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JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Immunohistochemistry is a feasible method to screen BRAF V600E mutation in colorectal and papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Experimental and Molecular Pathology 2018 August
AIMS: To investigate whether immunohistochemistry (IHC) could be used to screen BRAF mutation status in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) colorectal carcinoma (CRC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) samples.
METHODS: Eight surgical resected samples, including 2 CRCs with mutated BRAF V600E, 2 PTCs with mutated BRAF V600E, 2 CRCs with wild-type BRAF and 2 PTCs with wild-type BRAF, were selected to explore the optimized IHC conditions for BRAF V600E (VE1) immunostaining using BenchmarkXT automated immunostainer VENTANA Medical System. BRAF V600E status was tested by optimized IHC and ARMS-PCR methods in 255 samples (123 CRCs and 132 PTCs). Sanger sequencing was performed to validate the BRAF V600E status if discordant results were found between optimized IHC and ARMS-PCR methods.
RESULTS: Antigen retrieval time in 32 min and 64 min showed satisfactory intensity and homogeneity of BRAF V600E staining in CRC and PTC samples, respectively. The concordance between IHC and ARMS/Sanger sequencing was 99.2% (122/123) in CRCs and 96.2% (127/132) in PTCs. In CRCs, the sensitivity of IHC staining for BRAF V600E was 100% (3/3) and the specificity was 99.1% (119/120). In PTCs, the sensitivity was 100% (106/106) and specificity was 80.8% (21/26). The overall concordance across all cases was 97.6% (249/255).
CONCLUSION: The appropriate antigen retrieval protocol is critical for accurate analysis of BRAF V600E status by Benchmark XT automated immunostainer. IHC is a suitable method to screen BRAF V600E mutation in FFPE samples of CRCs and PTCs.
METHODS: Eight surgical resected samples, including 2 CRCs with mutated BRAF V600E, 2 PTCs with mutated BRAF V600E, 2 CRCs with wild-type BRAF and 2 PTCs with wild-type BRAF, were selected to explore the optimized IHC conditions for BRAF V600E (VE1) immunostaining using BenchmarkXT automated immunostainer VENTANA Medical System. BRAF V600E status was tested by optimized IHC and ARMS-PCR methods in 255 samples (123 CRCs and 132 PTCs). Sanger sequencing was performed to validate the BRAF V600E status if discordant results were found between optimized IHC and ARMS-PCR methods.
RESULTS: Antigen retrieval time in 32 min and 64 min showed satisfactory intensity and homogeneity of BRAF V600E staining in CRC and PTC samples, respectively. The concordance between IHC and ARMS/Sanger sequencing was 99.2% (122/123) in CRCs and 96.2% (127/132) in PTCs. In CRCs, the sensitivity of IHC staining for BRAF V600E was 100% (3/3) and the specificity was 99.1% (119/120). In PTCs, the sensitivity was 100% (106/106) and specificity was 80.8% (21/26). The overall concordance across all cases was 97.6% (249/255).
CONCLUSION: The appropriate antigen retrieval protocol is critical for accurate analysis of BRAF V600E status by Benchmark XT automated immunostainer. IHC is a suitable method to screen BRAF V600E mutation in FFPE samples of CRCs and PTCs.
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