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Shaw R, Basu M, Karmakar S, Ghosh MK. MGMT in TMZ-based glioma therapy: Multifaceted insights and clinical trial perspectives. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2024; 1871:119673. [PMID: 38242327 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2024.119673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
Abstract
Temozolomide (TMZ) is the most preferred and approved chemotherapeutic drug for either first- or second-line chemotherapy for glioma patients across the globe. In glioma patients, resistance to treatment with alkylating drugs like TMZ is known to be conferred by exalted levels of MGMT gene expression. On the contrary, epigenetic silencing through MGMT gene promoter methylation leading to subsequent reduction in MGMT transcription and protein expression, is predicted to have a response favoring TMZ treatment. Thus, MGMT protein level in cancer cells is a crucial determining factor in indicating and predicting the choice of alkylating agents in chemotherapy or choosing glioma patients directly for a second line of treatment. Thus, in-depth research is necessary to achieve insights into MGMT gene regulation that has recently enticed a fascinating interest in epigenetic, transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and post-translational levels. Furthermore, MGMT promoter methylation, stability of MGMT protein, and related subsequent adaptive responses are also important contributors to strategic developments in glioma therapy. With applications to its identification as a prognostic biomarker, thus predicting response to advanced glioma therapy, this review aims to concentrate on the mechanistic role and regulation of MGMT gene expression at epigenetic, transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and post-translational levels functioning under the control of multiple signaling dynamics.
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- Rajni Shaw
- Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), TRUE Campus, CN-6, Sector-V, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 & 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Dhruba Chand Halder College, Dakshin Barasat, South 24, Paraganas 743372, India
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- Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), TRUE Campus, CN-6, Sector-V, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 & 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Cancer Biology and Inflammatory Disorder Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), TRUE Campus, CN-6, Sector-V, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091 & 4, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India.
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Skufca Smrdel AC, Podlesek A, Skoblar Vidmar M, Markovic J, Jereb J, Okorn MK, Smrdel U. Cognitive functioning in a cohort of high-grade glioma patients. Radiol Oncol 2023; 57:201-210. [PMID: 37341199 DOI: 10.2478/raon-2023-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND High grade gliomas are associated with cognitive problems. The aim of the study was to investigate cognitive functioning in a cohort of patients with high grade glioma, according to isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) and methyl guanine methyl transferase (MGMT) status and other clinical characteristics. PATIENTS AND METHODS The patients with the high-grade glioma treated in Slovenia in given period of time were included in study. Postoperatively they completed neuropsychological assessment consisting of Slovenian Verbal Learning Test, Slovenian Controlled Oral Word Association Test, Trail Making Test Part A and B and self-evaluation questionnaire. We analysed results (z-scores and dichotomized results) also according to IDH mutation and MGMT methylation. We examined differences between groups using T-test, Mann-Whitney U, χ2 and Kendall's Tau tests. RESULTS Out of 275 patients in the cohort, we included 90. Forty-six percent of patients were unable to participate due to poor performance status and other conditions related to tumour. Patients with the IDH mutation were younger, with better performance status, larger proportions of grade III tumours and MGMT methylation. In this group cognitive functioning is significantly better in the domains of immediate recall, short delayed recall and delayed recall, and in the fields of executive functioning and recognition. There were no differences in cognitive functioning in regard to MGMT status. Grade III tumours were associated with more frequent MGMT methylation. Self-assessment proved week tool, associated only with immediate recall. CONCLUSIONS We found no differences in cognitive functioning according to MGMT status, but cognition was better when IDH mutation was present. In a cohort study of patients with high-grade glioma, almost half were unable to participate in a study, which points to an overrepresentation of patients with better cognitive functioning in the research.
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- Andreja Cirila Skufca Smrdel
- Department of Psycho-Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Division of Radiotherapy, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Psycho-Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Psycho-Oncology, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Division of Radiotherapy, Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Becker AP, Sells BE, Haque SJ, Chakravarti A. Tumor Heterogeneity in Glioblastomas: From Light Microscopy to Molecular Pathology. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:761. [PMID: 33673104 PMCID: PMC7918815 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13040761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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One of the main reasons for the aggressive behavior of glioblastoma (GBM) is its intrinsic intra-tumor heterogeneity, characterized by the presence of clonal and subclonal differentiated tumor cell populations, glioma stem cells, and components of the tumor microenvironment, which affect multiple hallmark cellular functions in cancer. "Tumor Heterogeneity" usually encompasses both inter-tumor heterogeneity (population-level differences); and intra-tumor heterogeneity (differences within individual tumors). Tumor heterogeneity may be assessed in a single time point (spatial heterogeneity) or along the clinical evolution of GBM (longitudinal heterogeneity). Molecular methods may detect clonal and subclonal alterations to describe tumor evolution, even when samples from multiple areas are collected in the same time point (spatial-temporal heterogeneity). In GBM, although the inter-tumor mutational landscape is relatively homogeneous, intra-tumor heterogeneity is a striking feature of this tumor. In this review, we will address briefly the inter-tumor heterogeneity of the CNS tumors that yielded the current glioma classification. Next, we will take a deeper dive in the intra-tumor heterogeneity of GBMs, which directly affects prognosis and response to treatment. Our approach aims to follow technological developments, allowing for characterization of intra-tumor heterogeneity, beginning with differences on histomorphology of GBM and ending with molecular alterations observed at single-cell level.
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- Aline P. Becker
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (S.J.H.); (A.C.)
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (S.J.H.); (A.C.)
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (S.J.H.); (A.C.)
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Gately L, McLachlan SA, Philip J, Rathi V, Dowling A. Molecular profile of long-term survivors of glioblastoma: A scoping review of the literature. J Clin Neurosci 2019; 68:1-8. [PMID: 31416731 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Molecular aberrations of malignancy are becoming widely recognized as important predictive and prognostic markers for treatment response and survival in oncology and have been linked to the discovery of novel treatment targets. This area of research in glioblastoma continues to evolve. The aim of this scoping review was to document the hallmark molecular characteristics of long-term survivors of glioblastoma. MEDLINE, Scopus and EMBASE were searched with core concepts: (1) glioblastoma, (2) long-term survivor and (3) molecular OR mutation. A thematic analysis was undertaken of the 18 included studies. Four main classes of characteristics were obtained: IDH mutation, MGMT methylation, other known characteristics and novel discoveries. While MGMT methylation or the combination with IDH mutation are suggested to be hallmark characteristics, there remains enough uncertainty to suggest further factors may be involved, such as CD34 expression. Further research is required to accurately describe hallmark molecular characteristics of long-term survivors to assist in defining these patients at diagnosis, preventing treatment complications and discovering novel treatments.
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- L Gately
- Department of Medical Oncology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Karlowee V, Amatya V, Takayasu T, Takano M, Yonezawa U, Takeshima Y, Sugiyama K, Kurisu K, Yamasaki F. Immunostaining of Increased Expression of Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 (EZH2) in Diffuse Midline Glioma H3K27M-Mutant Patients with Poor Survival. Pathobiology 2019; 86:152-161. [DOI: 10.1159/000496691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Jesionek-Kupnicka D, Braun M, Trąbska-Kluch B, Czech J, Szybka M, Szymańska B, Kulczycka-Wojdala D, Bieńkowski M, Kordek R, Zawlik I. MiR-21, miR-34a, miR-125b, miR-181d and miR-648 levels inversely correlate with MGMT and TP53 expression in primary glioblastoma patients. Arch Med Sci 2019; 15:504-512. [PMID: 30899304 PMCID: PMC6425218 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2017.69374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION TP53 and MGMT alterations play a crucial role in glioblastoma (GB) pathogenesis. TP53 and MGMT function is affected by several pathologic mechanisms, such as point mutations or promoter methylation, which are well characterized. Expression of both genes can be regulated by other mechanisms as well, e.g., microRNAs (miRNAs). Moreover, cross-talk among various pathologic processes may occur, further affecting MGMT and TP53 functionality. MATERIAL AND METHODS In 49 GB patients, we analyzed the possible associations between TP53 and its miRNA regulators miR-125b, miR-21, and miR-34a, as well as MGMT and its miRNA regulators miR-181d and miR-648. We evaluated the possible influence of mutational and methylation status on the pre-identified associations. RESULTS In patients with immunohistochemistry-detected TP53 overexpression, expression levels of miR-34a and TP53 were negatively correlated (r = -0.56, p = 0.0195), and in patients with TP53 mutations, expression levels of TP53 and miR-21 were negatively correlated (r = -0.67, p = 0.0330). In patients with MGMT methylation, expression levels of MGMT were negatively correlated with miR-648 and miR-125b expression levels (r = -0.61, p = 0.0269 and r = -0.34, p = 0.0727, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate that selected miRNAs are significantly correlated with MGMT and TP53 levels, but the extent of this correlation differs regarding the TP53 and MGMT mutational and promoter methylation status.
