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Sato Y, Okamoto K, Kawano Y, Kasai A, Kawaguchi T, Sagawa T, Sogabe M, Miyamoto H, Takayama T. Novel Biomarkers of Gastric Cancer: Current Research and Future Perspectives. J Clin Med 2023; 12:4646. [PMID: 37510761 PMCID: PMC10380533 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12144646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer is a heterogeneous disease with diverse histological and genomic subtypes, making it difficult to demonstrate treatment efficacy in clinical trials. However, recent efforts have been made to identify molecular biomarkers with prognostic and predictive implications to better understand the broad heterogeneity of gastric cancer and develop effective targeted therapies for it. HER2 overexpression, HER2/neu amplification, MSI-H, and PD-L1+ are predictive biomarkers in gastric cancer, and a growing number of clinical trials based on novel biomarkers have demonstrated the efficacy of targeted therapies alone or in combination with conventional chemotherapy. Enrichment design clinical trials of targeted therapies against FGFR2b and claudin 18.2 have demonstrated efficacy in unresectable advanced gastric cancer. Nonetheless, it is essential to continuously validate promising molecular biomarkers and introduce them into clinical practice to optimize treatment selection and improve patient outcomes. In this review, we focused on established (PD-L1, HER2, MSI) and emerging biomarkers (FGFR2, CLDN18.2) in gastric cancer, their clinical significance, detection methods, limitations, and molecular agents that target these biomarkers.
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- Yasushi Sato
- Department of Community Medicine for Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo 060-0042, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Medical Science, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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Treatment Response Predictors of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: Current Status and Future Perspectives. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10071614. [PMID: 35884916 PMCID: PMC9312565 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10071614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC) has been recognized as an effective therapeutic option because it is expected to improve the curative resection rate by reducing the tumor size and preventing recurrence of micrometastases. However, for patients resistant to NAC, not only will operation timing be delayed, but they will also suffer from side effects. Thus, it is crucial to develop a comprehensive strategy and select patients sensitive to NAC. However, the therapeutic effect of NAC is unpredictable due to tumor heterogeneity and a lack of predictive biomarkers for guiding the choice of optimal preoperative treatment in clinical practice. This article summarizes the related research progress on predictive biomarkers of NAC for gastric cancer. Among the many investigated biomarkers, metabolic enzymes for cytotoxic agents, nucleotide excision repair, and microsatellite instability, have shown promising results and should be assessed in prospective clinical trials. Noninvasive liquid biopsy detection, including miRNA and exosome detection, is also a promising strategy.
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Iqbal S, McDonough S, Lenz HJ, Ilson D, Burtness B, Nangia CS, Barzi A, Schneider CJ, Liu JJ, Dotan E, Guthrie KA, Hochster HS. Randomized, Phase II Study Prospectively Evaluating Treatment of Metastatic Esophageal, Gastric, or Gastroesophageal Cancer by Gene Expression of ERCC1: SWOG S1201. J Clin Oncol 2019; 38:472-479. [PMID: 31815582 DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Platinum-based therapy is the standard of care in patients who have HER2-negative, advanced esophagogastric cancer (AEGC). Retrospective data suggest that intratumoral ERCC1 levels may determine platinum sensitivity. A randomized, phase II study was performed in patients with AEGC to explore whether the efficacy of a platinum-based therapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) versus a non-platinum-containing regimen of irinotecan and docetaxel (IT) differed according to ERCC1 levels. PATIENTS AND METHODS Overall, 202 untreated patients with HER2-negative AEGC and a Zubrod performance status of 0-1 were evaluated prospectively for mRNA expression of ERCC1 level and then randomly assigned to FOLFOX or IT, stratified by the intratumoral statuses of ERCC1 low (< 1.7) or high (≥ 1.7). Objectives were to assess progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in all patients treated with FOLFOX compared with IT, stratified by low and high ERCC1 levels, and to assess for interactive effects between ERCC1 expression and treatment arm. RESULTS Eighty-six percent of patients had ERCC1 values < 1.7. Thus, evaluation of the ERCC1-high subgroup was limited. Grade ≥ 3 anemia, dehydration, diarrhea, and fatigue were greater in patients with IT. Occurrences of grade ≥ 3 neuropathy and decreased neutrophils were greater in patients with FOLFOX. In all patients, FOLFOX had a statistically superior median PFS compared with IT (5.7 v 2.9 months; hazard ratio, 0.68; P = .02). In patients with ERCC1 levels < 1.7 receiving FOLFOX, PFS and response rate were statistically superior to IT, with no significant difference in OS. CONCLUSION The evaluation of ERCC1 in patients with upper GI tumors was thwarted by an overwhelming predominance of low ERCC1 mRNA expression. Nonetheless, distribution of treatment effects on PFS did not vary with expression. For all patients and for those with low ERCC1 expression, FOLFOX was superior in efficacy to IT.
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- Syma Iqbal
- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT
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- SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
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Jiang H, Li B, Wang F, Ma C, Hao T. Expression of ERCC1 and TYMS in colorectal cancer patients and the predictive value of chemotherapy efficacy. Oncol Lett 2019; 18:1157-1162. [PMID: 31423175 PMCID: PMC6607089 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The present study investigated the expression of excision repair cross-complementing gene 1 (ERCC1) and thymidylate synthase (TYMS) in patients with colorectal cancer and the predictive value of chemotherapy. Eighty patients with colorectal cancer chemotherapy admitted to Binzhou Medical University Hospital from June 2013 to June 2015 were randomly selected, and 80 cancer tissues and 68 adjacent tissues were taken for analysis. RT-qPCR was used to detect ERCC1 as well as the expression level of TYMS. The relationship of the expression level with the chemotherapy efficacy, clinical pathology and survival time in colorectal cancer patients receiving standard chemotherapy, was compared. The expression of ERCC1 and TYMS mRNA in cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in the adjacent tissues (P<0.05). There was no correlation between ERCC1 mRNA expression, TYMS mRNA and clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer (P>0.05). The predictive effect of ERCC1 on colorectal cancer chemotherapy was 0.919 (95% CI, 0.862–0.976), P<0.001. The AUC of TYMS for predicting the efficacy of chemotherapy on colon cancer was 0.831 (95% CI, 0.735–0.926), and both had higher predictive values. The expression levels of ERCC1 and TYMS mRNA in 80 patients with colorectal cancer were divided into the low and high expression groups. The 3-year survival rate of patients in the low expression group was significantly higher than that in the high expression group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05). ERCC1 and TYMS had a high predictive value for the efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer, and patients with lower expression of ERCC1 and TYMS had improved 3-year survival rates than patients with higher expression. Therefore, for patients with colorectal cancer, ERCC1 and TYMS can be used as predictors of the efficacy of chemotherapy.
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- Hong Jiang
- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong 256603, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong 256603, P.R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong 256603, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong 256603, P.R. China
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- Department of Colorectal and Anal Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong 256603, P.R. China
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Jin X, Jiang ML, Wu ZH, Fan Y. Progress of Individualized Chemotherapy for Gastric Carcinoma Under the Guidance of Genetic Testing. Curr Med Chem 2019; 27:2322-2334. [PMID: 30714518 DOI: 10.2174/0929867326666190204123101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is a major malignancy that has high incidence rates worldwide. Approximately 30% of patients with gastric cancer have progressed into advanced stages at the time of diagnosis. Chemotherapy is the standard-of-care for most advanced gastric cancer and elicits variable responses among patients. Personalized chemotherapy based on genetic information of individual patients with gastric cancer has gained increasing attention among oncologists for guiding chemotherapeutic regimens. METHODS This review summarizes recent progress of individualized chemotherapy in gastric cancer guided by pharmacogenomics. Variable medical research search engines, such as PubMed, Google Scholar, SpringerLink and ScienceDirect, were used to retrieve related literature. Only peerreviewed journal articles were selected for further analyses. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION The efficiency of chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer is not only determined by chemotherapeutic drugs but is also directly and indirectly influenced by functionally correlative genes. Individual gene alteration or polymorphism remarkably affects patients' responses to particular chemotherapy. Most studies have focused on the influence of single-gene alteration on a selected drug, and only a few works explored the interaction between therapeutics and a panel of genes. Individualized chemotherapy regimens guided by a genetic survey of a multiple-gene panel are expected to remarkably improve the treatment efficacy in patients with advanced gastric cancer and may become the new standard for personalizing chemotherapy for gastric cancer in the near future.
