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PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION:Neuroendocrine small cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix (NESCC) grows aggressively, and is resistant to anticancer agents and radiation, having an extremely poor prognosis. The incidence of c-kit proto-oncogene overexpression is high in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) and small cell lung cancer, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors have been used effectively to treat GISTs. Few studies have investigated whether c-kit is overexpressed in NESCC. To investigate whether NESCC can be a target for molecular targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, we examined the expression of c-kit in this tumor. METHODS:Twenty-one NESCCs were examined for c-kit expression by immunohistochemical staining using the labeled streptavidin-biotin complex (LSAB) method. The expression of c-kit was regarded as positive (overexpression) and negative when the membrane and cytoplasm of more or less than 25%, respectively, of tumor cells were stained. RESULTS:Nine NESCCs (43%) were c-kit-positive (overexpression). No difference in age or clinical stage was noted. No difference in prognosis was observed between the c-kit-positive and -negative patients. CONCLUSION:The incidence of c-kit overexpression was high in NESCC; therefore, the patients with this tumor may become a future target for molecular-targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
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Eur J Gynaecol Oncoljournal_title
European journal of gynaecological oncologyauthors
Ohwada M,Wada T,Saga Y,Tsunoda S,Jobo T,Kuramoto H,Konno R,Suzuki Mkeywords:
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2006-01-01 00:00:00pages
53-5issue
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0392-2936issn
2709-0086journal_volume
27pub_type
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