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- Department of Pathology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Chair of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Department of Microbiology and Laboratory Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Central Scientific Laboratory, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Pathology, Chair of Oncology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Genetics, Chair of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Centre for Innovative Research in Medical and Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
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Lipp ES, Healy P, Austin A, Clark A, Dalton T, Perkinson K, Herndon JE, Friedman HS, Friedman AH, Bigner DD, McLendon RE. MGMT: Immunohistochemical Detection in High-Grade Astrocytomas. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2019; 78:57-64. [PMID: 30500933 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nly110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Glioma therapeutic resistance to alkylating chemotherapy is mediated via O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). We hypothesized that a CD45/HAM56/MGMT double-stained cocktail would improve MGMT discrimination in tumor cells versus inflammatory and endothelial cells (IEC). Total MGMT protein was quantified by IHC on 982 glioblastomas (GBM) and 199 anaplastic astrocytomas. Correcting for IEC was done by a CD45/HAM56/MGMT 2-color cocktail. Lowest IEC infiltrates (IEC "cold spots") were identified to quantitate MGMT as well as the percentage of IEC% in the IEC cold spots. MGMT promoter methylation (PM) was also determined. Among the GBM biopsies, mean uncorrected and corrected MGMT% were 19.87 (range 0-90) and 16.67; mean IEC% was 18.65 (range 1-80). Four hundred and fifty one (45.9%) GBM biopsies were positive MGMT PM. Both uncorrected and corrected MGMT% positivity correlated with PM. All 3 MGMT scores correlated with overall survival (OS) in GBM's. Cold spot IEC% was also positively associated with OS. These effects remained in a multivariate model after adjusting for age and disease status. Prognosis determined by correcting MGMT% score for IEC% is not improved in this analysis. However, IEC COLD SPOT score does provide additional prognostic information that can be gained from this correction method.
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- Eric S Lipp
- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Duke Cancer Institute Biostatistics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC
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- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke Cancer Institute Biostatistics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.,Department of Pathology, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC
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- The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.,Department of Pathology, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC
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Dahlrot RH, Dowsett J, Fosmark S, Malmström A, Henriksson R, Boldt H, de Stricker K, Sørensen MD, Poulsen HS, Lysiak M, Söderkvist P, Rosell J, Hansen S, Kristensen BW. Prognostic value of O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) protein expression in glioblastoma excluding nontumour cells from the analysis. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2018; 44:172-184. [PMID: 28574607 DOI: 10.1111/nan.12415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Revised: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 06/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
AIMS It is important to predict response to treatment with temozolomide (TMZ) in glioblastoma (GBM) patients. Both MGMT protein expression and MGMT promoter methylation status have been reported to predict the response to TMZ. We investigated the prognostic value of quantified MGMT protein levels in tumour cells and the prognostic importance of combining information of MGMT protein level and MGMT promoter methylation status. METHODS MGMT protein expression was quantified in tumour cells in 171 GBMs from the population-based Region of Southern Denmark (RSD)-cohort using a double immunofluorescence approach. Pyrosequencing was performed in 157 patients. For validation we used GBM-patients from a Nordic Study (NS) investigating the effect of radiotherapy and different TMZ schedules. RESULTS When divided at the median, patients with low expression of MGMT protein (AF-low) had the best prognosis (HR = 1.5, P = 0.01). Similar results were observed in the subgroup of patients receiving the Stupp regimen (HR = 2.0, P = 0.001). In the NS-cohort a trend towards superior survival (HR = 1.6, P = 0.08) was seen in patients with AF-low. Including MGMT promoter methylation status, we found for both cohorts that patients with methylated MGMT promoter and AF-low had the best outcome; median OS 23.1 and 20.0 months, respectively. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that MGMT protein expression in tumour cells has an independent prognostic significance. Exclusion of nontumour cells contributed to a more exact analysis of tumour-specific MGMT protein expression. This should be incorporated in future studies evaluating MGMT status before potential integration into clinical practice.
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- R H Dahlrot
- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Advanced Home Care, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Sciences & Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
- Regional Cancer Center Stockholm Gotland, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Biology & Oncology, The Finsen Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Regional Cancer Center South East Sweden and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Pietrantonio F, de Braud F, Milione M, Maggi C, Iacovelli R, Dotti KF, Perrone F, Tamborini E, Caporale M, Berenato R, Leone G, Pellegrinelli A, Bossi I, Festinese F, Federici S, Di Bartolomeo M. Dose-Dense Temozolomide in Patients with MGMT-Silenced Chemorefractory Colorectal Cancer. Target Oncol 2017; 11:337-43. [PMID: 26538496 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-015-0397-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In a phase II study, we showed that temozolomide (TMZ) was tolerable and active in heavily pre-treated patients with advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) and MGMT methylation. A schedule of dose-dense TMZ may have enhanced activity due to the higher cumulative dose and induction of MGMT depletion, even in resistant tumors. METHODS Thirty-two patients with chemorefractory MGMT-methylated CRC were treated with TMZ at a daily dose of 75 mg/m(2) for 21 consecutive days every 4 weeks, for up to six cycles or until the occurrence of progressive disease/unacceptable toxicity. The primary endpoint was treatment activity in terms of objective response rate (ORR). MGMT protein expression was tested by immunohistochemistry (IHC) on two pooled cohorts: patients from the previous study of standard-dose TMZ and those from the current investigation. RESULTS From November 2013 to December 2014, 32 patients were treated at Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori. We observed only three episodes of grade 3 asthenia and no significant myelotoxicity. The ORR was 16 % (all partial responses occurring in RAS-BRAF-mutated tumors). Median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 2.3 and 6.7 months, respectively. Patients with MGMT-low expression by IHC had a significantly higher ORR (p < 0.0001) and PFS (p = 0.001) compared to those with MGMT-high expression, while no difference was observed in OS. CONCLUSIONS Our data confirm the encouraging activity of TMZ in chemorefractory CRC patients selected for MGMT silencing, even in the RAS-BRAF-mutated population. The role of MGMT IHC as a biomarker for improving patient selection warrants further prospective confirmation.
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- Filippo Pietrantonio
- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 - 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 - 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 - 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 - 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 - 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 - 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 - 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Pathology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 - 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Pharmacy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Pharmacy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian, 1 - 20133, Milan, Italy
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Li X, Wei J, Liu Y, Li P, Fan L, Wang Y, Li M, Zhao D, Yu Z, Ye J, Guo Y, Yan Q, Guo S, Wang Z. Primary Astrocytic Tumours and Paired Recurrences have Similar Biological Features in IDH1, TP53 and TERTp Mutation and MGMT, ATRX Loss. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13038. [PMID: 29026176 PMCID: PMC5638900 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13272-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Astrocytic tumours are the most common type of primary malignant brain tumour. Most astrocytic tumours will recur at some point after surgery. Currently, the combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy does not prevent the recurrence of astrocytic tumours. In this study, we investigated the consistency in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), tumour protein p53 (TP53) and telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter (TERTp) mutations during astrocytic tumour recurrence. We also evaluated the protein loss of O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) and alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation, X-linked (ATRX) during disease recurrence. We then determined the prognostic significance of these findings in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) using Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression models. Our results showed that in most cases, IDH1, TP53 and TERTp mutation status and MGMT and ATRX protein expression levels were stable during recurrence, which may indicate that these alterations occurred early in astrocytic tumour development. Furthermore, in IDH1 wild type group, the patients who were negative for MGMT and had a low Ki67 index showed a longer PFS. Therefore, we suggest that IDH1 mutation combined with MGMT expression level and Ki67 index might be an effective biomarker panel for evaluating the PFS of patients with astrocytic tumours.
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- Xia Li
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital; and School of Basic Medicine, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaan Xi Province, China.
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Wang L, Li Z, Liu C, Chen L, Liu L, Hu Z, Zhao L, Lu D, Teng L. Comparative assessment of three methods to analyze MGMT methylation status in a series of 350 gliomas and gangliogliomas. Pathol Res Pract 2017; 213:1489-1493. [PMID: 29103769 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2017.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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MGMT promoter methylation is considered as a prognostic and predictive biomarker indicating response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy in glioblastoma. A number of different methods and platforms including pyrosequencing (PSQ), quantitative methylation-specific PCR (qMSP) and immunohistochemistry (IHC), methylation-sensitive high resolution melting (MS-HRM) and NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) have been used to detect MGMT promoter methylation in gliomas. However, controversy remains about the most appropriate method to use for analyzing MGMT status. The MGMT promoter methylation status of a total of 350 gliomas and gangliogliomas was examined using PSQ, qMSP and IHC in parallel. Using PSQ as a recommended standard method, the sensitivity, specificity, positive/negative predictive value and correlation with the other assays were calculated. Among 350 glioma and ganglioglioma cases, the MGMT promoter tested positive for methylation in 53.1%, 55.4%, and 70.3% of the cases by PSQ, qMSP and IHC, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of qMSP were 97.8% and 92.7%, respectively. Twelve cases that tested positive for methylation using qMSP were negative according to PSQ, and four cases that were negative according to qMSP tested positive according to PSQ. The concordance rate between PSQ and qMSP was 90.8%. The sensitivity and specificity of IHC for the detection of MGMT at the protein level were 84.4% and 45.7%, respectively. The concordance rate between PSQ and IHC was 30.8%. This study demonstrated that qMSP is an effective and rapid detection method for routine use in pathology laboratories for the identification of MGMT promoter methylation. A combination of IHC and qMSP assays can provide high sensitivity and specificity for the prediction of MGMT status. A few cases that tested negative with PSQ did harbor MGMT promoter methylation, as confirmed by qMSP and sequencing, and this subgroup of patients may benefit from temozolomide.
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- Leiming Wang
- Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Department of Pathology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.