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- Xin Jin
- Cancer Institute, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, No 8 Dianli Road, Zhenjiang 212002, Jiangsu, China
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- Cancer Institute, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, No 8 Dianli Road, Zhenjiang 212002, Jiangsu, China
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- Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Rm 118, 19 S Manassas St. Memphis, TN 38163, United States
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- Cancer Institute, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, No 8 Dianli Road, Zhenjiang 212002, Jiangsu, China
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Zhao M, Li S, Zhou L, Shen Q, Zhu H, Zhu X. Prognostic values of excision repair cross-complementing genes mRNA expression in ovarian cancer patients. Life Sci 2017; 194:34-39. [PMID: 29247747 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Excision repair cross-complementing (ERCC) genes, key components of the nucleotide excision repair pathway, are regarded as crucial factors for DNA repair capacity. Previous studies have investigated prognostic values of ERCC genes in a number of malignancies. However, the relationship between ERCC genes and prognosis of ovarian cancer patients remains controversial. Therefore, in the current study, we systematically analyze the prognostic values of ERCC genes in ovarian cancer by the Kaplan-Meier plotter, which includes updated gene expression data and survival information of 1656 ovarian cancer patients. Our results showed that high expression of ERCC1 and ERCC8 mRNA was related to a worse overall survival among ovarian cancer patients, especially in late stage and poor differentiation serous ovarian patients. Increased ERCC4 mRNA expression indicated a better overall survival among serous ovarian cancer patients. The other ERCC genes were uncorrelated with prognosis in ovarian cancer. These results indicate that some ERCC genes have critical prognostic values in ovarian cancer.
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- Menghuang Zhao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
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Mokmeli S, Tehrani GA, Zamiri RE, Bahrami T. Investigating the Frequency of the ERCC1 Gene C8092A Polymorphism in Iranian Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer Receiving Platinum-based Chemotherapy. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2017; 17:1369-72. [PMID: 27039774 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2016.17.3.1369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Platinum compounds are the main drugs for treatment of advanced gastric cancer. Previous studies have shown that clinical outcome with platinum-based compounds depends on ERCC1 polymorphisms. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of a common polymorphism of ERCC1 gene (C8092A) in Iranian patients with advanced gastric cancer receiving platinum chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Genetic analysis of the ERCC1 C8092A polymorphism was performed by the PCR - RFLP method using 50 paraffin-embedded tissue specimens. RESULTS Of the 50 cases, 32% of individuals showed CC genotype, 24% of them had CA genotype and 44% of patients had AA genotype. CONCLUSIONS Based on the results, using of platinum-based chemotherapy would be expected to be specifically beneficial in only 32% of patients.
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- Sharareh Mokmeli
- Biology Research Center, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran E-mail :
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He MM, Zhang DS, Wang F, Wang ZX, Yuan SQ, Wang ZQ, Luo HY, Ren C, Qiu MZ, Jin Y, Wang DS, Chen DL, Zeng ZL, Li YH, He YY, Hao YT, Guo P, Wang FH, Zeng YX, Xu RH. Phase II trial of S-1 plus leucovorin in patients with advanced gastric cancer and clinical prediction by S-1 pharmacogenetic pathway. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2016; 79:69-79. [PMID: 27913881 PMCID: PMC5225176 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-016-3209-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Background The first one-arm phase II trial aimed to evaluate and predict efficacy and safety of S-1 plus oral leucovorin (S-1/LV) as first-line chemotherapy for patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC), using S-1 pharmacogenetic pathway approach. Patients and methods A total of 39 patients orally took S-1 at conventional dose and LV simultaneously at a dose of 25 mg twice daily for a week, within a 2-week cycle. The primary endpoint was overall response rate (ORR), while the secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), time to failure (TTF), overall survival (OS), disease control rate (DCR), and adverse events (AEs). Peripheral blood was sampled prospectively for baseline expression of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), orotate phosphoribosyltransferase (OPRT), thymidine phosphorylase (TP), and thymidylate synthase (TS), CYP2A6 gene polymorphisms, and 5-FU pharmacokinetics. Results The ORR and DCR were 41.0 and 76.9%. The median PFS, TTF, and OS were 4.13, 3.70, and 11.40 months. Grade 3–4 AEs occurred in only 13 patients, and grade 4 AEs occurred in only 1 of them. High OPRT/TS and peritoneal metastasis (vs. liver metastasis) independently predicted responding. High OPRT/DPD independently predicted grade 3–4 AEs. High AUC0–24h of 5-FU and metastatic/recurrent sites ≤2 (vs. >3) independently predicted prolonged PFS. Low baseline plasmic DPD independently predicted prolonged OS. Conclusions Two-week, oral S-1/LV regimen demonstrated promising efficacy and safety as first-line chemotherapy for AGC. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT02090153 Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00280-016-3209-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ming-Ming He
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Targets Identification and Drug Screening, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China.,Beijing Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dong Feng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
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Wang S, Yuan L. Predictive biomarkers for targeted and cytotoxic agents in gastric cancer for personalized medicine. Biosci Trends 2016; 10:171-80. [PMID: 27251446 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2016.01078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer. The treatment of GC remains challenging as the outcomes achieved with surgery alone or adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy are relatively poor. New treatment strategies are emerging and are being tested in solid tumors including GC. Over the past few years, the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) has made great advances, but strategies to manage GC have improved little. Multiple drug resistance is common in GC chemotherapy and targeted therapy; some patients appear to receive treatment that is suboptimal or even inefficacious. Unfortunately, there are few validated predictive biomarkers to guide the tailored treatment of GC. ToGA and AVAGAST are two phase III trials that tested the efficacy and safety of targeted agents in advanced gastric cancer (AGC), and results clearly indicated that patients need to be selected and that targeted agents are the best hope for better results. This review aims to provide an overview of potential predictive biomarkers for cytotoxic and targeted agents in GC.
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- Shalong Wang
- Geriatric Surgery Department, Second Xiangya Hospital Affiliated with Central South University
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Smid D, Kulda V, Srbecka K, Kubackova D, Dolezal J, Daum O, Kucera R, Topolcan O, Treska V, Skalicky T, Pesta M. Tissue microRNAs as predictive markers for gastric cancer patients undergoing palliative chemotherapy. Int J Oncol 2016; 48:2693-703. [PMID: 27081844 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs have the potential to become valuable predictive markers for gastric cancer. Samples of biopsy tissue, routinely taken from gastric cancer patients undergoing palliative chemotherapy, constitute suitable material for microRNA profiling with the aim of predicting the effect of chemotherapy. Our study group consisted of 54 patients, all of whom underwent palliative chemotherapy based on 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) or 5-FU in combination with platinum derivatives between 2000 and 2013. The expression of 29 selected microRNAs and genes BRCA1, ERCC1, RRM1 and TS, in gastric cancer tissue macrodissected from FFPE tissue samples, was measured by quantitative RT-PCR. The relationship between gene expression levels and time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) was analysed. From the set of the 29 microRNAs of interest, we found high expression of miR-150, miR-342-3p, miR-181b, miR-221, miR-224 and low levels of miR-520h relate to shorter TTP. High levels of miR-150, miR-192, miR-224, miR-375 and miR-342-3p related to shorter OS. In routinely available FFPE tissue samples, we found 6 miRNAs with a relation to TTP, which may serve as predictors of the effectiveness of palliative treatment in gastric cancer patients. These miRNAs could also help in deciding whether to indicate palliative chemotherapy.
