Evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for the identification of chemo-resistance markers through genomic investigation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Guarize, Juliana (2018) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for the identification of chemo-resistance markers through genomic investigation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Scienze cardio nefro toraciche, 30 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/8455.
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Abstract

Introduction Novel cancer biomarkers like microRNA (miRNA) are promising tools to gain a better understanding of lung cancer pathology and yield important information to guide therapy. In recent years, new less invasive methods for the diagnosis and staging of NSCLC have become key tools in thoracic oncology and the worldwide spread of endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). However, appropriate specimen handling is mandatory to achieve adequate results and reproducibility. The aim of this single centre prospective study was to evaluate the feasibility of a complete miRNA expression profile in fresh NSCLC cell lines obtained by EBUS-TBNA. Methods Patients with proven NSCLC underwent EBUS-TBNA for the diagnosis of suspect lymph node metastasis, and cytological specimens were collected for epithelial cell culture and miRNA expression analysis. To validate the miRNA expression profile, we compared the results from EBUS-TBNA NSCLC specimens with those obtained from FFPE mediastinocopy specimens. Results Analysis of the miRNA expression profiles of three independent EBUS-TBNA-derived primary cell lines allowed the screening of 377 different human miRNAs. One hundred and fifty miRNAs were detected in all cell lines. Analysis of the miRNA expression profile in mediastinoscopy specimens showed a strong similarity in the clusters analysed. Conclusions The MiRNA expression profile is feasible and reliable in EBUS-TBNA specimens. Validation of this protocol in fresh cytological specimens represents an effective and reproducible method to correlate translational and clinical research.

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Tipologia del documento
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Guarize, Juliana
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Dottorato di ricerca
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30
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Key words: non-small cell lung cancer; bronchoscopy; endobronchial ultrasound; chemoresistance biomarkers
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10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/8455
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4 Maggio 2018
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