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Frontal glioblastoma multiforme may be biologically distinct from non-frontal and multilobar tumors. J Clin Neurosci 2016; 34:128-132. [PMID: 27593971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor in adults and carries a grim prognosis. Lobar GBM, notably those localized to the frontal lobe, are generally more amenable to complete surgical resection, and may carry a better prognosis. The biology of differently localized GBM has been reported scarcely in terms of prognostic markers, including isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutation and O(6)-methylguanine-methyltransferase (MGMT) methylation. To our knowledge, there has been no evaluation in the literature of different proliferation indexes in different GBM locations in the brain. We performed a retrospective evaluation of our prospectively collected database to assess the rate of IDH1 positivity, MGMT methylation and Ki67 index for GBM located in the frontal lobes alone, lobar GBM in other supra-tentorial lobes and multilobar GBM. IDH1 mutated tumors were localized in the frontal lobes in 50.0%, whereas only 20.3% of IDH1 wild-type tumors were localized in the frontal lobe (p=0.006); MGMT methylated tumors were localized in the frontal lobe in 32.0% of the cases. Only 13.75% of the MGMT unmethylated tumors were localized to the frontal lobe (p=0.005); Tumors with higher Ki67 proliferation index were more likely to be localized in the frontal lobe (40.6% vs. 19.5%, p=0.019). This is the largest cohort of GBM assessed for these purposes in the literature. Frontal lobe GBMs may be intrinsically biologically distinct from GBM in other lobes and from multilobar tumors.
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Immunohistochemical analysis of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) protein expression as prognostic marker in glioblastoma patients treated with radiation therapy with concomitant and adjuvant Temozolomide. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 2015; 28:23-30. [PMID: 26682634 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnci.2015.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) protein expression using immunohistochemical analysis was proposed as a prognostic marker for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) treated with radiation therapy with concurrent and adjuvant Temozolomide (TMZ). METHODS From April 2012 to October 2014, 73 patients with newly diagnosed GBM, MGMT protein expression were analyzed in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor specimens. Patients received the radiation therapy plus concomitant and adjuvant TMZ chemotherapy. RESULTS For the whole cohort, the median overall survival (OS) was 15 months, and the progression-free survival was 10 months. Patients who had low MGMT protein expression (⩽15%) had a significantly improved OS and PFS compared with patients who had high MGMT expression (17.0 months vs 14 months; P value .006) and (15.0 months vs 10 months; P value .016) respectively. The age and extent of tumor resection were the strongest clinical predictors of outcome. In multivariate Cox models MGMT protein expression, extent of tumor resection and age were identified as independent prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS MGMT expression was identified as positive prognostic factor in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma who underwent surgical resection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy and concomitant oral TMZ chemotherapy (the Stupp protocol).
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Qiu XX, Wang CH, Lin ZX, You N, Wang XF, Chen YP, Chen L, Liu SY, Kang DZ. Correlation of high delta-like ligand 4 expression with peritumoral brain edema and its prediction of poor prognosis in patients with primary high-grade gliomas. J Neurosurg 2015; 123:1578-85. [PMID: 26047413 DOI: 10.3171/2014.12.jns14768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) is a common phenomenon associated with high-grade gliomas (HGGs). In this study, the authors investigated the expression of Notch delta-like ligand 4 (DLL4) and its correlation with PTBE and prognosis in patients with an HGG. METHODS Tumors from 99 patients with HGG were analyzed for DLL4 expression using immunohistochemistry. PTBE on preoperative MR images and the relationship between PTBE and DLL4 expression were evaluated. The effect of DLL4 on patient prognosis was assessed by using Kaplan-Meier survival and Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry results revealed that the expression of DLL4 was distributed primarily within the cytoplasm of tumor vascular endothelial cells and seldom detected in tumor cells. DLL4 expression was correlated positively with the degree of edema (r = 0.845 and p < 0.001, Spearman's test). In addition, DLL4 was an independent predictor of prognosis in patients with HGGs (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS DLL4 expression was correlated positively with the degree of PTBE and was an independent unfavorable prognostic indicator in patients with HGG.
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- Xian-Xin Qiu
- Tumor Invasion Micro-ecological Laboratory, Fujian Medical University; and ,Departments of 2 Neurosurgery and
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- Tumor Invasion Micro-ecological Laboratory, Fujian Medical University; and
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- Tumor Invasion Micro-ecological Laboratory, Fujian Medical University; and ,Departments of 2 Neurosurgery and
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- Tumor Invasion Micro-ecological Laboratory, Fujian Medical University; and
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- Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Tumor Invasion Micro-ecological Laboratory, Fujian Medical University; and
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- Tumor Invasion Micro-ecological Laboratory, Fujian Medical University; and
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Ogura R, Tsukamoto Y, Natsumeda M, Isogawa M, Aoki H, Kobayashi T, Yoshida S, Okamoto K, Takahashi H, Fujii Y, Kakita A. Immunohistochemical profiles of IDH1, MGMT and P53: Practical significance for prognostication of patients with diffuse gliomas. Neuropathology 2015; 35:324-35. [DOI: 10.1111/neup.12196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 12/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Ryosuke Ogura
- Department of Pathology; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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- Department of Pathology; Brain Research Institute; University of Niigata; Niigata Japan
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Thuy MN, Kam JK, Lee GC, Tao PL, Ling DQ, Cheng M, Goh SK, Papachristos AJ, Shukla L, Wall KL, Smoll NR, Jones JJ, Gikenye N, Soh B, Moffat B, Johnson N, Drummond KJ. A novel literature-based approach to identify genetic and molecular predictors of survival in glioblastoma multiforme: Analysis of 14,678 patients using systematic review and meta-analytical tools. J Clin Neurosci 2015; 22:785-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2014] [Revised: 10/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Many patients with malignant gliomas do not respond to alkylating agent chemotherapy. Alkylator resistance of glioma cells is mainly mediated by the DNA repair enzyme O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). Epigenetic silencing of the MGMT gene by promoter methylation in glioma cells compromises this DNA repair mechanism and increases chemosensitivity. MGMT promoter methylation is, therefore, a strong prognostic biomarker in paediatric and adult patients with glioblastoma treated with temozolomide. Notably, elderly patients (>65-70 years) with glioblastoma whose tumours lack MGMT promoter methylation derive minimal benefit from such chemotherapy. Thus, MGMT promoter methylation status has become a frequently requested laboratory test in neuro-oncology. This Review presents current data on the prognostic and predictive relevance of MGMT testing, discusses clinical trials that have used MGMT status to select participants, evaluates known issues concerning the molecular testing procedure, and addresses the necessity for molecular-context-dependent interpretation of MGMT test results. Whether MGMT promoter methylation testing should be offered to all individuals with glioblastoma, or only to elderly patients and those in clinical trials, is also discussed. Justifications for withholding alkylating agent chemotherapy in patients with MGMT-unmethylated glioblastomas outside clinical trials, and the potential role for MGMT testing in other gliomas, are also discussed.
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Bortezomib overcomes MGMT-related resistance of glioblastoma cell lines to temozolomide in a schedule-dependent manner. Invest New Drugs 2013; 31:1169-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s10637-013-9968-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2013] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Double-labelling immunohistochemistry for MGMT and a "cocktail" of non-tumourous elements is a reliable, quick and easy technique for inferring methylation status in glioblastomas and other primary brain tumours. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2013; 1:22. [PMID: 24252243 PMCID: PMC3893552 DOI: 10.1186/2051-5960-1-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Our aim was to develop a new protocol for MGMT immunohistochemistry with good agreement between observers and good correlation with molecular genetic tests of tumour methylation. We examined 40 primary brain tumours (30 glioblastomas and 10 oligodendroglial tumours) with our new technique, namely double-labelling immunohistochemistry for MGMT and a "cocktail" of non-tumour antigens (CD34, CD45 and CD68). We compared the results with single-labelling immunohistochemistry for MGMT and methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLPA, a recognised molecular genetic technique which we applied as the gold-standard for the methylation status). Results Double-labelling immunohistochemistry for MGMT produced a visual separation of tumourous and non-tumourous elements on the same histological slide, making it quick and easy to determine whether tumour cell nuclei were MGMT-positive or MGMT-negative (and thereby infer the methylation status of the tumour). We found good agreement between observers (kappa 0.76) and within observer (kappa 0.84). Furthermore, double-labelling showed good specificity (80%), sensitivity (73.33%), positive predictive value (PPV, 83.33%) and negative predictive value (NPV, 68.75%) compared to MS-MLPA. Double-labelling was quicker and easier to assess than single-labelling and it outperformed quantitative computerised image analysis of MGMT single-labelling in terms of sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV. Conclusions Double-labelling immunohistochemistry for MGMT and a cocktail of non-tumourous elements provides a "one look" method for determining whether tumour cell nuclei are MGMT-positive or MGMT-negative. This can be used to infer the methylation status of the tumour. There is good observer agreement and good specificity, sensitivity, PPV and NPV compared to a molecular gold-standard.
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Uzuka T, Aoki H, Natsumeda M, Takahashi H, Fujii Y. Effectiveness of maximal safe resection for glioblastoma including elderly and low Karnofsky performance status patients: retrospective review at a single institute. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2013; 52:570-6. [PMID: 22976140 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.52.570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Elderly and low Karnofsky performance status (KPS) patients have been excluded from most prospective trials. This retrospective study investigated glioblastoma treatment outcomes, including those of elderly and low KPS patients, and analyzed the prognostic factors using the medical records of 107 consecutive patients, 59 men and 48 women aged from 21 to 85 years (median 65 years), with newly diagnosed glioblastoma treated at our institute. There were 71 high-risk patients with age >70 years and/or KPS <70%. Based on the extent of resection, the patients were classified into 3 groups: more than subtotal resection (subtotal, n = 44), partial resection (partial, n = 29), and biopsy only (biopsy, n = 34). Median overall survival (OS) of all 107 patients was 13.5 months. Median OS was 13.2 months in the high-risk group. Median OSs were 15.8, 12.8, and 12.1 months in the subtotal, partial, and biopsy groups, respectively. Multivariate analysis of 73 patients in the subtotal and partial groups found age ≤65 years (p = 0.047), 60 Gy irradiation (p = 0.009), O(6)-methylguanine-deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferase-negative (p = 0.027), and more than subtotal removal (p = 0.003) were significant prognostic factors. The median postoperative KPS score tended to be better than the preoperative score, even in the high-risk group. We recommend maximal safe resection for glioblastoma patients, even those with advanced age and/or with low KPS scores.