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- David Smid
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen 30460, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen 30166, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen 30166, Czech Republic
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen 30460, Czech Republic
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen 30460, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen 30599, Czech Republic
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine-Immunoanalytic Laboratory, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen 30599, Czech Republic
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine-Immunoanalytic Laboratory, University Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen 30599, Czech Republic
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen 30460, Czech Republic
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen 30460, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen 32600, Czech Republic
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Gao Y, Cui J, Xi H, Cai A, Shen W, Li J, Zhang K, Wei B, Chen L. Association of thymidylate synthase expression and clinical outcomes of gastric cancer patients treated with fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy: a meta-analysis. Onco Targets Ther 2016; 9:1339-50. [PMID: 27022289 PMCID: PMC4790522 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s98540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Although several studies have suggested an association between thymidylate synthase (TS) expression and outcomes of gastric cancer (GC) patients treated with fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy (FUC), the predictive value of TS for response and survival in this setting is unclear. This meta-analysis aimed to estimate prognostic and predictive significance of TS more precisely. METHODS We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases for literature published up to June 2015. Primary outcomes included hazard ratios (HRs) for overall survival (OS), and event-free survival (EFS) and odds ratio (OR) for chemotherapy response. Fixed- or random-effects models were used to calculate pooled HR and OR according to heterogeneity. RESULTS A total of 2,442 GC patients in 25 studies met our inclusion criteria. Response rates for FUC were significantly lower in patients with high TS expression than in those with low expression (OR: 0.43, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.22-0.84, P=0.013). High TS expression was significantly correlated with unfavorable OS (HR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.28-2.05, P<0.001) and EFS (HR: 1.54, 95% CI: 1.22-1.93, P<0.001) in advanced disease. However, TS expression was not significantly related to OS (HR: 1.06, 95% CI: 0.74-1.50, P=0.760) or EFS (HR: 1.16, 95% CI: 0.84-1.61, P=0.374) in the adjuvant setting. CONCLUSION Higher TS expression might predict drug resistance and adverse prognosis in patients with advanced GC treated with FUC.
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- Yunhe Gao
- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang L, Yao R, Fang S, Wang X, Li X. Polymorphisms of ERCC1 and XRCC1 predict the overall survival of advanced gastric cancer patients receiving oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy. Int J Clin Exp Med 2015; 8:18375-18382. [PMID: 26770441 PMCID: PMC4694341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of excision repair cross-complementing protein 1 (ERCC1) and X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 1 (XRCC1) gene polymorphisms in 89 patients receiving oxaliplatin/5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy as a first-line treatment regimen for advanced gastric cancer. ERCC1 codon 118C/T and XRCC1 codon 399A/G polymorphisms were identified using quantitative polymerase chain reactions, and the associations between disease control rate (DCR), median overall survival (mOS) and gene polymorphisms were analyzed. Following two cycles of chemotherapy, a complete response was observed in two patients, a partial response in 18 patients, stable disease in 38 patients and progressive disease in 31 patients. It was determined that ERCC1 and XRCC1 polymorphisms are not associated with DCR (P=0.662 and P=0.631, respectively). The mOS of patients exhibiting ERCC1 and XRCC1 polymorphisms was eight months, and although no significant association was identified between ERCC1 codon 118 genotypes and mOS (P>0.05), the combination of ERCC1 and XRCC1 polymorphisms, as well as the specific presence of the XRCC1 codon 399A/G polymorphism, was associated with mOS (P<0.05). Thus, the present study indicated that the XRCC1 polymorphism and the combination of XRCC1 and ERCC1 polymorphisms were independent predictors for mOS; however, the XRCC1 and ERCC1 genes were not able to predict the DCR.
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- Lijian Zhang
- Department of Oncology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan 250012, China
- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qing Dao UniversityQingdao 266003, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qing Dao UniversityQingdao 266003, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qing Dao UniversityQingdao 266003, China
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- Department of Oncology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan 250012, China
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- Department of Oncology, The People’s Hospital of JimoQingdao 266200, China
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Pinho JRR, Sitnik R, Mangueira CLP. Personalized medicine and the clinical laboratory. EINSTEIN-SAO PAULO 2015; 12:366-73. [PMID: 25295459 PMCID: PMC4872953 DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082014rw2859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Personalized medicine is the use of biomarkers, most of them molecular markers, for detection of specific genetic traits to guide various approaches for preventing and treating different conditions. The identification of several genes related to heredity, oncology and infectious diseases lead to the detection of genetic polymorphisms that are involved not only in different clinical progression of these diseases but also in variations in treatment response. Currently, it is possible to detect these polymorphisms using several methodologies: detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms using polymerase chain reaction methods; nucleic acid microarray detection; and nucleic acid sequencing with automatized DNA sequencers using Sanger-derived methods and new generation sequencing. Personalized medicine assays are directed towards detecting genetic variations that alter interactions of drugs with targets or the metabolic pathways of drugs (upstream and downstream) and can be utilized for the selection of drug formulations and detect different immunogenicities of the drug. Personalized medicine applications have already been described in different areas of Medicine and allow specific treatment approaches to be applied to each patient and pathology according to the results of these assays. The application of such a protocol demands an increasing interaction between the clinical laboratory and the clinical staff. For its implementation, a coordinated team composed of basic researchers and physicians highly specialized in their areas supported by a highly specialized team of clinical analysts particularly trained in molecular biology assays is necessary.
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Song P, Yin Q, Lu M, Fu BO, Wang B, Zhao Q. Prognostic value of excision repair cross-complementation group 1 expression in gastric cancer: A meta-analysis. Exp Ther Med 2015; 9:1393-1400. [PMID: 25780441 PMCID: PMC4353740 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2015.2284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The prognostic impact of excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) expression in gastric cancer (GC) has been investigated for decades, but has yielded controversial results. The aim of the present study was to provide a precise evaluation of whether the expression levels of ERCC1 are associated with overall survival (OS) in patients with GC. A systematic search of Medline and Embase was conducted. Original studies concerning OS and ERCC1 expression were included for critical appraisal. A total of 15 studies comprising 1,425 patients with GC were identified. The results revealed that high/positive ERCC1 expression was an indicator of poor survival in patients with GC [hazard ratio (HR) 1.48; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02–2.10; P=0.036; I2=83.8%; random-effects model] compared with low/negative ERCC1 expression. Subgroup analysis indicated that high/positive ERCC1 expression had a significant unfavorable impact on OS in the group of patients evaluated by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR; HR 2.57; 95% CI 1.49–4.45). Furthermore, high/positive ERCC1 expression was found to be associated with poor survival in patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy in the RT-PCR group (HR 2.13; 95% CI 1.06–4.27). These data suggest that ERCC1 may be a useful prognostic factor for GC. In addition, low mRNA levels of ERCC1 appear to be associated with a significant favorable OS benefit from platinum-based chemotherapy.
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- Peng Song
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, P.R. China
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- Medical Center of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, P.R. China
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Bilen N, Tekin SB, Topdagi O. ERCC1 Expression in Non-Small Cell Lung and Esophageal Cancer. Eurasian J Med 2015; 46:84-8. [PMID: 25610304 DOI: 10.5152/eajm.2014.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE "Excision Repair Cross-Complementation Group 1" (ERCC1) enzyme is a vitally important basic protein required for DNA repair. Recent studies suggest that ERCC1 is involved in resistance to antracycline-based chemotherapy regimens. In this study, we aimed to analyze ERCC1 expression in lung and esophageal cancer patients. We also aimed to investigate the possible correlation between the ERCC1 expression levels and patient demographic information. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty esophageal and 20 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients diagnosed between December 2009 and December 2010, via either endoscopic, bronchoscopic or tru-cut biopsy, were included in this study. The ERCC1 expression levels were analyzed by the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) method in RNA samples extracted from pathological biopsy specimens. The patient demographic information was also recorded. RESULTS There was no significant correlation between the ERCC1 expression level and demographic parameters, including the tumor, node, metastatis (TNM) staging, World Health Organization (WHO) grading, age, gender, hemoglobin level and albumin level, in the patient groups. The mean ERCC1 expression levels in the NSCLC and esophageal cancer patients were 0.71±0.85 and 0.62±0.78, respectively. The ERCC1 expression level was elevated in 15% of each patient group. CONCLUSION Analysis of the ERCC1 expression in NSCLC and esophageal cancer patients prior to chemotherapy would be useful for personalized chemotherapy regimens and would provide more accurate prognostic information for the patient.
