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Prostate cancer in Jordanian-Arab population: ERG status and relationship with clinicopathologic characteristics

Authors: Najla Aldaoud, Nour Abdo, Samir Al Bashir, Mohammad Alqudah, Noor Marji, Hiba Alzou’bi, Rami Alazab, Kiril Trpkov

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 6/2017

Abstract

TMPRSS2/ERG fusion was found to be the most common genetic event in prostate adenocarcinoma. There is a strong correlation between the fusion and ERG-positive immunostaining. Many studies showed racial variation in ERG expression in prostate cancer patients. There is no data however on the rate of ERG-positive cancer in Jordanian or Arab population. We evaluated the frequency and the significance of ERG fusion in Jordanian-Arab population using immunohistochemistry for ERG. The cohort included 193 prostate cancer specimens: 109 needle core biopsies, 45 radical prostatectomies, 37 transurethral resections of prostate, and 2 enucleation specimens. We found ERG reactivity in 64 (33.2%) of evaluated cases. The observed ERG frequency in the Jordanian-Arab population is lower than the one documented in North America, but it is higher than in Asian patient cohorts. The ERG positivity was significantly associated with lower baseline prostate-specific antigen but was unrelated to patient age, Gleason Score, or the novel Gleason Grade Groups. In the 45 prostatectomy cases, ERG did not correlate with the pathologic stage, margin, nodal status, and the biochemical recurrence, and it did not appear to represent an important prognosticator.

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Title: Prostate cancer in Jordanian-Arab population: ERG status and relationship with clinicopathologic characteristics
Authors: Najla Aldaoud
Nour Abdo
Samir Al Bashir
Mohammad Alqudah
Noor Marji
Hiba Alzou’bi
Rami Alazab
Kiril Trpkov
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Virchows Archiv / Issue 6/2017
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-017-2160-9

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