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  P1.01 - Poster Session 1 - Cancer Biology (ID 143)

  • Event: WCLC 2013
  • Type: Poster Session
  • Track: Biology
  • Presentations: 1
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  • Coordinates: 10/28/2013, 09:30 - 16:30, Exhibit Hall, Ground Level

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    P1.01-020 - Expression profile of serotonin 2B receptor (HTR2B) in non-small-cell lung cancer (ID 1872)

    13:56 - 14:10  |  Author(s): C. Kobayashi
    • Abstract

    Background
    Recently developed molecular targeting drugs are highly effective against various cancers, however the duration of response is limited. To overcome this problem, researchers have sought to find the resistance mechanism and identify novel targets. The majority of the drugs are related to receptors tyrosine kinase (RTKs), and recently, G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) has also been reported to play a critical role in cancer biology. We thus attempted to identify the target GPCR for the treatment of lung cancer cells.

    Methods
    We analyzed 124 patients with non-small-cell-lung cancer who had undergone surgery from January 2008 through November 2011. Expression levels of GPCR mRNA in the tumor tissues and the adjacent normal tissues were examined by comparative genomic analysis. We then sought to find the relationship between clinical features and the GPCRs that showed differential expression levels between the two types of tissues. In addition, we examined the protein levels of the GPCRs by immunohistochemistry.

    Results
    We identified 3 GPCRs and 1 related molecule. Of the 4 molecules, serotonin receptor 2B (HTR2B) was expressed higher in tumor tissues than in normal tissues. HTR2B was expressed statistically higher in the tumor tissues of female, adenocarcinoma, and non-smokers (p=0.012. 0.001, 0.045, respectively), and tended to be expressed higher in patients who harbored EGFR mutation (p=0.086). No statistically significant differences were observed in relapse-free survival. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that HTR2B was expressed especially in the invasive front of the tumor.

    Conclusion
    Differential expression of HTR2B between cancer cells and normal tissues and its invasive potential suggest that further investigation into this molecule is needed.