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- Nurhan Bilen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erzurum Province and Regional Training Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erzurum Province and Regional Training Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erzurum Province and Regional Training Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
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Predictive value of excision repair cross-complementation group 1 expression for platinum-based chemotherapy and survival in gastric cancer: a meta-analysis. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2014; 140:2107-17. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-014-1758-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Wei KK, Jiang L, Wei YY, Wang YF, Qian XK, Dai Q, Guan QL. The prognostic value of ERCC1 expression in gastric cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy: a meta-analysis. Tumour Biol 2014; 35:8721-31. [PMID: 24870596 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-2128-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Numerous studies examined the association between excision repair complementation group 1 (ERCC1) expression and the prognosis of gastric cancer patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy but yielded controversial results. We thus conducted a meta-analysis to quantitatively evaluate the prognostic value of ERCC1 expression in gastric cancer patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy. A systematic literature search was performed to identify relevant studies in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, and WanFang Database up to December 17, 2013. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) or odds ratios (ORs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated. Moreover, meta-regression analysis and subgroup analysis were conducted according to ethnicity, HR extraction, detection methods, survival analysis, and quality score. A total of 1,409 patients from 21 studies were subjected to final analysis. Positive/high ERCC1 expression was significantly associated with poorer overall survival (HR, 1.58; 95 % CI, 1.09-2.28), especially in Asians (HR, 1.81; 95 % CI, 1.20-2.73), and lower response rate (OR, 0.26; 95 % CI, 0.18-0.36), but not with clinicopathological features, such as gender (OR, 1.01; 95 % CI, 0.68-1.51), grade (OR, 0.66; 95 % CI, 0.43-1.01), and stage (OR, 1.05; 95 % CI, 0.58-1.90). This meta-analysis suggested that ERCC1 expression might be a useful biomarker to predict response and survival for gastric cancer patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy, particularly in Asians.
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- Kong-Kong Wei
- The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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Wei J, Costa C, Shen J, Yu L, Sanchez JJ, Qian X, Sun X, Zou Z, Gimenez-Capitan A, Yue G, Guan W, Rosell R, Liu B. Differential effect of MMSET mRNA levels on survival to first-line FOLFOX and second-line docetaxel in gastric cancer. Br J Cancer 2014; 110:2662-8. [PMID: 24809779 PMCID: PMC4037835 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background: Breast cancer susceptibility gene 1 (BRCA1) expression differentially affects outcome to platinum- and taxane-based chemotherapy. Mediator of DNA damage checkpoint protein 1 (MDC1), p53-binding protein 1 (53BP1), multiple myeloma SET domain (MMSET) and ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 9 (UBC9) are involved in DNA repair and could modify the BRCA1 predictive model. Methods: Mediator of DNA damage checkpoint protein 1, 53BP1, MMSET and UBC9 mRNA were assessed in gastric tumours from patients in whom BRCA1 levels had previously been determined. Results: In vitro chemosensitivity assay, MMSET levels were higher in docetaxel-sensitive samples. In a separate cohort, survival was longer in those with low MMSET (12.3 vs 8.8 months; P=0.04) or UBC9 (12.4 vs 8.8 months; P=0.01) in patients receiving only folinic acid, fluorouracil (5-FU) and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX). Conversely, among patients receiving second-line docetaxel, longer survival was associated with high MMSET (19.1 vs 13.9 months; P=0.003). Patients with high MMSET and BRCA1 attained a median survival of 36.6 months, compared with 13.9 months for those with high BRCA1 and low MMSET (P=0.003). In the multivariate analyses, low MMSET (hazard ratio (HR), 0.59; P=0.04) and low UBC9 (HR, 0.52; P=0.01) levels were markers of longer survival to first-line FOLFOX, whereas palliative surgery (HR, 2.47; P=0.005), low BRCA1 (HR, 3.17; P=0.001) and low MMSET (HR, 2.52; P=0.004) levels were markers of shorter survival to second-line docetaxel. Conclusions: Breast cancer susceptibility gene 1, MMSET and UBC9 can be useful for customising chemotherapy in gastric cancer patients.
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- J Wei
- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Pangaea Biotech, USP Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Pangaea Biotech, USP Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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- 1] Pangaea Biotech, USP Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona 08028, Spain [2] Catalan Institute of Oncology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Medical Oncology Service, Badalona 08916, Spain
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University and Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
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Li W, Jie Z, Li Z, Liu Y, Gan Q, Mao Y, Wang X. ERCC1 siRNA ameliorates drug resistance to cisplatin in gastric carcinoma cell lines. Mol Med Rep 2014; 9:2423-8. [PMID: 24699918 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The present study examined the effects of cisplatin (DDP) on gastric carcinoma cells by inhibiting the expression of excision repair cross-complementing 1 (ERCC1) using RNA interference (RNAi). mRNA and protein expression of ERCC1 were measured in various gastric carcinoma cell lines using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot analysis. Cells were treated with different concentrations of DDP and the cell viability was measured using an MTT assay. The correlation between the expression of the ERCC1 gene and the resistance to DDP in the cells was determined. The specific ERCC1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) was synthesized and then transfected into SGC-7901/DDP cells. Alterations in intracellular ERCC1 mRNA expression and protein levels were detected using RT-PCR and western blot analysis, the number of apoptotic cells were measured using flow-cytometry and the cell viability was measured using an MTT assay. The gene expression of ERCC1 correlated with the resistance to DDP of the cells. mRNA expression of ERCC1 was significantly reduced 24 h following transfection of ERCC1 siRNA compared with the mock control group. In addition, the number of apoptotic cells was increased and cell viability was significantly decreased in the ERCC1 siRNA-transfected group compared with the mock control group, suggesting that the sensitivity of SGC-7901/DDP cells to DDP had significantly increased. Cells transfected with siRNA1, siRNA2 and siRNA3 were significantly more sensitive to DPP (161, 381 and 249%, respectively) compared with the mock controls (P<0.05). The results of the present study showed that drug resistance to DDP in gastric carcinoma is correlated with increased expression of ERCC1; therefore, inhibition of ERCC1 by siRNA may ameliorate resistance to DDP in gastric carcinoma.
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- Wei Li
- Department of General Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Corps Hospital, Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330003, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Corps Hospital, Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330003, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Corps Hospital, Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330003, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Corps Hospital, Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330003, P.R. China
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Kim HK, Green JE. Predictive biomarker candidates for the response of gastric cancer to targeted and cytotoxic agents. Pharmacogenomics 2014; 15:375-84. [PMID: 24533716 PMCID: PMC7670597 DOI: 10.2217/pgs.13.250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide. Recent development of targeted agents provides clinicians with additional systemic treatment options to conventional cytotoxic agents. Predictive markers are undoubtedly important for guiding the appropriate use of targeted and cytotoxic agents. Currently, however, HER2 is the only predictive biomarker validated for gastric cancer. In this review, candidate predictive markers for response to other targeted agents and cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents are discussed.
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- Hark Kyun Kim
- Center for Gastric Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, 410-769, Republic of Korea.
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Shen J, Wei J, Wang H, Yang Y, Yue G, Wang L, Yu L, Xie L, Sun X, Bian X, Zou Z, Qian X, Guan W, Liu B. SULF2 methylation is associated with in vitro cisplatin sensitivity and clinical efficacy for gastric cancer patients treated with a modified FOLFOX regimen. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75564. [PMID: 24124496 PMCID: PMC3790846 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Biomarkers capable of discriminating the patients who are likely to respond to certain chemotherapeutic agents could improve the clinical efficiency. The sulfatases(SULFs) play a critical role in the pathogenesis of a variety of human cancers. Here, we focused our investigation on the prognostic and predictive impact of SULF2 methylation in gastric cancer. METHODS Promoter CpG island methylation of SULF2 was analyzed in 100 gastric cancer samples. The in vitro sensitivity to cisplatin, docetaxel, gemcitabine, irinotecan and pemetrexed were determined by histoculture drug response assay(HDRA). Additionally, 56 gastric cancer patients treated with a modified FOLFOX regimen(biweekly oxaliplatin plus 5-FU and folinic acid) were retrospectively analyzed to further evaluate the prognostic and predictive impact of SULF2 methylation in gastric cancer. RESULTS Methylated SULF2(SULF2M) was detected in 28 patients, while the remaining 72 patients showed unmethylated SULF2(SULF2U, methylation rate: 28%). Samples with SULF2U were more sensitive to cisplatin than those with SULF2M(inhibition rate: 48.80% vs. 38.15%, P = 0.02), while samples with SULF2M were more sensitive to irinotecan than SULF2U(inhibition rate: 53.61% vs. 40.92%, P = 0.01). There were no association between SULF2 methylation and in vitro sensitivity to docetaxel, gemcitabine and pemetrexed. SULF2 methylation was found to have a significant association with cisplatin efficacy(SULF2M: 57.14%, SULF2U: 80.56%, P = 0.02) and irinotecan efficacy(SULF2M: 89.29%, SULF2U: 62.50%, P = 0.01). Among the 56 patients receiving the modified FOLFOX regimen, a significant association was observed between survival and SULF2 methylation status(SULF2M: 309 days, 95% CI = 236 to 382 days; SULF2U: 481 days, 95% CI = 418 to 490 days; P = 0.02). Multivariate analysis revealed that SULF2 methylation was an independent prognostic factor of overall survival in gastric cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. CONCLUSION SULF2 methylation is negatively associated with cisplatin sensitivity in vitro. SULF2 methylation may be a novel prognostic biomarker for gastric cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy.
