title: DNA alterations at proto-oncogene loci and their clinical significance in operable non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: DNA from tumor samples of 54 patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was analyzed to determine whether proto-oncogene alterations could be correlated with the clinical behavior of lung cancer. Among seven proto-oncogenes tested, changes in the copy number of Ha-ras, c-myc and c-raf-1 were found in only seven tumors. Most of them were epidermoid carcinomas without lymph node involvement (N0). In spite of a localized disease with complete surgical resection, six of these patients relapsed within a mean disease-free interval (DFI) of only 6.5 months. There is a significant correlation between DNA alterations at proto-oncogene loci and clinical relapse within 12 months of surgical resection (P less than 0.025).
authors.affiliation: Institut du Cancer de Montréal, Hôpital Notre-Dame, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hajj
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akoum
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paquin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ayoub
mesh_terms: D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D005784:Gene Amplification; D011905:Genes, ras; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009857:Oncogenes; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas; D011519:Proto-Oncogenes; D012008:Recurrence; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; C000715470:MAS1 protein, human; D000090063:Proto-Oncogene Mas