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  • Title: MET in gastric cancer with liver metastasis: The relationship between MET amplification and Met overexpression in primary stomach tumors and liver metastasis.
    Author: Kim HS, Chon HJ, Kim H, Shin SJ, Wacheck V, Gruver AM, Kim JS, Rha SY, Chung HC.
    Journal: J Surg Oncol; 2018 Jun; 117(8):1679-1686. PubMed ID: 29790169.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Although MET amplification/overexpression was observed in a subset of gastric cancer (GC) patients, the relationship between MET amplification/overexpression in primary GC and liver metastasis was unclear. METHODS: GC samples and matched liver metastases (N = 47) were analyzed by fluorescence/silver in-situ hybridization (FISH/SISH) and by immunohistochemistry for MET amplification and MET expression, respectively. MET-copy number (CN) and Met expression data from The Cancer Genome Atlas Stomach Adenocarcinoma (TCGA-STAD, N = 356) were also analyzed. RESULTS: Significant overlap existed between MET amplification and Met expression in both primary stomach tumors (P = 0.013) and liver metastasis (P = 0.001). In TCGA-STAD, MET-CN (≥4 copies) and MET expression were also positively correlated (r = 0.761; P = 0.017). Comparative analysis revealed a strong association between MET expression and MET amplification (85% concurrence) in primary stomach tumors and matched liver metastasis. MET status in synchronous liver metastasis (N = 36) was correlated with primary stomach tumors. However, a significant correlation between primary tumors and liver metastases was not observed in patients with metachronous liver metastasis. Survival analyses revealed that both MET amplification and MET overexpression were prognostic of poor outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: MET amplification and Met overexpression were positively correlated in GC. MET status should be re-evaluated in GC patients with liver metastasis, especially for metachronous metastasis.
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