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- Jie Shen
- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Yamada Y, Boku N, Nishina T, Yamaguchi K, Denda T, Tsuji A, Hamamoto Y, Konishi K, Tsuji Y, Amagai K, Ohkawa S, Fujita Y, Nishisaki H, Kawai H, Takashima A, Mizusawa J, Nakamura K, Ohtsu A. Impact of excision repair cross-complementing gene 1 (ERCC1) on the outcomes of patients with advanced gastric cancer: correlative study in Japan Clinical Oncology Group Trial JCOG9912. Ann Oncol 2013; 24:2560-2565. [PMID: 23884439 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Since the best chemotherapy regimen for each patient with advanced gastric cancer is uncertain, we aimed to identify molecular prognostic or predictive biomarkers from biopsy specimens in JCOG9912, a randomized phase III trial for advanced gastric cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Endoscopic biopsy specimens from primary lesions were collected in 445 of 704 randomized patients in JCOG9912. We measured the mRNA expression of excision repair cross-complementing group 1 (ERCC1), thymidylate synthase, dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, and five other genes, then, categorized them into low and high groups relative to the median, and examined whether gene expression was associated with efficacy end point. RESULTS Multivariate analyses showed that high ERCC1 expression [HR 1.37; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.08-1.75; P = 0.010], performance status ≥ 1 (HR 1.45; 95% CI 1.13-1.86; P = 0.004), and number of metastatic sites ≥ 2 (HR 1.66; 95% CI 1.28-1.86; P < 0.001) were associated with a poor prognosis, and recurrent disease (versus unresectable; HR 0.75; 95% CI 0.56-1.00; P = 0.049) was associated with a favorable prognosis. None of these molecular factors were a predictive marker for choosing irinotecan plus cisplatin or 5-fluorouracil rather than S-1. CONCLUSION These correlative analyses suggest that ERCC1 is an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in the first-line treatment of gastric cancer. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER C000000062, www.umin.ac.jp.
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- Y Yamada
- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo.
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Cancer Center, Kita-adachi
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Showa University, School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Tonan Hospital, Sapporo
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Kasama
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Yokohama Municipal Citizen's Hospital, Yokohama
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- Department of Gastroenterological Oncology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Akashi
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- JCOG Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center, Tokyo
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- JCOG Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center, Tokyo
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- National Cancer Center, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, Kashiwa, Japan
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Synergistic anticancer effects of polyphyllin I and evodiamine on freshly-removed human gastric tumors. PLoS One 2013; 8:e65164. [PMID: 23762305 PMCID: PMC3676398 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective The present study was designed to examine the anticancer effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine of polyphyllin I (PPI) and evodiamine (EVO) on freshly–removed gastric tumor tissues. Methods Sixty freshly–removed gastric tumor tissues were collected. Their sensitivity to PPI, EVO, platinum (Pt), 5-FU, irinotecan (CPT-11) were determined by histoculture drug response assay (HDRA). Those samples were also formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded, which were used to examine the mRNA expression levels of aprataxin(APTX), excision repair cross-complementing 1(ERCC1), thymidylate synthase(TS) and topoisomerase I(TOPO1) by quantitative RT-PCR. The association of the gene expression levels and in vitro sensitivity were analyzed. Results PPI, EVO, Pt, 5-FU and CPT-11 had anticancer effects on the freshly-removed gastric tumor tissues with average inhibition rates of 20.64%±14.25% for PPI, 21.14%±13.43% for EVO, 50.57%±22.37% for Pt, 53.54%±22.03% for 5-FU, and 39.33%±24.79% for CPT-11, respectively. Combination of PPI and Pt, EVO and Pt, EVO and 5-FU had higher inhibition rates than any single drug of them (P<0.001, P = 0.028, P = 0.017, respectively). The mRNA expression levels of ERCC1 were correlated with Pt sensitivity (rho = −0.645, P<0.001); the mRNA expression levels of TS were correlated with 5-FU sensitivity (rho = −0.803, P<0.001). There were also weak but significant correlations between APTX mRNA expression levels and CPT-11 sensitivity (rho = −0.376, P = 0.017) or EVO sensitivity (rho = −0.322, P = 0.036). ERCC1 mRNA expression levels was markedly suppressed by the presentation of PPI (P = 0.001) and slightly suppressed by the presentation of EVO (P = 0.04); whereas, TS mRNA expression levels was markedly decreased by the presentation of EVO (P = 0.017) and slightly decreased by the presentation of PPI (P = 0.047). Conclusion PPI and EVO both could inhibit the activity of freshly-removed gastric tumor, and they could enhance the anticancer effect of Pt and 5-FU by reducing the mRNA expression levels of ERCC1 and TS.
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Shen J, Wei J, Wang H, Yue G, Yu L, Yang Y, Xie L, Zou Z, Qian X, Ding Y, Guan W, Liu B. A three-gene signature as potential predictive biomarker for irinotecan sensitivity in gastric cancer. J Transl Med 2013; 11:73. [PMID: 23517622 PMCID: PMC3639168 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-11-73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Objective Personalized chemotherapy based on molecular biomarkers can maximize anticancer efficiency. We aim to investigate predictive biomarkers capable of predicting response to irinotecan-based treatment in gastric cancer. Methods We examined gene expression of APTX, BRCA1, ERCC1, ISG15, Topo1 and methylation of SULF2 in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded gastric cancer tissues from 175 patients and evaluated the association between gene expression levels or methylation status and in vitro sensitivity to irinotecan. We used multiple linear regression analysis to develop a gene-expression model to predict irinotecan sensitivity in gastric cancer and validated this model in vitro and vivo. Results Gene expression levels of APTX, BRCA1 and ERCC1 were significantly lower in irinotecan-sensitive gastric cancer samples than those irinotecan-resistant samples (P < 0.001 for all genes), while ISG15 (P = 0.047) and Topo1 (P = 0.002) were significantly higher. Based on those genes, a three-gene signature were established, which was calculated as follows: Index =0.488 - 0.020× expression level of APTX + 0.015× expression level of Topo1 - 0.011 × expression level of BRCA1. The three-gene signature was significantly associated with irinotecan sensitivity (rho = 0.71, P < 0.001). The sensitivity and specificity for the prediction of irinotecan sensitivity based on the three-gene signature reached 73% and 86%, respectively. In another independent testing set, the irinotecan inhibition rates in gastric samples with sensitive-signature were much higher than those with resistant-signature (65% vs. 22%, P < 0.001). Irinotecan therapy with 20 mg/kg per week to immunodeficient mice carrying xenografts with sensitive-signature dramatically arrested the growth of tumors (P < 0.001), but had no effect on mice carrying xenografts with resistant-signature. Conclusions The three-gene signature established herein is a potential predictive biomarker for irinotecan sensitivity in gastric cancer.
