The Correlation Between MAGE-A3, PRAME Polymorphism and Expression Levels of MAGE-A3 and PRAME in NSCLC Patients

An Observational Study to Determine the Correlation Between MAGE-A3, PRAME Polymorphism and Expression Levels of MAGE-A3 and PRAME in NSCLC Patients in Taiwan

Considering the low expression rate of Melanoma-associated antigen 3 (MAGE-A3) in Asian especially Southeast Asian, it would be great interests to investigate the potential polymorphism of MAGE-A3 in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients in Taiwan. Meanwhile, it is also interesting to study the expression of Preferentially Expressed Antigen In Melanoma(PRAME) and Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status as well as to find out significant factors which may affect their expression such as smoking status, histological types, tumour size and stages in Taiwan.

Considering the low expression rate of MAGE-A3 in Asian especially Southeast Asian, it would be great interests to investigate the potential polymorphism of MAGE-A3 in NSCLC patients in Taiwan. Meanwhile, it is also interesting to study the expression of PRAME and EGFR mutation status as well as to find out significant factors which may affect their expression such as smoking status, histological types, tumour size and stages in Taiwan

Inclusion Criteria:

- Tissues samples up to 200 cases of NSCLS patients with informed consent, consisting of about 100 cases of adenocarcinoma (AC) and 100 cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), with stage of IB, IIA, IIB and IIIA

Exclusion Criteria:

- No