9.Research progress on pathological detection method,result interpretation and ex-pression of Claudin18.2 protein in malignant solid tumors
Qinlu LI ; Yu ZHOU ; Zijian LU ; Dan JIANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2025;41(6):776-781
Claudin18.2 is a member of the tight junction protein family,which can be abnormally expressed in a variety of malignant solid tumors,including gastric cancer.The drug therapy targeting Claudin18.2 has been a hot top-ic in recent years,making Claudin18.2 protein detection an important means of screening for tumor therapy.In this re-view,the clinical pathological detection methods,interpretation criteria,and expression research status of Claudin18.2 protein in various malignant solid tumors are reviewed,aiming to provide new ideas for tumor detection and treatment based on Claudin18.2 protein.
10.Diagnostic value of immunohistochemical and molecular markers in diffuse pleural mesothelioma
Shaoling LI ; Chunyan WU ; Liping ZHANG ; Likun HOU ; Zhengwei DONG ; Huikang XIE ; Wei WU ; Wei ZHANG ; Yan HUANG
Chinese Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2025;41(6):706-712
Purpose To investigate the diagnostic value of immunohistochemical(IHC)and molecular markers in diffuse pleural mesothelioma(DPM).Methods A total of 114 cases of DPM were retrospectively analyzed for clinical and imaging manifestations,histologic subtype and tumor grade.The positivity rates of Calretinin,WT-1,CK5/6,MC,D2-40,UPK3B,and GATA3 were assessed by IHC,and the loss rates of BAP-1 and MTAP were determined.The concordance between MTAP IHC and p16 gene fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH)status was calculated,a-long with the sensitivity and specificity of MTAP IHC relative to p16 FISH.Results Among the 114 DPM patients,66(57.9%)were male and 48(42.1%)were female,with a mean age of 58.1 years(range 16-85 years).Imaging predominantly demonstrated pleural effusion and multiple pleural nodules(55.3%,63/114).Histologically,epitheli-oid,sarcomatoid and biphasic subtypes accounted for 88(77.2%),17(14.9%)and 9(7.9%)cases,respectively.Within the epithelioid group,low and high-grade tumors numbered 69(78.4%)and 19(21.6%),respectively.In epithelioid DPM,the highest IHC positivity rates were observed for Calretinin(92.4%,81/88),D2-40(90.0%,79/88)and WT-1(90.0%,79/88).In sarcomatoid DPM,D2-40(76.5%,13/17),WT-1(64.7%,11/17),and Cal-retinin(29.4%,5/17)showed the greatest positivity.UPK3B was positive in epithelioid(59.1%,39/66)and bi-phasic cases(66.7%,4/6),but was absent in sarcomatoid tumors(0/12).Among all DPM cases,loss rates were 47.3%(53/112)for BAP-1 and 19.2%(20/104)for MTAP by IHC,p16 gene deletion by FISH was 31.5%(34/108);Concordance between MTAP IHC and p16 FISH was 81.0%(81/100);MTAP IHC had a specificity of 95.5%(64/67)and sensitivity of 51.5%(17/33)relative to p16 FISH.Additionally,GATA3 was highly expressed in sarco-matoid DPM(76.5%,13/17).UPK3B positivity differed significantly between thoracoscopic DPM(59.2%,32/54)and percutaneous biopsy samples(36.7%,11/30)in epithelioid DPM(P<0.05).WT-1 positivity was higher in thoracoscopic than percutaneous samples of sarcomatoid DPM(90.0% vs 28.6%,P=0.009).Conclusion Calreti-nin,D2-40,and WT-1 are highly sensitive mesothelial markers and should serve as first-line IHC stains in DPM diag-nosis.UPK3B is diagnostically valuable in epithelioid DPM,GATA3 may complement the diagnosis of sarcomatoid DPM,and MTAP IHC can be used as a surrogate or adjunct to p16 FISH.

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