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Lu M, Gao J, Wang XC, Shen L. Expressions of Thymidylate Synthase,Thymidine Phosphorylase, Class III β-tubulin, and Excision Repair Cross-complementing Group 1predict Response in Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients Receiving Capecitabine Plus Paclitaxel or Cisplatin. Chin J Cancer Res 2013; 23:288-94. [PMID: 23358102 DOI: 10.1007/s11670-011-0288-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Toevaluate the role of class III β-tubulin (TUBB3), thymidylate synthase (TS), thymidine phosphorylase (TP), and excision repair cross-complementing group 1 (ERCC1) in clinical outcome of advanced gastric cancer patients receiving capecitabine plus paclitaxel or cisplatin. METHODS The clinical data and tumor specimens from 57 advanced gastric cancer patients receiving first-line capecitabine plus paclitaxel (cohort 1, n=36) and capecitabine plus cisplatin (cohort 2, n=21) were retrospectively collected, and TUBB3, TS, TP, and ERCC1 expressions were detected by real-time quantitative PCR. The associations between expressions of biomarkers and response or survival were analyzed statistically. RESULTS The median age of 57 patients was 57 years (range: 27-75 years) with 38 males and 19 females. Of all patients, the response rates of patients with high TP, low TP and high TS, low TS expressions were 57.1%, 27.6% (P=0.024), and 55.2%, 28.6% (P=0.042), respectively. Among cohort 1, the response rates and median overall survivals of patients with low and high TUBB3 expressions were 61.1% vs. 33.3% (P=0.095) and 13.8 months vs. 6.6 months (P=0.019), respectively; the response rate (87.5%) of patients with low TUBB3 and high TP expressions was higher than that (14.3%) of patients with high TUBB3 and low TP expressions (P=0.01). Among cohort 2, the response rates of patients with low ERCC1 and high ERCC1 expressions were 45.5% and 20.0% respectively (P=0.361). CONCLUSION TUBB3, TS and TP expressions could predict the response of advanced gastric cancer patients receiving capecitabine-based and paclitaxel-based chemotherapy. These results will be further confirmed in future large samples.
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, PekingUniversitySchool of Oncology, BeijingCancerHospital& Institute, Beijing 100142, China
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Chen L, Li G, Li J, Fan C, Xu J, Wu B, Liu K, Zhang C. Correlation between expressions of ERCC1/TS mRNA and effects of gastric cancer to chemotherapy in the short term. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2013; 71:921-8. [PMID: 23355039 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-013-2083-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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PURPOSE To study the correlation between expression levels of ERCC1/TS mRNA and the susceptibility of preoperative chemotherapy for patients with gastric cancer. METHODS A total of forty cases with advanced gastric cancer of T3-4N1-2M0 were treated with preoperative chemotherapy according to FLEEOX regimen based on endarterial-intravenous coadministration. Sufficient, fresh gastric tissue specimens were obtained with the help of gastroscope, and the expression levels of ERCC1/TS mRNA were detected by qRT-PCR before chemotherapy. The chemotherapeutic response was evaluated with Choi Criteria after chemotherapy, and pathologic remission extent was observed after surgery. The correlation between the expression levels of ERCC1/TS mRNA before chemotherapy and the chemotherapeutic effect based on imageology and pathology was analyzed. RESULTS The response rate of Chemotherapy in this cohort was 80.0 % based on imageology and 51.43 % based on pathology. The expression levels of ERCC1/TS mRNA were significantly associated with imageology remission extent (P = 0.033, P = 0.025) and pathologic remission extent (P = 0.044, P = 0.016), respectively. The chemotherapeutic effect on patients with low-expression levels of ERCC1/TS mRNA was better. CONCLUSIONS From the perspective of pathology and imageology evaluating the preoperative chemotherapeutic response for patients with gastric cancer, ERCC1 and TS were used as the molecular predictors and provided prognostic information in this study.
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- Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210002 Jiangsu, China
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Liu YP, Ling Y, Qi QF, Zhang YP, Zhang CS, Zhu CT, Wang MH, Pan YD. The effects of ERCC1 expression levels on the chemosensitivity of gastric cancer cells to platinum agents and survival in gastric cancer patients treated with oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy. Oncol Lett 2012; 5:935-942. [PMID: 23426424 PMCID: PMC3576223 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2012.1096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Accepted: 12/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Excision repair cross-complementing 1 (ERCC1) is reported to be involved in the sensitivity of cancer cells to platinum-based chemotherapy. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of ERCC1 expression on the chemosensitivity of platinum agents in gastric cancer cell lines, and on survival in gastric cancer patients treated with surgery followed by oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy. ERCC1 expression levels were measured by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and western blot analysis, respectively. The chemosensitivity of a series of gastric cancer cell lines to platinum agents in vitro was evaluated using CellTiter 96 Aqueous One Solution Cell Proliferation Assay kit. The apoptotic effect of the drugs was evaluated by double staining with Annexin-V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and propidium iodide (PI). The results demonstrated that the expression levels of ERCC1 mRNA were correlated with the chemosensitivity of platinum agents, and depletion of ERCC1 sensitized the relatively resistant MKN45 cells to cisplatin and oxaliplatin. Univariate analyses revealed that patients with low ERCC1 levels had longer relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) than those with high ERCC1 levels (median RFS, 18 vs. 7 months, P=0.001; median OS, 27 vs. 11 months, P=0.001). Multivariate analyses suggested that high ERCC1 expression is an independent prognostic marker of poor RFS [hazard ratio (HR), 2.16; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.09–4.25; P= 0.026] and OS (HR, 2.21; 95% CI, 1.07–4.55; P=0.031). These results suggest that overexpression of ERCC1 is correlated with platinum drug resistance in gastric cancer cells, and that depletion of ERCC1 sensitizes gastric cancer cell lines to cisplatin and oxaliplatin. Gastric cancer patients with low levels of ERCC1 expression demonstrate a benefit from oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- Yong-Ping Liu
- Clinical Oncology Laboratory; Changzhou Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Changzhou 213002, P.R. China
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Hu HB, Kuang L, Zeng XM, Li B, Liu EY, Zhong MZ. Predictive value of thymidylate synthase expression in gastric cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2012; 13:261-7. [PMID: 22502681 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.1.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The relationship between thymidylate synthase (TS) expression and outcomes in gastric cancer (GC) patients remains controversial, although most studies reported poor survival and reduced response to fluoropyrimidine were related to high TS in tumors. We carried out a systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis to estimate the predictive value of TS expression from published studies. METHODS We identified 24 studies analysing the outcome data in gastric cancer stratified by TS expression. Effect measures of outcome were hazard ratios (HRs) for overall survival (OS) and event-free survival (EFS), or the odds ratio (OR) for overall response rate (ORR). HRs and ORs from these eligible studies were pooled using random-effects meta- analysis. RESULTS Fifteen studies investigated outcomes in a total of 844 patients with advanced GC, and nine studies investigated outcomes in a total of 1,235 patients with localized GC undergoing adjuvant therapy. Meta- analysis of estimates showed high TS expression was significantly associated with poor OS in the advanced setting (HR: 1.43, 95%CI: 1.08 - 1.90), and poor EFS in the adjuvant setting (HR: 1.53, 95%CI: 1.01 - 2.32). Subgroup analysis demonstrated TS expression to have even greater value in predicting OS, EFS and ORR in advanced GC patients treated with fluoropyrimidine monotherapy (HR for OS: 2.32, 95%CI: 1.53 - 3.50; HR for EFS: 1.76, 95%CI: 1.19 - 2.60; OR for ORR: 0.32, 95%CI: 0.11 - 0.95). CONCLUSION High levels of TS expression were associated with a poorer OS for advanced GC patients compared with low levels. In the adjuvant setting, high TS expression was also associated with a worse EFS. Additional studies with consistent methodology are needed to define the precise predictive value of TS.
