Nodal Metastases Associated With Fusion Oncogenes Are Age Dependent in Young Adult Patients With Thyroid Cancer
Nodal Metastases Associated With Fusion Oncogenes Are Age Dependent in Young Adult Patients With Thyroid Cancer
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DOI:
10.1210/clinem/dgad458
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发表时间:
2023-12-21
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Ye, Lei
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作者:
Li, Haorong;Han, Rulai;Ye, Lei
Context: Fusion oncogenes, especially those involving RET or NTRK, are known drivers of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). They are prevalent in pediatric patients and correlate with aggressive tumor behavior. Objective: We explored the age dependence of fusion oncogenes and aggressive tumor behavior in young adult PTC patients. Experimental Design: We examined 150 tumors from 142 PTC patients aged between 17 similar to 35 years old with established tumor-node-metastasis stages. Oncogenic drivers and the thyroid differentiation score (TDS) were determined by DNA and RNA sequencing of a target panel. Transcriptome analysis was performed in PTCs with RET fusions. Results: Among 150 PTCs, we detected BRAF V600E (n = 105), RET fusions (n = 15), NTRK3 fusions (n = 8), and BRAF fusions (n = 4). We found that fusion oncogenes were associated with nodal metastasis when age was tiered into 3 groups: