The correlation of sodium iodide symporter and BRAF(V600E) mutation in classical variant papillary thyroid carcinoma.

BRAF(V600E) mutation was analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction in 96 consecutive cases with classical variant papillary thyroid cancer, and immunohistochemical staining of Na+/I- symporter (NIS) protein was evaluated. Localization (intracellular or membranous), density, and the intensity of cytoplasmic staining were characterized semiquantitatively. Extrathyroidal invasion, surgical margin positivity, and lymph node metastasis were compared with BRAF(V600E) mutation and NIS expression. Eighty-eight patients who had at least 24-month follow-up were also included in survival analysis. BRAF(V600E) mutation was determined in 78.1% (75/96) and functional NIS activity in 74% (71/96) of the cases. There were statistically significant differences in mean ages between BRAF(V600E) mutation-positive (48.6) and BRAF(V600E) mutation-negative cases (37.3; Levene test, P=.419; Student t test, P=.001). The surgical margin positivity (46.7%) and extrathyroidal extension percentage (54.7%) in the BRAF(V600E) mutation-positive group were higher than the negative (28.6% and 33.3%, respectively) group, without statistical significance (P=.138 and P=.084, respectively). Functional NIS activity was higher in BRAF(V600E) mutation-positive cases (78.1%) than mutation-negative ones (57.1%; P=.047). The possibility of moderate and intense cytoplasmic staining in BRAF(V600E) mutation-positive cases (72%) was 6.3 times higher than the possibility of weak staining (28%) in the mutation-positive cases (95% confidence interval, 2.2-18.8; P=.001). Functional NIS expression is higher in patients with classical variant papillary thyroid cancer with BRAF(V600E) mutation. However, the clinical features were not found to be associated with NIS expression. There may be different mechanisms determining the outcome of therapy.

Yazgan A ，Yıldırım N ，Gözalan A ，Gümüştaş S ，Kılıçarslan A ，Balci S ，Aydın C ，Ersoy R ，Cakir B ，Güler G ... -  《-》

Prognostic prediction of BRAF(V600E) and its relationship with sodium iodide symporter in classic variant of papillary thyroid carcinomas.

Gao WL ，Wie LL ，Chao YG ，Wie L ，Song TL ... -  《Clinical Laboratory》

Effects of BRAF(V600E) mutation on Na(+)/I(-) symporter expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Dong H ，Shen WZ ，Yan YJ ，Yi JL ，Zhang L ... -  《-》

Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC): histological features, BRAF V600E mutation, and lymph node status.

Walts AE ，Mirocha JM ，Bose S 《-》

Meta-Analyses of Association Between BRAF(V600E) Mutation and Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

The function of BRAF V600E as a prognostic biomarker continues controversial by reason of conflicting results in the published articles. A systematical literature search for relevant articles was performed in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Medline and Embase updated to August 5, 2015. The Chi-square test and I2 were employed to examine statistical heterogeneity. Pooled ORs with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated to assess the relationship between clinicopathological features and BRAF(V600E) mutation. Subgroup analyses by ethnicity were also performed to explore the potential sources of heterogeneity. Furthermore, publication bias was detected using the funnel plot and all statistical analyses were conducted by the software of R 3.12. Of 25,241 cases with PTC, 15,290 (60.6%) were positive for BRAF mutation and 9,951 (39.4%) were tested negative for BRAF mutation. Negative status of BRAF(V600E) mutation negative was significantly associated with gender (OR = 0.90, 95%CI = 0.83-0.97) and concomitant hashimoto thyroiditis (OR = 0.53, 95%CI = 0.43-0.64). By contrast, positive status of BRAF(V600E) mutation was a significant predictor of multifocality (OR = 1.23; 95%CI = 1.14-1.32), extrathyroidal extension (OR = 2.23; 95%CI = 1.90-2.63), TNM stage (OR = 1.67; 95%CI = 1.53-1.81), lymph node metastasis (OR = 1.67; 95%CI = 1.45-1.93), vascular invasion (OR = 1.47; 95%CI = 1.22-1.79) and recurrence/persistence (OR = 2.33; 95%CI = 1.71-3.18). However, there was no significant association between BRAF(V600E) mutation and factors including age > 45 (OR = 0.98; 95%CI = 0.89-1.07), tumor size (OR = 0.84; 95%CI = 0.64-1.09) and distant metastasis (OR = 1.23; 95%CI = 0.67-2.27). This meta-analysis confirmed significant associations between BRAF(V600E) mutation and female gender, multifocality, ETE, LNM, TNM stage, concomitant hashimoto thyroiditis, vascular invasion and recurrence/persistence, suggesting the predictive value of BRAF(V600E) mutation for PTC prognosis.

Zhang Q ，Liu SZ ，Zhang Q ，Guan YX ，Chen QJ ，Zhu QY ... -  《-》