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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors in the gastrointestinal tract. Approximately 85% of GISTs harbor activating mutations in the KIT or platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) gene and approximately 95% of GISTs are positive for KIT (CD117) by immunohistochemistry. Nevertheless, approximately 5% of GISTs lack KIT expression. Inhibition of KIT and PDGFRA by tyrosine kinase inhibitors has revolutionized the treatment of GISTs and demands accurate tumor classification. DOG1.1 is a recently described mouse monoclonal antibody reported to have superior sensitivity and specificity compared with KIT (CD117) and CD34. We evaluated this new antibody on a group of 81 GISTs obtained from 74 patients with special regard to KIT-negative GISTs (n=28), pediatric GISTs (n=11), and GISTs associated with neurofibromatosis type I (NF1) (n=16). Conventional GISTs (n=26) were also included. All conventional KIT-positive GISTs, all NF1-associated GISTs, and 9/11 pediatric GISTs expressed DOG1.1. DOG1.1 was expressed in 10/28 (36%) of KIT-negative tumors. The staining pattern was cytoplasmic and/or membranous. This study demonstrates that DOG1.1 is a sensitive immunohistochemical marker for GIST, comparable with KIT, with the additional benefit of detecting 36% of KIT-negative GISTs. DOG1.1 is also a sensitive marker for unusual GIST subgroups lacking KIT or PDGFRA mutations. In tumors that are negative for both KIT and DOG1.1, mutational screening may be required to confirm the diagnosis of GIST.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1532-0979
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
437-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Antigens, CD34, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:19011564-Tumor Markers, Biological
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Monoclonal antibody DOG1.1 shows higher sensitivity than KIT in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, including unusual subtypes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article