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- Takeo Uzuka
- Department of Neurosurgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Japan
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Exclusion of Histiocytes/Endothelial Cells and Using Endothelial Cells as Internal Reference Are Crucial for Interpretation of MGMT Immunohistochemistry in Glioblastoma. Am J Surg Pathol 2013; 37:264-71. [DOI: 10.1097/pas.0b013e318267b061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Lalezari S, Chou AP, Tran A, Solis OE, Khanlou N, Chen W, Li S, Carrillo JA, Chowdhury R, Selfridge J, Sanchez DE, Wilson RW, Zurayk M, Lalezari J, Lou JJ, Ormiston L, Ancheta K, Hanna R, Miller P, Piccioni D, Ellingson BM, Buchanan C, Mischel PS, Nghiemphu PL, Green R, Wang HJ, Pope WB, Liau LM, Elashoff RM, Cloughesy TF, Yong WH, Lai A. Combined analysis of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase protein expression and promoter methylation provides optimized prognostication of glioblastoma outcome. Neuro Oncol 2013; 15:370-81. [PMID: 23328811 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Promoter methylation of the DNA repair gene, O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), is associated with improved treatment outcome for newly diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) treated with standard chemoradiation. To determine the prognostic significance of MGMT protein expression as assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and its relationship with methylation, we analyzed MGMT expression and promoter methylation with survival in a retrospective patient cohort. METHODS We identified 418 patients with newly diagnosed GBM at University of California Los Angeles Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles, nearly all of whom received chemoradiation, and determined MGMT expression by IHC, and MGMT promoter methylation by methylation-specific PCR (MSP) and bisulfite sequencing (BiSEQ) of 24 neighboring CpG sites. RESULTS With use of the median percentage of cells staining by IHC as the threshold, patients with <30% staining had progression-free survival (PFS) of 10.9 months and overall survival (OS) of 20.5 months, compared with PFS of 7.8 months (P < .0001) and OS of 16.7 months (P < .0001) among patients with ≥30% staining. Inter- and intrareader correlation of IHC staining was high. Promoter methylation status by MSP was correlated with IHC staining. However, low IHC staining was frequently observed in the absence of promoter methylation. Increased methylation density determined by BiSEQ correlated with both decreased IHC staining and increased survival, providing a practical semiquantitative alternative to MSP. On the basis of multivariate analysis validated by bootstrap analysis, patients with tandem promoter methylation and low expression demonstrated improved OS and PFS, compared with the other combinations. CONCLUSIONS Optimal assessment of MGMT status as a prognostic biomarker for patients with newly diagnosed GBM treated with chemoradiation requires determination of both promoter methylation and IHC protein expression.
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- Shadi Lalezari
- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Melguizo C, Prados J, González B, Ortiz R, Concha A, Alvarez PJ, Madeddu R, Perazzoli G, Oliver JA, López R, Rodríguez-Serrano F, Aránega A. MGMT promoter methylation status and MGMT and CD133 immunohistochemical expression as prognostic markers in glioblastoma patients treated with temozolomide plus radiotherapy. J Transl Med 2012; 10:250. [PMID: 23245659 PMCID: PMC3551841 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-10-250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The CD133 antigen is a marker of radio- and chemo-resistant stem cell populations in glioblastoma (GBM). The O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) enzyme is related with temozolomide (TMZ) resistance. Our propose is to analyze the prognostic significance of the CD133 antigen and promoter methylation and protein expression of MGMT in a homogenous group of GBM patients uniformly treated with radiotherapy and TMZ. The possible connection between these GBM markers was also investigated. METHODS Seventy-eight patients with GBM treated with radiotherapy combined with concomitant and adjuvant TMZ were analyzed for MGMT and CD133. MGMT gene promoter methylation was determined by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction after bisulfite treatment. MGMT and CD133 expression was assessed immunohistochemically using an automatic quantification system. Overall and progression-free survival was calculated according to the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS The MGMT gene promoter was found to be methylated in 34 patients (44.7%) and unmethylated in 42 patients (55.3%). A significant correlation was observed between MGMT promoter methylation and patients' survival. Among the unmethylated tumors, 52.4% showed low expression of MGMT and 47.6% showed high-expression. Among methylated tumors, 58.8% showed low-expression of MGMT and 41.2% showed high-expression. No correlation was found between MGMT promoter methylation and MGMT expression, or MGMT expression and survival. In contrast with recent results, CD133 expression was not a predictive marker in GBM patients. Analyses of possible correlation between CD133 expression and MGMT protein expression or MGMT promoter methylation were negative. CONCLUSIONS Our results support the hypothesis that MGMT promoter methylation status but not MGMT expression may be a predictive biomarker in the treatment of patients with GBM. In addition, CD133 should not be used for prognostic evaluation of these patients. Future studies will be necessary to determine its clinical utility.
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- Consolación Melguizo
- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Granada 18100, Spain
- Department of Anatomy and Embriology, University of Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Granada 18100, Spain
- Department of Anatomy and Embriology, University of Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
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- Service of Medical Oncology, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, Granada, 18014, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Granada 18100, Spain
- Department of Health Science, University of Jaén, Jaén, 23071, Spain
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- Anatomopathological Service, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, Granada, 18014, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Granada 18100, Spain
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- Departament of Biomedical Science - Histology, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, INBB, Sassari, Italy
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Granada 18100, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Granada 18100, Spain
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- Anatomopathological Service, Virgen de las Nieves Hospital, Granada, 18014, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Granada 18100, Spain
- Department of Anatomy and Embriology, University of Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Granada 18100, Spain
- Department of Anatomy and Embriology, University of Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
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Deb P, Mani NS, Sudumbrekar SM, Taneja N, Patrikar S. Correlation of histomorphologic prognostic markers and proliferative index with loss of heterozygosity 1p/19q and MGMT status in diffusely infiltrating gliomas. Med J Armed Forces India 2012; 69:228-36. [PMID: 24600115 DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2012.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Loss of heterozygosity (LOH)1p/19q, and epigenetic silencing of O(6)-methylguanine-DNAmethyltransferase (MGMT) gene, displayed promising role as predictive and prognostic markers in brain tumours. The present study correlated both with conventional histomorphologic prognostic markers and proliferative index in diffusely infiltrating gliomas (DIG). METHODS Tissues from 45 patients were evaluated for LOH1p/19q using polymerase chain reaction based microsatellite analysis; and for MGMT using immunohistochemistry. Results were correlated with age, histologic type, WHO grade, and proliferation index. RESULTS Mean MIB-1 LI showed significant correlation with tumour grade. MGMT-staining in grade II and IV tumours were 31.1% and 16.8%, respectively, while in DA and GBM it was 88.2% and 19.0%, respectively, which were statistically significant. Sixteen cases showed LOH 1p and/or 19q of which 10 (5 oligodendroglial, 3 GBM, AA, DA) had combined LOH; while three each showed 1p (all GBM) and 19q (2 DA and GBM) loss. In the MIB-1LI ≤ 5% and >5% groups LOH 1p and/or 19q was encountered in 6 and 10 cases, respectively. A significant inverse association was noted between LOH with MGMT. CONCLUSIONS LOH1p/19q and MGMT shows good correlation with conventional histomorphologic and proliferation markers, and should constitute part of the optimal diagnostic workup of DIG.
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- Prabal Deb
- Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, AFMC, Pune-411040, India
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- DDG, MS (P), O/o DGMS (Army), Army Headquarter, New Delhi, India
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- Consultant (Surgery & Neurosurgery), Command Hospital (EC), Kolkata, India
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- Graded Specialist (Pathology), Military Hospital Amritsar, C/o-56 APO, India
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- Lecturer in Statistics & Demography, Dept of Community Medicine, AFMC, Pune-40, India
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Castro GN, Cayado-Gutiérrez N, Moncalero VL, Lima P, De Angelis RL, Chávez V, Cuello-Carrión FD, Ciocca DR. Hsp27 (HSPB1): a possible surrogate molecular marker for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of chromosome 1p in oligodendrogliomas but not in astrocytomas. Cell Stress Chaperones 2012; 17:779-90. [PMID: 22806482 PMCID: PMC3468673 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-012-0350-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 06/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In oligodendrogliomas, 1p loss of heterozygosity (LOH) is a predictor of good prognosis and treatment response. In contrast, in uveal melanomas, LOH of chromosome 3 has been linked to poor prognosis and downregulation of Hsp27. In the present study, we have analyzed the expression of heat-shock proteins (Hsps) to characterize subtypes of gliomas and their histopathologic features and to correlate with other molecular markers including LOH of 1p. Biopsies from patients with primary gliomas (n = 65) were analyzed by immunohistochemistry, chromogenic in situ hybridization and fluorescent in situ hybridization and methylation-specific PCR (MSP). Elevated Hsp27 and total Hsp70 expression levels were associated with high-grade astrocytomas (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.01, respectively). In grade III oligodendrogliomas, the Hsp27 levels were significantly higher (p = 0.03). Low O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) expression was associated with grade II astrocytomas. Elevated β-catenin expression was associated with grade III/IV astrocytomas (p = 0.003); p53 (+) tumors were more frequently found in grade III/IV astrocytomas (p = 0,001). LOH on 1p was associated with oligodendroglial tumours. In addition, a higher Hsp27 expression correlated with LOH of 1p (p = 0.017); this was also tested in two glioma cell lines. MSP was successful in only six samples. No significant correlations were found for the other markers. In conclusion, in oligodendroglial tumors, Hsp27 appeared as a surrogate marker of LOH of 1p which could also help to predict the disease prognosis. In gliomas, p53, Hsp27, Hsp70, MGMT, and β-catenin correlated with histopathological characteristics, suggesting that these markers could predict the disease outcome and the response to treatments.
