will receive the test in practice? 2: Were objectives pre-specified? 3: Is the reference standard likely to correctly classify the target condition? 4: Is the time period between reference standard and index test short enough to be reasonably sure that the target condition did not change between the two tests? 5: Did the whole sample or a random selection of the sample receive verification using a reference standard of diagnosis? 6: Did patients receive the same reference standard regardless of the index test result? 7: Was the reference standard independent of the index test (i.e. the index test did not form part of the reference standard)? 8: Was the experiment of index test clearly described and repeatable? 9: Was the experiment of reference standard clearly described and repeatable? 10: Were the index test results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the reference standard? 11: Were the reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the index test? 12: Were the same clinical data available when test results were interpreted as would be available when the test is used in practice? 13: Were uninterpretable/ intermediate test results reported? 14: Were withdrawals from the study explained?
Brevet 2010[6]
Unclear
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unclear
No
No
Kato 2010[7]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Kitamura 2010[8]
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unclear
No
Yes
Yu 2009[5]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Wu 2011[9]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Angulo 2012[10]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Unclear
No
No
Simonetti 2010[11]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unclear
No
No
Nakamura 2010[12]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Hofman 2012[13]
Unclear
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unclear
No
No
Kozu 2011[14]
Unclear
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unclear
No
No
纳入研究的方法学质量评价Methodological quality assessment of included studies
E746-A750del(A)和L858R(B)的SROC曲线The SROC curve of E746-A750del (A) and L858R (B)综上所述,E746-A750del和L858R特异性抗体免疫组化法鉴别EGFR突变,方法可靠,特异度高,灵敏度较高,IHC方法作为筛查突变方法可行性高,具有临床应用价值。
Authors: P Hofman; M Ilie; V Hofman; S Roux; A Valent; A Bernheim; M Alifano; F Leroy-Ladurie; F Vaylet; I Rouquette; P Validire; M Beau-Faller; L Lacroix; J C Soria; P Fouret Journal: Ann Oncol Date: 2011-11-18 Impact factor: 32.976
Authors: Issa J Dahabreh; Helena Linardou; Fotios Siannis; Paris Kosmidis; Dimitrios Bafaloukos; Samuel Murray Journal: Clin Cancer Res Date: 2009-12-22 Impact factor: 12.531
Authors: Rafael Rosell; Teresa Moran; Cristina Queralt; Rut Porta; Felipe Cardenal; Carlos Camps; Margarita Majem; Guillermo Lopez-Vivanco; Dolores Isla; Mariano Provencio; Amelia Insa; Bartomeu Massuti; Jose Luis Gonzalez-Larriba; Luis Paz-Ares; Isabel Bover; Rosario Garcia-Campelo; Miguel Angel Moreno; Silvia Catot; Christian Rolfo; Noemi Reguart; Ramon Palmero; José Miguel Sánchez; Roman Bastus; Clara Mayo; Jordi Bertran-Alamillo; Miguel Angel Molina; Jose Javier Sanchez; Miquel Taron Journal: N Engl J Med Date: 2009-08-19 Impact factor: 91.245
Authors: Sara Simonetti; Miguel Angel Molina; Cristina Queralt; Itziar de Aguirre; Clara Mayo; Jordi Bertran-Alamillo; José Javier Sanchez; Jose Luis Gonzalez-Larriba; Ulpiano Jimenez; Dolores Isla; Teresa Moran; Santiago Viteri; Carlos Camps; Rosario Garcia-Campelo; Bartomeu Massuti; Susana Benlloch; Santiago Ramon y Cajal; Miquel Taron; Rafael Rosell Journal: J Transl Med Date: 2010-12-18 Impact factor: 5.531