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Different expression of FoxM1 in human benign and malignant pleural effusion

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The aims of this study were as follows: to analyze the forkhead box M1 (FoxM1) expression in benign and malignant pleural effusion by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR); to explore the role of FoxM1 in formation and progress in malignant pleural effusion, and whether there is significant difference in expression level of FoxM1 between benign and malignant pleural effusion; to seek a gene marker diagnostically useful to identify benign and malignant pleural effusion in diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusion; and to collect expression level data of FoxM1 in 23 malignant pleural effusion samples (17 adenocarcinoma samples, four squamous carcinoma samples and two small cell lung carcinoma samples) and 15 benign pleural effusion samples (11 inflammatory pleural effusions, two transudates, two tuberculous pleural effusions) by RT-PCR. Among all 38 samples, average FoxM1 expression level of benign pleural effusions is (235.09 ± 59.99), while malignant pleural effusions (828.77 ± 109.76). Among 23 malignant samples, average FoxM1 expression level is (529.27 ± 75.85) in samples without cytological diagnostic evidence, while (1,218.12 ± 167.21) in samples with cytological diagnostic evidence. Differences of FoxM1 expression level between benign pleural effusions and malignant ones have statistical significance. There is an area of 0.881 under the receiver-operating characteristic curve, which verifies the accuracy of using FoxM1 expression level as diagnostic index to identify benign and malignant pleural effusions. According to our study, diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for FoxM1 expression level at 418.1 were 82.6 and 86.7 %, respectively, while 47.8 and 100 %, respectively, at 768.7. FoxM1 expression level in malignant pleural effusions is significantly higher than in benign ones. This study provides a new approach in clinical diagnosis, with FoxM1 as a specific molecule marker to identify benign and malignant pleural effusions. FoxM1 expression level could provide evidence for diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural effusions and lung cancer.

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This report was supported by the Youth Research Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau (20124Y194).

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  1. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Huadong Hospital, Fudan University, 200040, Shanghai, China

    Zhonghao Tang, Hongqing Li & Huili Zhu

  2. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China

    Chunxue Bai

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Zhonghao Tang and Hongqing Li have contributed equally to this work.

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Tang, Z., Li, H., Zhu, H. et al. Different expression of FoxM1 in human benign and malignant pleural effusion. Med Oncol 32, 312 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-014-0312-1

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