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- Hua-Bin Hu
- Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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Zou ZY, Wei J, Li XL, Yu LX, Wang TT, Qian XP, Liu BR. Enhancement of Anticancer Efficacy of Chemotherapeutics by Gambogic Acid Against Gastric Cancer Cells. Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2012; 27:299-306. [PMID: 22444164 DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2010.0943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum-Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum-Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Province Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum-Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum-Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center of Drum-Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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Shen J, Wang H, Wei J, Yu L, Xie L, Qian X, Zou Z, Liu B, Guan W. Thymidylate synthase mRNA levels in plasma and tumor as potential predictive biomarkers for raltitrexed sensitivity in gastric cancer. Int J Cancer 2012; 131:E938-45. [PMID: 22422354 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Different chemotherapeutic agents currently available are effective only in certain subsets of patients. Predictive biomarkers will be helpful in choosing those agents and can improve the clinical efficiency by a more personalized chemotherapeutic approach. Raltitrexed is a novel water-soluble quinazoline folate analogue and can improve the efficiency of gastric cancer treatment, but its predictive biomarker remains unclear. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of plasma and tumor thymidylate synthase (TS) mRNA levels as predictive biomarkers for raltitrexed in gastric cancer. In total, 125 freshly removed gastric tumor specimens and corresponding blood samples before surgery were collected. Raltitrexed sensitivity was determined by histoculture drug response assay procedures. TS mRNA levels in tumor and plasma were determined by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Plasma TS mRNA level in cancer patients was significantly higher than in healthy subjects (p = 0.009) and was significantly correlated with TS mRNA level in tumor tissues (r = 0.665, p < 0.001). Tumor and plasma TS mRNA expression levels were significantly lower in raltitrexed-sensitive group than in resistant group (p = 0.007 and 0.013, respectively). The sensitivity and accuracy of raltitrexed sensitivity prediction based on plasma TS mRNA levels were 82 and 60%, respectively, whereas the prediction based on tumor TS mRNA reached 70% sensitivity and 68% accuracy. These results indicate that TS mRNA level in plasma can mirror tumor TS mRNA level, and both of them can be used to predict raltitrexed sensitivity in gastric cancer.
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- The Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Kudo K, Gavin E, Das S, Amable L, Shevde LA, Reed E. Inhibition of Gli1 results in altered c-Jun activation, inhibition of cisplatin-induced upregulation of ERCC1, XPD and XRCC1, and inhibition of platinum-DNA adduct repair. Oncogene 2012; 31:4718-24. [PMID: 22266871 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The transcription of ERCC1 and other nucleotide excision repair (NER) genes is strongly influenced by c-jun. C-jun is transcriptionally regulated by Gli proteins of the Hedgehog pathway. We therefore studied the possible relationships between Gli1, c-jun, and the upregulation of ERCC1, XPD and XRCC1 in cisplatin-resistant human ovarian cancer cells. We studied the paired human ovarian cancer cell lines A2780 and A2780-CP70. We used a shRNA construct that specifically degrades Gli1 message. Genes we assessed for mRNA and/or protein levels included: c-jun, ERCC1, XPD, XRCC1, Gli1, Gli2, SHH, IHH, GAPDH and α-tubulin. Platinum-DNA adduct repair was assessed by atomic absorbance spectrometry with Zeeman background correction. Use of the anti-Gli1 shRNA in cisplatin-resistant cells resulted in a block of the cell's ability to upregulate genes in response to cisplatin treatment, including: c-jun, ERCC1, XPD and XRCC1. This block in upregulation of c-jun was concurrent with a change in the phosphorylation pattern of the c-jun protein, shifting that pattern from a Ser63/73 dominant pattern, to a Thr91/93 dominant pattern. A2780-CP70 cells were treated at their cisplatin IC50, and DNA repair was assessed after pretreatment with anti-Gli1 shRNA or scrambled shRNA control. Control cells repaired 78% of platinum-DNA adducts at 12 h, compared with 33% repair in cells pretreated with anti-Gli1 shRNA resulting in a 2.4-fold difference. Pretreatment of A2780-CP70 cells with anti-Gli1 shRNA resulted in supra-additive cell killing with cisplatin; shifting the cisplatin IC50 (half maximal inhibitory concentration) from 30 μM to 5 μM. Pretreatment of these cells with cyclopamine did not shift the cisplatin IC50. We conclude that the transcriptional protein Gli1 is important in the upregulation of these three DNA repair genes in human ovarian cancer cells, and that Gli1 strongly influences platinum-DNA adduct repair, and cellular sensitivity to cisplatin. This Gli1 role has c-jun as an intermediate in the pathway. In all, inhibition of Gli1 by a specific shRNA inhibits the upregulation of c-jun Ser63/73, and also inhibits the upregulation of three genes essential to NER (ERCC1, XPD) and base excision repair (XRCC1).
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- Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
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Maithel SK, Gönen M, Ito H, Dematteo RP, Allen PJ, Fong Y, Blumgart LH, Jarnagin WR, D'Angelica MI. Improving the clinical risk score: an analysis of molecular biomarkers in the era of modern chemotherapy for resectable hepatic colorectal cancer metastases. Surgery 2011; 151:162-70. [PMID: 21982065 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prognostic relevance of variations in expression of specific tumor genes in colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLMs) in patients treated with resection and modern chemotherapy is not known. METHODS Patients submitted to liver resection for CRCLM between January 2000 and October 2007 were studied. A clinical risk score (CRS; range, 0-5) was calculated for each patient. RNA was extracted from histologically confirmed tumor isolates, and using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) studies, we assessed the quantitative expression of 12 genes with potential importance in chemotherapy resistance and tumor progression, including thymidylate synthase (TS; 5-fluorouracil), excision repair cross complementing gene-1, and xeroderma pigmentosum groups A through G (oxaliplatin), topoisomerase-I (irinotecan), c-met, and hepatocyte growth factor. Primary outcomes were recurrence-free survival (RFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) after hepatic resection. RESULTS One-hundred fifty-five patients with good quality tumor mRNA were identified. Median follow-up was 32 months for survivors, and the median CRS was 2. Eighty-seven patients (56%) received preoperative chemotherapy, and 124 (80%) received postoperative chemotherapy. Median RFS for all patients was 13 months, and 3-year DSS was 69%. Median RFS and 3-year DSS for patients with an increased CRS (3-5) was lower (7 vs 18 months [P < .0001] and 50% vs. 80% [P < .0001], respectively). Of the 12 genes studied, only increased TS expression was associated with a lower RFS (hazard ratio, 1.16; 95% confidence interval, 1.0-1.3; P = .03) and DSS (hazard ratio, 1.25; 95% confidence interval, 1.0-1.5; P = .03). Median RFS and 3-year DSS for patients with increased TS expression was decreased (9 vs. 15 months [P = .03] and 48% vs. 82% [P = .001], respectively). TS expression had prognostic value that was independent of CRS on multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION In patients with hepatic CRCLM treated with resection and modern chemotherapy, increased expression of TS improves outcome stratification and appears to be a useful biomarker.
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- Shishir K Maithel
- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 10065, USA
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Lovejoy KS, Serova M, Bieche I, Emami S, D'Incalci M, Broggini M, Erba E, Gespach C, Cvitkovic E, Faivre S, Raymond E, Lippard SJ. Spectrum of cellular responses to pyriplatin, a monofunctional cationic antineoplastic platinum(II) compound, in human cancer cells. Mol Cancer Ther 2011; 10:1709-19. [PMID: 21750216 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-11-0250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Pyriplatin, cis-diammine(pyridine)chloroplatinum(II), a platinum-based antitumor drug candidate, is a cationic compound with anticancer properties in mice and is a substrate for organic cation transporters that facilitate oxaliplatin uptake. Unlike cisplatin and oxaliplatin, which form DNA cross-links, pyriplatin binds DNA in a monofunctional manner. The antiproliferative effects of pyriplatin, alone and in combination with known anticancer drugs (paclitaxel, gemcitabine, SN38, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil), were evaluated in a panel of epithelial cancer cell lines, with direct comparison to cisplatin and oxaliplatin. The effects of pyriplatin on gene expression and platinum-DNA adduct formation were also investigated. Pyriplatin exhibited cytotoxic effects against human cell lines after 24 hours (IC(50) = 171-443 μmol/L), with maximum cytotoxicity in HOP-62 non-small cell lung cancer cells after 72 hours (IC(50) = 24 μmol/L). Pyriplatin caused a G(2)-M cell cycle block similar to that induced by cisplatin and oxaliplatin. Induction of apoptotsis and DNA damage response was supported by Annexin-V analysis and detection of phosphorylated Chk2 and H2AX. Treatment with pyriplatin increased CDKN1/p21 and decreased ERCC1 mRNA expression. On a platinum-per-nucleotide basis, pyriplatin-DNA adducts are less cytotoxic than those of cisplatin and oxaliplatin. The mRNA levels of genes implicated in drug transport and DNA damage repair, including GSTP1 and MSH2, correlate with pyriplatin cellular activity in the panel of cell lines. Synergy occurred for combinations of pyriplatin with paclitaxel. Because its spectrum of activity differs significantly from those of cisplatin or oxaliplatin, pyriplatin is a lead compound for developing novel drug candidates with cytotoxicity profiles unlike those of drugs currently in use.
