articleJournal of Clinical OncologyJan 5, 2016BRONZE OA

MET Exon 14 Mutations in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Are Associated With Advanced Age and Stage-Dependent MET Genomic Amplification and c-Met Overexpression

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Abstract

PURPOSE: Non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) harboring mutations in MET exon 14 and its flanking introns may respond to c-Met inhibitors. We sought to describe the clinical, pathologic, and genomic characteristics of patients with cancer with MET exon 14 mutations. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We interrogated next-generation sequencing results from 6,376 cancers to identify those harboring MET exon 14 mutations. Clinical characteristics of MET exon 14 mutated NSCLCs were compared with those of NSCLCs with activating mutations in KRAS and EGFR. Co-occurring genomic mutations and copy number alterations were identified. c-Met immunohistochemistry and real-time polymerase chain reaction to detect exon 14 skipping were…

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Keywords
  • Exon
  • KRAS
  • Lung cancer
  • Medicine
  • Cancer research
  • Mutation
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Cancer
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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