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- Gisela N. Castro
- Laboratory of Oncology, IMBECU, National Research Council, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Neuro y Citogenética Molecular, UN San Martín, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Oncology, IMBECU, National Research Council, Mendoza, Argentina
- Laboratory of Oncology, IMBECU-CCT, CONICET, Dr. A. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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MGMT testing for glioma in clinical laboratories: discordance with methylation analyses prevents the implementation of routine immunohistochemistry. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2012; 138:1789-97. [PMID: 22986811 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-012-1312-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE Glioblastoma is a universally fatal cancer of the central nervous system which responds poorly to treatment. MGMT has potential as a predictive biomarker in glioblastoma patients to determine treatment response. However, methods of measuring MGMT are currently unsatisfactory, and as such, use of this marker has not translated well into the clinic. This paper aims to review current methodology of MGMT measurement, with a focus on immunohistochemistry as a potential way forward. TOPICS AND METHODS: Studies of glioma patients where MGMT immunohistochemistry was undertaken, as well as the literature surrounding methylation analyses and the regulation of MGMT, were reviewed. RESULTS All methods of measuring MGMT were disputed in some way in the literature. A trend of discordance between methylation analyses and protein analyses was present. There is a lack of standardisation in the measurement of MGMT, and as a result, it seems that there are highly variable results. CONCLUSIONS No single method of MGMT analysis has emerged as a clear choice for routine clinical testing of MGMT in glioma patients. Although methylation analyses are favoured, their expense and inaccessibility are barriers to their use in routine clinical practice. More research into immunohistochemistry is needed to determine whether it can serve as a reliable and cost-effective alternative to methylation analyses.
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Chahal M, Abdulkarim B, Xu Y, Guiot MC, Easaw JC, Stifani N, Sabri S. O6-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase is a novel negative effector of invasion in glioblastoma multiforme. Mol Cancer Ther 2012; 11:2440-50. [PMID: 22986464 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-11-0977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The dismal prognosis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is mostly due to the high propensity of GBM tumor cells to invade. We reported an inverse relationship between GBM angiogenicity and expression of the DNA repair protein O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), which has been extensively characterized for its role in resistance to alkylating agents used in GBM treatment. In the present study, given the major role of angiogenesis and invasion in GBM aggressiveness, we aimed to investigate the relationship between MGMT expression and GBM invasion. Stable overexpression of MGMT in the U87MG cell line significantly decreased invasion, altered expression of invasion-related genes, decreased expression of α(5)β(1) integrin and focal adhesion kinase, and reduced their spindle-shaped morphology and migration compared with the empty vector control. Conversely, short hairpin RNA-mediated stable knockdown of MGMT or its pharmacologic depletion in the MGMT-positive T98G cell line were required for increased invasion. The inverse relationship between MGMT and invasion was further validated in primary GBM patient-derived cell lines. Using paraffin-embedded tumors from patients with newly diagnosed GBM (n = 59), tumor MGMT promoter hypermethylation (MGMT gene silencing) was significantly associated with increased immunohistochemical expression of the proinvasive matricellular protein secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC; P = 0.039, χ(2) test). Taken together, our findings highlight for the first time the role of MGMT as a negative effector of GBM invasion. Future studies are warranted to elucidate the role of SPARC in the molecular mechanisms underlying the inverse relationship between MGMT and GBM invasion and the potential use of MGMT and SPARC as biomarkers of GBM invasion.
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- Manik Chahal
- The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, 1625 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1A4, Canada
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Silber JR, Bobola MS, Blank A, Chamberlain MC. O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase in glioma therapy: promise and problems. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2012; 1826:71-82. [PMID: 22244911 PMCID: PMC3340514 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2011.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Revised: 12/28/2011] [Accepted: 12/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Gliomas are the most frequent adult primary brain tumor, and are invariably fatal. The most common diagnosis glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) afflicts 12,500 new patients in the U.S. annually, and has a median survival of approximately one year when treated with the current standard of care. Alkylating agents have long been central in the chemotherapy of GBM and other gliomas. The DNA repair protein O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), the principal human activity that removes cytotoxic O(6)-alkylguanine adducts from DNA, promotes resistance to anti-glioma alkylators, including temozolomide and BCNU, in GBM cell lines and xenografts. Moreover, MGMT expression assessed by immunohistochemistry, biochemical activity or promoter CpG methylation status is associated with the response of GBM to alkylator-based therapies, providing evidence that MGMT promotes clinical resistance to alkylating agents. These observations suggest a role for MGMT in directing adjuvant therapy of GBM and other gliomas. Promoter methylation status is the most clinically tractable measure of MGMT, and there is considerable enthusiasm for exploring its utility as a marker to assign therapy to individual patients. Here, we provide an overview of the biochemical, genetic and biological characteristics of MGMT as they relate to glioma therapy. We consider current methods to assess MGMT expression and discuss their utility as predictors of treatment response. Particular emphasis is given to promoter methylation status and the methodological and conceptual impediments that limit its use to direct treatment. We conclude by considering approaches that may improve the utility of MGMT methylation status in planning optimal therapies tailored to individual patients.
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- John R Silber
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Mellai M, Monzeglio O, Piazzi A, Caldera V, Annovazzi L, Cassoni P, Valente G, Cordera S, Mocellini C, Schiffer D. MGMT promoter hypermethylation and its associations with genetic alterations in a series of 350 brain tumors. J Neurooncol 2012; 107:617-31. [PMID: 22287028 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0787-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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MGMT (O⁶-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase) promoter hypermethylation is a helpful prognostic marker for chemotherapy of gliomas, although with some controversy for low-grade tumors. The objective of this study was to retrospectively investigate MGMT promoter hypermethylation status for a series of 350 human brain tumors, including 275 gliomas of different malignancy grade, 21 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cell lines, and 75 non-glial tumors. The analysis was performed by methylation-specific PCR and capillary electrophoresis. MGMT expression at the protein level was also evaluated by both immunohistochemistry (IHC) and western blotting analysis. Associations of MGMT hypermethylation with IDH1/IDH2 mutations, EGFR amplification, TP53 mutations, and 1p/19q co-deletion, and the prognostic significance of these, were investigated for the gliomas. MGMT promoter hypermethylation was identified in 37.8% of gliomas, but was not present in non-glial tumors, with the exception of one primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). The frequency was similar for all the astrocytic gliomas, with no correlation with histological grade. Significantly higher values were obtained for oligodendrogliomas. MGMT promoter hypermethylation was significantly associated with IDH1/IDH2 mutations (P = 0.0207) in grade II–III tumors, whereas it had a borderline association with 1p deletion (P = 0.0538) in oligodendrogliomas. No other association was found. Significant correlation of MGMT hypermethylation with MGMT protein expression was identified by IHC in GBMs and oligodendrogliomas (P = 0.0001), but not by western blotting. A positive correlation between MGMT protein expression, as detected by either IHC or western blotting, was also observed. The latter was consistent with MGMT promoter hypermethylation status in GBM cell lines. In low-grade gliomas, MGMT hypermethylation, but not MGMT protein expression, was associated with a trend, only, toward better survival, in contrast with GBMs, for which it had favorable prognostic significance.
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- Marta Mellai
- Neuro-bio-oncology Center, Policlinico di Monza Foundation, Via Pietro Micca, 29–13100, Vercelli, Italy
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Pan Q, Yang XJ, Wang HM, Dong XT, Wang W, Li Y, Li JM. Chemoresistance to temozolomide in human glioma cell line U251 is associated with increased activity of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase and can be overcome by metronomic temozolomide regimen. Cell Biochem Biophys 2012; 62:185-91. [PMID: 21892781 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-011-9280-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Temozolomide (TMZ) is a novel cytotoxic alkylating agent for chemotherapy of malignant gliomas. However, intrinsic or acquired resistance to TMZ often defines poor efficacy of chemotherapy in malignant gliomas. A growing number of studies indicate that expression of O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is one of the principal mechanisms responsible for this chemoresistance. In the present study, we evaluated the relationship between expression of MGMT and resistance to TMZ. We generated a TMZ-resistant cell line, U251/TR, by stepwise (8 months) exposure of parental U251 cells to TMZ. The resistance to TMZ was quantified using SRB assay. MGMT expression was evaluated at mRNA (RT-PCR) and protein (Western blot) levels. U251/TR cells showed increased (~ sevenfold) resistance to TMZ. The MGMT expression (both mRNA and protein) was significantly (P < 0.01) increased in U251/TR cells compared with parental U251 cells. Further, MGMT expression fluctuated during exposure of U251/TR cells to TMZ. The resistance of U251/TR cells to TMZ could be overcome by application of elevated doses of TMZ when MGMT expression was at the lowest level. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that the primary mechanism responsible for resistance of U251/TR cells to TMZ is associated with increased expression of MGMT. Resistance of malignant gliomas to TMZ can be overcome by synchronizing metronomic TMZ regimen with MGMT expression.
