Seidel, Danila (2013). Epidemiological and functional characterization of oncogenic drivers in lung cancer. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.
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Abstract
Tumors were traditionally classified based on morphological and immunohistochemical characteristics into adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma.2 In extensive genomic analyses of lung tumors within the past decade several genetic alterations were identified in certain subtypes that have been proven to be useful targets for specific molecular therapies, such as mutant EGFR that predict response to EGFR inhibitors in adenocarcinoma. With the increasing number of genetic alterations identified in lung cancer that are or might be suitable for targeted therapies, traditional diagnostic approaches become more and more insufficient. This thesis aimed at investigating genetic characteristics of all histological subtypes of lung tumors to define a genetically informed classification of lung cancers and to explore the eligibility of new molecular targets for targeted therapies. To identify genetic subgroups, mutations in selected genes, genome wide copy number alterations and gene expression patterns were analyzed in 1,255 clinically annotated lung tumors. Most genomic alterations segregated with one of the major histological subtypes adeno-, squamous or small cell carcinoma but were not exclusive for one. In rare cases subtype specific genetic alterations were also identified in other subtypes, emphasizing the need for reevaluating current genetic tests that are mainly assigned to specific histological subtypes. Large cell carcinomas that are morphologically and clinically heterogeneous did not reveal a distinct pattern of genetic alterations. Most of the tumors of this subtype could be reassigned to one of the other subtypes based on their genetic and expression profiles. Thus, immunohistochemical and genetic tests should be considered for sub-classifying tumors of this subtype into clinically relevant groups. Furthermore, in this study alterations in the tyrosine kinases FGFR1 and FGFR3 have been identified that – based on functional analyses - might be eligible for targeted therapies in lung cancer patients. The described mutational catalog of primary lung tumors provides detailed information to further guide lung cancer diagnostics and treatment.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD thesis) | ||||||||
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-55744 | ||||||||
Date: | 30 October 2013 | ||||||||
Language: | English | ||||||||
Faculty: | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Biology > Institute for Genetics | ||||||||
Subjects: | Medical sciences Medicine | ||||||||
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Date of oral exam: | 26 February 2014 | ||||||||
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Refereed: | Yes | ||||||||
URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/5574 |
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