Clinicopathological characteristics of thyroid transcription factor 1-negative small cell lung cancers

This study aimed to elucidate the characteristics of TTF-1-negative SCLC. We studied the associations between the expression of TTF-1 and the clinicopathological factors associated with SCLC, including survival and expression of neuroendocrine markers (synaptophysin, chromogranin A, and CD56), neuroendocrine cell-specific transcription factors (achaete-scute homolog like 1 (ASCL1), BRN2), a proliferation marker (Ki-67 labeling index), and an oncogene (Nuclear Factor 1B (NF1B)).

Source: Human Pathology - May 19, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Yuko Iida, Shinobu Masuda, Yoko Nakanishi, Tetsuo Shimizu, Haruna Nishimaki, Mai Takahashi, Mari Hikichi, Shuichiro Maruoka, Yasuhiro Gon, Noriaki Takahashi, Shu Hashimoto Tags: Original contribution Source Type: research