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- Qiang Pan
- Department of Neurosurgery, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Heping District, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Scoccianti S, Magrini SM, Ricardi U, Detti B, Krengli M, Parisi S, Bertoni F, Sotti G, Cipressi S, Tombolini V, Dall'oglio S, Lioce M, Saieva C, Buglione M, Mantovani C, Rubino G, Muto P, Fusco V, Fariselli L, de Renzis C, Masini L, Santoni R, Pirtoli L, Biti G. Radiotherapy and temozolomide in anaplastic astrocytoma: a retrospective multicenter study by the Central Nervous System Study Group of AIRO (Italian Association of Radiation Oncology). Neuro Oncol 2012; 14:798-807. [PMID: 22539339 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nos081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Although the evidence for the benefit of adding temozolomide (TMZ) to radiotherapy (RT) is limited to glioblastoma patients, there is currently a trend toward treating anaplastic astrocytomas (AAs) with combined RT + TMZ. The aim of the present study was to describe the patterns of care of patients affected by AA and, particularly, to compare the outcome of patients treated exclusively with RT with those treated with RT + TMZ. Data of 295 newly diagnosed AAs treated with postoperative RT ± TMZ in the period from 2002 to 2007 were reviewed. More than 75% of patients underwent a surgical removal. All the patients had postoperative RT; 86.1% of them were treated with 3D-conformal RT (3D-CRT). Sixty-seven percent of the entire group received postoperative chemotherapy with TMZ (n = 198). One-hundred sixty-six patients received both concomitant and sequential TMZ. Prescription of postoperative TMZ increased in the most recent period (2005-2007). One- and 4-year survival rates were 70.2% and 28.6%, respectively. No statistically significant improvement in survival was observed with the addition of TMZ to RT (P = .59). Multivariate analysis showed the statistical significance of age, presence of seizures, Recursive Partitioning Analysis classes I-III, extent of surgical removal, and 3D-CRT. Changes in the care of AA over the past years are documented. Currently there is not evidence to justify the addition of TMZ to postoperative RT for patients with newly diagnosed AA outside a clinical trial. Results of prospective and randomized trials are needed.
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- Silvia Scoccianti
- Radiotherapy Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134 Florence, Italy.
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Christians A, Hartmann C, Benner A, Meyer J, von Deimling A, Weller M, Wick W, Weiler M. Prognostic value of three different methods of MGMT promoter methylation analysis in a prospective trial on newly diagnosed glioblastoma. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33449. [PMID: 22428052 PMCID: PMC3302822 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Hypermethylation in the promoter region of the MGMT gene encoding the DNA repair protein O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase is among the most important prognostic factors for patients with glioblastoma and predicts response to treatment with alkylating agents like temozolomide. Hence, the MGMT status is widely determined in most clinical trials and frequently requested in routine diagnostics of glioblastoma. Since various different techniques are available for MGMT promoter methylation analysis, a generally accepted consensus as to the most suitable diagnostic method remains an unmet need. Here, we assessed methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) as a qualitative and semi-quantitative method, pyrosequencing (PSQ) as a quantitative method, and methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLPA) as a semi-quantitative method in a series of 35 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded glioblastoma tissues derived from patients treated in a prospective clinical phase II trial that tested up-front chemoradiotherapy with dose-intensified temozolomide (UKT-05). Our goal was to determine which of these three diagnostic methods provides the most accurate prediction of progression-free survival (PFS). The MGMT promoter methylation status was assessable by each method in almost all cases (n = 33/35 for MSP; n = 35/35 for PSQ; n = 34/35 for MS-MLPA). We were able to calculate significant cut-points for the continuous methylation signals at each CpG site analysed by PSQ (range, 11.5 to 44.9%) and at one CpG site assessed by MS-MLPA (3.6%) indicating that a dichotomisation of continuous methylation data as a prerequisite for comparative survival analyses is feasible. Our results show that, unlike MS-MLPA, MSP and PSQ provide a significant improvement of predicting PFS compared with established clinical prognostic factors alone (likelihood ratio tests: p<0.001). Conclusively, taking into consideration prognostic value, cost effectiveness and ease of use, we recommend pyrosequencing for analyses of MGMT promoter methylation in high-throughput settings and MSP for clinical routine diagnostics with low sample numbers.
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- Arne Christians
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Biostatistics, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of General Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Neurooncology at the National Center for Tumour Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of General Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Neurooncology at the National Center for Tumour Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of General Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Singh G, Mallick S, Sharma V, Joshi N, Purkait S, Jha P, Sharma MC, Suri V, Julka PK, Mahapatra AK, Singh M, Kale SS, Sarkar C. A study of clinico-pathological parameters and O6- methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation status in the prognostication of gliosarcoma. Neuropathology 2012; 32:534-42. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2012.01297.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lechapt-Zalcman E, Levallet G, Dugué AE, Vital A, Diebold MD, Menei P, Colin P, Peruzzy P, Emery E, Bernaudin M, Chapon F, Guillamo JS. O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation and low MGMT-encoded protein expression as prognostic markers in glioblastoma patients treated with biodegradable carmustine wafer implants after initial surgery followed by radiotherapy w. Cancer 2012; 118:4545-54. [DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Revised: 12/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Quillien V, Lavenu A, Karayan-Tapon L, Carpentier C, Labussière M, Lesimple T, Chinot O, Wager M, Honnorat J, Saikali S, Fina F, Sanson M, Figarella-Branger D. Comparative assessment of 5 methods (methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction, MethyLight, pyrosequencing, methylation-sensitive high-resolution melting, and immunohistochemistry) to analyze O6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltranferase in a series of 100 glioblastoma patients. Cancer 2012; 118:4201-11. [PMID: 22294349 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Revised: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a strong need to determine the best technique for O(6) -methylguanine-DNA-methyltranferase (MGMT) analysis, because MGMT status is currently used in clinical trials and occasionally in routine clinical practice for glioblastoma patients. METHODS The authors compared analytical performances and predictive values of 5 techniques in a series of 100 glioblastoma patients who received standard of care treatment (Stupp protocol). RESULTS MGMT promoter was considered methylated in 33%, 33%, 42%, and 60% of patients by methylation-sensitive high-resolution melting, MethyLight, pyrosequencing (with an optimal risk cutoff at 8% for the average percentage of the 5 CpGs tested), and methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MS-PCR), respectively. Fifty-nine percent of the samples had <23% (the optimal risk cutoff) of MGMT-positive tumor cells. The best predictive values for overall survival (OS), after adjustment for age and performance status, were obtained by pyrosequencing (hazard ratio [HR], 0.32; P < .0001), MS-PCR (HR, 0.37; P < .0001), and immunohistochemistry (HR, 0.43; P = .0005) as compared with methylation-sensitive high-resolution melting (HR, 0.52 P = .02) and MethyLight (HR, 0.6; P = .05). For progression-free survival (PFS), the best predictive values were obtained with pyrosequencing (HR, 0.35; P < .0001), methylation-sensitive high-resolution melting (HR, 0.46; P = .002), and MS-PCR (HR, 0.49; P = .002). Combining pyrosequencing and immunohistochemistry slightly improved predictive power for OS, but not for PFS. Poor reproducibility and interobserver variability were, however, observed for immunohistochemistry. CONCLUSIONS Good prediction of survival in addition to high reproducibility and sensitivity made pyrosequencing the best among the 5 techniques tested in this study.
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- Véronique Quillien
- Departement de Biologie, Centre Eugène Marquis, Rue de la Bataille Flandres Dunkerque, CS 44229, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Iliadis G, Kotoula V, Chatzisotiriou A, Televantou D, Eleftheraki AG, Lambaki S, Misailidou D, Selviaridis P, Fountzilas G. Volumetric and MGMT parameters in glioblastoma patients: survival analysis. BMC Cancer 2012; 12:3. [PMID: 22214427 PMCID: PMC3264493 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In this study several tumor-related volumes were assessed by means of a computer-based application and a survival analysis was conducted to evaluate the prognostic significance of pre- and postoperative volumetric data in patients harboring glioblastomas. In addition, MGMT (O6-methylguanine methyltransferase) related parameters were compared with those of volumetry in order to observe possible relevance of this molecule in tumor development. METHODS We prospectively analyzed 65 patients suffering from glioblastoma (GBM) who underwent radiotherapy with concomitant adjuvant temozolomide. For the purpose of volumetry T1 and T2-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) sequences were used, acquired both pre- and postoperatively (pre-radiochemotherapy). The volumes measured on preoperative MR images were necrosis, enhancing tumor and edema (including the tumor) and on postoperative ones, net-enhancing tumor. Age, sex, performance status (PS) and type of operation were also included in the multivariate analysis. MGMT was assessed for promoter methylation with Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA), for RNA expression with real time PCR, and for protein expression with immunohistochemistry in a total of 44 cases with available histologic material. RESULTS In the multivariate analysis a negative impact was shown for pre-radiochemotherapy net-enhancing tumor on the overall survival (OS) (p = 0.023) and for preoperative necrosis on progression-free survival (PFS) (p = 0.030). Furthermore, the multivariate analysis confirmed the importance of PS in PFS and OS of patients. MGMT promoter methylation was observed in 13/23 (43.5%) evaluable tumors; complete methylation was observed in 3/13 methylated tumors only. High rate of MGMT protein positivity (> 20% positive neoplastic nuclei) was inversely associated with pre-operative tumor necrosis (p = 0.021). CONCLUSIONS Our findings implicate that volumetric parameters may have a significant role in the prognosis of GBM patients. Furthermore, volumetry could help not only to improve the prediction of outcome but also the outcome itself by identifying patients at high risk of treatment failure and, thus, seek alternative treatment for these patients. In this small series, MGMT protein was associated with less aggressive tumor characteristics.
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- Georgios Iliadis
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Jha P, Suri V, Jain A, Sharma MC, Pathak P, Jha P, Srivastava A, Suri A, Gupta D, Chosdol K, Chattopadhyay P, Sarkar C. O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase gene promoter methylation status in gliomas and its correlation with other molecular alterations: first Indian report with review of challenges for use in customized treatment. Neurosurgery 2011; 67:1681-91. [PMID: 21107199 DOI: 10.1227/neu.0b013e3181f743f5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND O6-methylguanine methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation in adult glioblastomas (glioblastoma multiforme) is considered a promising molecular alteration, predictive of better response to temozolomide therapy and longer overall survival. OBJECTIVE To look at the frequency of MGMT methylation in glial tumors of all grades and types, and correlate this alteration with loss of heterozygosity 1p/19q, TP53 gene mutations, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) amplification, and isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations. METHODS One hundred two gliomas of various grades and subtypes were assessed by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction for MGMT promoter methylation status. The results were correlated with 1p/19q status, EGFR amplification, TP53, and IDH1 mutations. RESULTS There was an inverse correlation of MGMT promoter methylation frequency with tumor grade, observed in 79.4%, 70.8%, and 56.8% of grade II, grade III, and grade IV gliomas, respectively. The difference was statistically significant in grade II vs IV tumors (P=.036). The majority of cases with 1p/19q loss of heterozygosity also showed MGMT methylation, although the association was not significant. There was no significant correlation of MGMT status with IDH1 mutation. In astrocytic tumors, there was no correlation of MGMT methylation with TP53 mutation or EGFR amplification. CONCLUSION MGMT promoter methylation was observed in a considerable proportion of all grades and subtypes of gliomas, with no significant correlation with other known genetic alterations. On extensive literature review, in both low- and high-grade gliomas, wide variability of data on the frequency of MGMT methylation and its association with other molecular alterations from various centers was noted, mostly owing to technical causes. This raises questions regarding the capacity of this test for use as an objective and reproducible marker for customized treatment in individual cases.
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- Prerana Jha
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Watanabe R, Nakasu Y, Tashiro H, Mitsuya K, Ito I, Nakasu S, Nakajima T. O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase expression in tumor cells predicts outcome of radiotherapy plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide therapy in patients with primary glioblastoma. Brain Tumor Pathol 2011; 28:127-35. [PMID: 21331613 DOI: 10.1007/s10014-011-0022-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Expression of the O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) gene has been shown to correlate with clinical outcomes in patients with glioblastoma multiforme treated with alkylating agents. We evaluated MGMT protein expression in 53 primary glioblastomas by the immunohistochemistry (IHC) and analyzed the correlation between results of immunostaining and patient outcomes. There were 28 MGMT-immunopositive and 25 negative glioblastomas. Patients with MGMT-immunonegative glioblastomas showed significantly longer progression-free survival (PFS) (P = 0.0032), but no statistically significant benefits on overall survival (OS) (P = 0.0825) were shown. In 41 glioblastomas treated with temozolomide (TMZ) therapy (MGMT-immunopositive: n = 22, negative: n = 19), both PFS and OS were significantly better in MGMT-immunonegative glioblastomas. (PFS: P = 0.0015, OS: P = 0.0384). We conclude that MGMT expression on immunohistochemistry (IHC) correlates with outcomes in patients with primary glioblastoma receiving TMZ and suggest the use of MGMT-IHC as a surrogate marker for predicting tumor chemosensitivity.
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- Reiko Watanabe
- Division of Diagnostic Pathology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Brell M, Ibáñez J, Tortosa A. O6-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase protein expression by immunohistochemistry in brain and non-brain systemic tumours: systematic review and meta-analysis of correlation with methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. BMC Cancer 2011; 11:35. [PMID: 21269507 PMCID: PMC3039628 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2010] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background The DNA repair protein O6-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) confers resistance to alkylating agents. Several methods have been applied to its analysis, with methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) the most commonly used for promoter methylation study, while immunohistochemistry (IHC) has become the most frequently used for the detection of MGMT protein expression. Agreement on the best and most reliable technique for evaluating MGMT status remains unsettled. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the correlation between IHC and MSP. Methods A computer-aided search of MEDLINE (1950-October 2009), EBSCO (1966-October 2009) and EMBASE (1974-October 2009) was performed for relevant publications. Studies meeting inclusion criteria were those comparing MGMT protein expression by IHC with MGMT promoter methylation by MSP in the same cohort of patients. Methodological quality was assessed by using the QUADAS and STARD instruments. Previously published guidelines were followed for meta-analysis performance. Results Of 254 studies identified as eligible for full-text review, 52 (20.5%) met the inclusion criteria. The review showed that results of MGMT protein expression by IHC are not in close agreement with those obtained with MSP. Moreover, type of tumour (primary brain tumour vs others) was an independent covariate of accuracy estimates in the meta-regression analysis beyond the cut-off value. Conclusions Protein expression assessed by IHC alone fails to reflect the promoter methylation status of MGMT. Thus, in attempts at clinical diagnosis the two methods seem to select different groups of patients and should not be used interchangeably.
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- Marta Brell
- Department of Neurosurgery, Son Dureta University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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Shah N, Lin B, Sibenaller Z, Ryken T, Lee H, Yoon JG, Rostad S, Foltz G. Comprehensive analysis of MGMT promoter methylation: correlation with MGMT expression and clinical response in GBM. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16146. [PMID: 21249131 PMCID: PMC3017549 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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O6-methylguanine DNA-methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation has been identified as a potential prognostic marker for glioblastoma patients. The relationship between the exact site of promoter methylation and its effect on gene silencing, and the patient's subsequent response to therapy, is still being defined. The aim of this study was to comprehensively characterize cytosine-guanine (CpG) dinucleotide methylation across the entire MGMT promoter and to correlate individual CpG site methylation patterns to mRNA expression, protein expression, and progression-free survival. To best identify the specific MGMT promoter region most predictive of gene silencing and response to therapy, we determined the methylation status of all 97 CpG sites in the MGMT promoter in tumor samples from 70 GBM patients using quantitative bisulfite sequencing. We next identified the CpG site specific and regional methylation patterns most predictive of gene silencing and improved progression-free survival. Using this data, we propose a new classification scheme utilizing methylation data from across the entire promoter and show that an analysis based on this approach, which we call 3R classification, is predictive of progression-free survival (HR = 5.23, 95% CI [2.089–13.097], p<0.0001). To adapt this approach to the clinical setting, we used a methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLPA) test based on the 3R classification and show that this test is both feasible in the clinical setting and predictive of progression free survival (HR = 3.076, 95% CI [1.301–7.27], p = 0.007). We discuss the potential advantages of a test based on this promoter-wide analysis and compare it to the commonly used methylation-specific PCR test. Further prospective validation of these two methods in a large independent patient cohort will be needed to confirm the added value of promoter wide analysis of MGMT methylation in the clinical setting.
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- Nameeta Shah
- The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation and Oncology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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- Iowa Spine and Brain Institute, Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
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- The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Cellnetix Pathology and Laboratories, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- The Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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von Deimling A, Korshunov A, Hartmann C. The next generation of glioma biomarkers: MGMT methylation, BRAF fusions and IDH1 mutations. Brain Pathol 2011; 21:74-87. [PMID: 21129061 PMCID: PMC8094257 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2010.00454.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 10/11/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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For some, glioma biomarkers have been expected to solve common diagnostic problems in routine neuropathology service caused by insufficient material, technical shortcomings or lack of experience. Further, biomarkers should predict patient outcome and direct optimal therapy for the individual patient. Unfortunately, current biomarkers still fall somewhat short of these grand expectations. While there has been some progress, it has generally been slow and in small steps. In this review, the newest set of glioma biomarkers: O(6) -methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) methylation, BRAF fusion and IDH1 mutation are discussed. MGMT methylation is well established as a prognostic/predictive marker for glioblastoma; however, technical questions regarding testing remain, it is not currently utilized widely in guiding patient management, and it has proven to be of no assistance in diagnostics. In contrast, BRAF fusion and IDH1 mutation analyses promise to be very helpful for classifying and grading gliomas, while their potential predictive value has yet to be established.
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- Andreas von Deimling
- Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, and Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuropathology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Absence of the MGMT protein as well as methylation of the MGMT promoter predict the sensitivity for temozolomide. Br J Cancer 2010; 103:29-35. [PMID: 20517307 PMCID: PMC2905289 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: The DNA repair protein O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) can cause resistance to the alkylating drug temozolomide (TMZ). The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the MGMT status, determined by means of several techniques and methods, and the cytotoxic response to TMZ in 11 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cell lines and 5 human tumour cell lines of other origins. Methods: Cell survival was analysed by clonogenic assay. The MGMT protein levels were assessed by western blot analysis. The MGMT promoter methylation levels were determined using methylation-specific multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLPA) and quantitative real-time methylation-specific PCR (qMSP). On the basis of the results of these techniques, six GBM cell lines were selected and subjected to bisulphite sequencing. Results: The MGMT protein was detected in all TMZ-resistant cell lines, whereas no MGMT protein could be detected in cell lines that were TMZ sensitive. The MS-MLPA results were able to predict TMZ sensitivity in 9 out of 16 cell lines (56%). The qMSP results matched well with TMZ sensitivity in 11 out of 12 (92%) glioma cell lines. In addition, methylation as detected by bisulphite sequencing seemed to be predictive of TMZ sensitivity in all six cell lines analysed (100%). Conclusion: The MGMT protein expression more than MGMT promoter methylation status predicts the response to TMZ in human tumour cell lines.
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Capper D, Mittelbronn M, Goeppert B, Meyermann R, Schittenhelm J. Secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) expression in astrocytic tumour cells negatively correlates with proliferation, while vascular SPARC expression is associated with patient survival. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2010; 36:183-97. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2010.01072.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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O 6-Methylguanine DNA methyltransferase determined by promoter hypermethylation and immunohistochemical expression is correlated with progression-free survival in patients with glioblastoma. Int J Clin Oncol 2010; 15:352-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s10147-010-0065-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 02/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Schlosser S, Wagner S, Mühlisch J, Hasselblatt M, Gerss J, Wolff JEA, Frühwald MC. MGMT as a potential stratification marker in relapsed high-grade glioma of children: the HIT-GBM experience. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010; 54:228-37. [PMID: 19856394 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies in adults with malignant glioma suggest MGMT methylation as a stratification marker. Similar data for children are sparse. We investigated the impact of MGMT methylation and expression on survival of children with high-grade glioma (HGG) registered into the German HIT-GBM database receiving temozolomide (TMZ) as part of their treatment (n = 21 relapsed, n = 4 primary). PROCEDURE Twenty-four patients were included retrospectively. Methylation specific PCR (MSP), calibrated combined bisulfite restriction analysis (COBRA), and immunohistochemistry (IHC) were applied. Survival analyses were performed by Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional-hazards models. RESULTS MSP demonstrated DNA methylation in 77%. Patients with a methylated MGMT promoter had a sixfold longer median EFS (P = 0.015; 5.5 months vs. 0.9 months). Considering the results of calibrated COBRA, MGMT methylation was again associated with an elevated EFS (P = 0.05; 10.2 months vs. 2.6 months) and OS (P = 0.06; 18.7 months vs. 7.2 months) only if methylation was >14%. No difference in EFS and OS at all was noted between unmethylated and tumors methylated at low level (n = 9). Twenty-two tumors were positive by IHC, 10 showed low MGMT expression (IHC score 0-4). We did not detect any difference in EFS and OS between moderate/high-expressing tumors (IHC score 6-12) and those with low or no expression (IHC score 0-4). CONCLUSION DNA methylation, but not protein expression of MGMT was associated with an increased median EFS and OS of children with relapsed HGG. MGMT methylation status warrants prospective evaluation as a stratification marker for children with HGG.
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- Sabrina Schlosser
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Münster, Germany
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Karayan-Tapon L, Quillien V, Guilhot J, Wager M, Fromont G, Saikali S, Etcheverry A, Hamlat A, Loussouarn D, Campion L, Campone M, Vallette FM, Gratas-Rabbia-Ré C. Prognostic value of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase status in glioblastoma patients, assessed by five different methods. J Neurooncol 2009; 97:311-22. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-009-0031-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 09/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Spiegl-Kreinecker S, Pirker C, Filipits M, Lötsch D, Buchroithner J, Pichler J, Silye R, Weis S, Micksche M, Fischer J, Berger W. O6-Methylguanine DNA methyltransferase protein expression in tumor cells predicts outcome of temozolomide therapy in glioblastoma patients. Neuro Oncol 2009; 12:28-36. [PMID: 20150365 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nop003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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O(6)-Methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is implicated as a major predictive factor for treatment response to alkylating agents including temozolomide (TMZ) of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients. However, whether the MGMT status in GBM patients should be detected at the level of promoter methylation or protein expression is still a matter of debate. Here, we compared promoter methylation (by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction) and protein expression (by Western blot) in tumor cell explants with respect to prediction of TMZ response and survival of GBM patients (n = 71). Methylated MGMT gene promoter sequences were detected in 47 of 71 (66%) cases, whereas 37 of 71 (52%) samples were scored positive for MGMT protein expression. Although overall promoter methylation correlated significantly with protein expression (chi(2) test, P < .001), a small subgroup of samples did not follow this association. In the multivariate Cox regression model, a significant interaction between MGMT protein expression, but not promoter methylation, and TMZ therapy was observed (test for interaction, P = .015). In patients treated with TMZ (n = 42), MGMT protein expression predicted a significantly shorter overall survival (OS; hazard ratio [HR] for death 5.53, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.76-17.37; P = .003), whereas in patients without TMZ therapy (n = 29), no differences in OS were observed (HR for death 1.00, 95% CI 0.45-2.20; P = .99). These data suggest that lack of MGMT protein expression is superior to promoter methylation as a predictive marker for TMZ response in GBM patients.
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Park CK, Park SH, Lee SH, Kim CY, Kim DW, Paek SH, Kim DG, Heo DS, Kim IH, Jung HW. Methylation status of the MGMT gene promoter fails to predict the clinical outcome of glioblastoma patients treated with ACNU plus cisplatin. Neuropathology 2009; 29:443-9. [PMID: 19170894 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2008.00998.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Chul-Kee Park
- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Kulke MH, Hornick JL, Frauenhoffer C, Hooshmand S, Ryan DP, Enzinger PC, Meyerhardt JA, Clark JW, Stuart K, Fuchs CS, Redston MS. O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase deficiency and response to temozolomide-based therapy in patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 15:338-45. [PMID: 19118063 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-1476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 297] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Recent studies suggest that temozolomide has activity in neuroendocrine tumors. Low levels of the DNA repair enzyme, O(6)-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT), are associated with sensitivity to temozolomide in other tumor types. We evaluated the prevalence of MGMT deficiency in neuroendocrine tumors and correlated MGMT deficiency with treatment response to temozolomide-based regimens. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN The prevalence of MGMT deficiency, measured by immunohistochemistry, was assessed in 97 archival neuroendocrine tumor specimens. Rates of treatment response and survival were next evaluated in a cohort of 101 consecutive neuroendocrine tumor patients who had received treatment with a temozolomide-based regimen at one of three institutions. MGMT expression was directly correlated with treatment response in 21 patients who had available tumor tissue and response data. RESULTS In archival specimens, MGMT deficiency was observed in 19 of 37 (51%) pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and 0 of 60 (0%) carcinoid tumors (P < 0.0001). In the clinical cohort, 18 of 53 (34%) patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors but only 1 of 44 (2%) patients with carcinoid tumors (P < 0.001) experienced a partial or complete response to temozolomide-based therapy. Among 21 patients with evaluable tumor tissue who had also received treatment with temozolomide, 4 of 5 patients with MGMT-deficient tumors (all pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors) and 0 of 16 patients with tumors showing intact MGMT expression responded to treatment (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS MGMT deficiency, measured by immunohistochemistry, is more common in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors than in carcinoid tumors as is treatment response to temozolomide-based therapy. Absence of MGMT may explain the sensitivity of some pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors to treatment.
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- Matthew H Kulke
- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Widhalm G, Wolfsberger S, Preusser M, Woehrer A, Kotter MR, Czech T, Marosi C, Knosp E. O(6)-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase immunoexpression in nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: are progressive tumors potential candidates for temozolomide treatment? Cancer 2009; 115:1070-80. [PMID: 19156926 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Currently, no effective alternative treatment exists for progressive, regrowing, nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA) that are resistant to conventional multimodality therapy. Temozolomide (TMZ) was proposed as a treatment option for pituitary carcinomas and aggressive pituitary adenomas. Recently, it was suggested that the responsiveness of pituitary tumors to TMZ depends on the immunoexpression of O(6)-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT). Therefore, the authors of this report assessed MGMT expression in a series of patients with progressive, regrowing NFPAs to evaluate whether TMZ may serve as alternative treatment option. METHODS On the basis of postoperative magnetic resonance imaging, 45 patients with NFPAs were allocated to either a group with progressive, regrowing tumors (n = 24) or a tumor-free group (n = 21), which served as a control. MGMT expression was assessed semiquantitatively by immunohistochemistry (low expression was defined as <or=50% immunostained adenoma cells, and high expression was defined as >50% immunostained adenoma cells) and was compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS At the time of initial surgery, low MGMT expression was observed in 12 of 24 patients (50%) in the study group with progressive, regrowing NFPAs. In the control group of tumor-free patients, only 5 of 21 patients (24%) exhibited low MGMT expression. A comparable distribution of MGMT expression was observed in the specimens from repeat surgeries. A shorter interval to second surgery was observed in patients who had low MGMT expression. CONCLUSIONS The current data has suggested that half of the patients with progressive, regrowing NFPAs exhibit low MGMT expression and are potential candidates for treatment with TMZ. These findings provide a rationale for the use of TMZ as an alternative treatment approach in this subgroup if conventional therapy, including reoperation, radiosurgery, and radiotherapy, fails.
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- Georg Widhalm
- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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