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Krivak TC, Darcy KM, Tian C, Bookman M, Gallion H, Ambrosone CB, DeLoia JA. Single nucleotide polypmorphisms in ERCC1 are associated with disease progression, and survival in patients with advanced stage ovarian and primary peritoneal carcinoma; A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study. Gynecol Oncol 2011; 122:121-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Revised: 03/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fifth Educational Symposium of the Spanish Lung Cancer Group: report on the Molecular Biology Workshop. Lung Cancer 2011; 74:535-43. [PMID: 21616552 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2011.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Revised: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The majority of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients present with locally advanced (35%) or metastatic disease (40%); in this setting, it is of the utmost importance to balance efficacy with toxicity. However, with platinum combinations, survival has reached a "plateau", with median overall survival times of a mere 10-12 months, making it mandatory to search for new strategies and to identify more effective treatment. Molecular characteristics can be more informative than clinical features in predicting clinical benefit, and the identification of molecular markers can help define subgroups of patients who are likely to respond to different treatments, thus avoiding unnecessary toxicities and costs and providing the maximum benefit to each patient. Here we review research on biomarker assessment that was presented during the Molecular Biology Workshop held in Palma de Mallorca on 25 November 2010, during the Fifth Educational Symposium of the Spanish Lung Cancer Group.
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Biomarkers of DNA repair and related pathways: significance in non-small cell lung cancer. Curr Opin Oncol 2011; 23:150-7. [PMID: 21119513 DOI: 10.1097/cco.0b013e328341ee38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review selected biomarkers of DNA repair and related pathways as they relate to the management of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), emphasizing the role of individualized, chemotherapy for advanced disease, and discussing potential applications in early disease. RECENT FINDINGS The activity of molecular-targeted agents in NSCLC patients whose tumor possesses relevant biomarkers [such as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activating mutations and ALK translocations] has made personalized therapy possible. In addition, preclinical and clinical studies have shown that histopathological and biomolecular factors can correlate with clinical outcome in patients with NSCLC treated with chemotherapy. As a result, tumor histology is now routinely considered in selecting chemotherapy for NSCLC patients, such as pemetrexed for nonsquamous histology. Molecular tumor and host factors, including genes involved in DNA-repair and synthesis, are potentially even more relevant as predictive biomarkers of tumor response to chemotherapy. However, individual molecular markers and gene signatures need further validation and standardization, before routine use in the clinic can be recommended. SUMMARY In the era of molecular-targeted agents, individualized therapy based on molecular biomarkers has become a reality in the treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC. Further studies are needed to optimize current treatment algorithms with regard to biomarkers for chemotherapy benefit, to refine molecular markers, and to translate these findings to early stage NSCLC.
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Metzger R, Bollschweiler E, Hölscher AH, Warnecke-Eberz U. ERCC1: impact in multimodality treatment of upper gastrointestinal cancer. Future Oncol 2011; 6:1735-49. [PMID: 21142660 DOI: 10.2217/fon.10.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Platinum-based drugs and radiation are key elements of multimodality treatment in a wide variety of solid tumors and especially tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Cytotoxicity is directly related to their ability to cause DNA damage. This event consecutively triggers the nucleotide excision repair (NER) complex. The NER capacity has a major impact on chemo and radiation sensitivity, emergence of resistance and patient outcome. Excision repair cross-complementing group 1 (ERCC1) is a key molecule in NER. This review provides an overview of the NER complex with a focus on ERCC1. Recent literature has been analyzed and provides information regarding the potential role of ERCC1 as a prognostic factor in multimodality treatment of upper gastrointestinal cancer and cancer risk. To date, the role of ERCC1 as a predictive marker for individual multimodality treatment is far from being firmly established for routine use. However, with reliable methods, established cut-off values and validation in large, prospective, randomized trials, ERCC1 may possibly prove to play an important role as a tumor marker in individualized treatment for upper gastrointestinal cancer.
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- Ralf Metzger
- Department of General, Visceral & Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Germany
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Different relation between ERCC1 overexpression and treatment outcomes of two platinum agents in advanced biliary tract adenocarcinoma patients. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2011; 68:935-44. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-011-1558-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2010] [Accepted: 01/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bax predicts outcome in gastric cancer patients treated with 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin palliative chemotherapy. Dig Dis Sci 2011; 56:131-8. [PMID: 20503071 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-010-1280-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 05/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Platinum and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based regimens have been used the most frequently in palliative chemotherapy for gastric cancer. The present study evaluated the prognostic significance of Bax, excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1), and thymidylate synthase (TS) in advanced gastric cancer patients treated with 5-FU, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) palliative chemotherapy. METHODS Seventy-two patients with metastatic or recurrent gastric cancer were treated with FOLFOX regimen. Pretreatment tumor biopsy specimens were analyzed for Bax, ERCC1, and TS expression by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS High expression of Bax, ERCC1, and TS was observed in 31 (43%), 33 (46%), and 35 (49%) patients, respectively. The median overall survival (OS) of patients was 12 months. Low expression of Bax was associated with poor OS (median, 9 months vs. 18 months; 2-year, 10% vs. 48%; p=0.0005) in univariate analysis, while expression of ERCC1 and TS was not correlated with patient outcome. In multivariate analysis, low expression of Bax was a significant independent predictor of poor OS (p=0.028). Low expression of Bax was significantly associated with poor survival of patients with metastatic or recurrent gastric cancer treated with FOLFOX chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Immunohistochemical staining for Bax with pretreatment biopsy specimen may be useful in selecting FOLFOX regimen as a treatment option for advanced gastric cancer patients.
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Rosell R, Vergnenegre A, Liu B, Cobo M, Massuti B, Wei J, Molina MA, Costa C, Queralt C, Taron M. Biomarkers in lung oncology. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2010; 23:508-14. [PMID: 20471486 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2010.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2010] [Accepted: 05/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The survival of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients is short in spite of advances in new combination chemotherapy regimens. The benefit of adding antiangiogenic drugs and/or EGFR inhibitors is unclear. For the vast majority of patients without EGFR mutations, treatment approaches based on customization should be pursued. BRCA1 is central to the repair of DNA damage and is an important modulator of the differential effect of chemotherapy. Retrospective and prospective data indicate that low BRCA1 mRNA levels predict better response and survival when patients are treated with cisplatin, non-taxane combinations. For an important subgroup of patients with EGFR mutations, selective treatment with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors is a major advance, with a dramatic impact on clinical outcomes. In a prospective study of customized erlotinib [1], overall response rate was 70% (including 12% complete responses), median progression free survival was 14 months (even longer in women and in patients with del 19), 20% of patients were disease-free at three years, and median survival was 27 months. Nonetheless, these clinical outcomes fall short of curability and continuous treatment with erlotinib or gefitinib is required. It is plausible that several genetically defined subclasses of EGFR mutations could help to improve current clinical outcomes by combining erlotinib or gefitinib with other targeted drugs.
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- Rafael Rosell
- Catalan Institute of Oncology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
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Ni XF, Wu CP, Jiang JT. Serum VEGFR-3 and survival of advanced gastric cancer patients treated with FOLFOX. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16:2163-9. [PMID: 20440858 PMCID: PMC2864843 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i17.2163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To explore if vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 (VEGFR-3) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) can predict overall survival in advanced gastric cancer.
METHODS: VEGFR-3 level was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and CEA was assessed by chemiluminescence immunoassay in the sera of 81 advanced gastric cancer patients before treatment with oxaliplatin plus 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid.
RESULTS: Median survival time in patients with a low serum VEGFR-3 level was significantly longer than in those with a higher VEGFR-3 level (15.4 mo vs 7.7 mo, P < 0.001). Patients with a low CEA level had a longer survival than those with a higher CEA level (15.8 mo vs 8.6 mo, P < 0.001). Thirty-nine patients with low VEGFR-3 and low CEA levels had a median survival of 19.7 mo (P = 0.0006). The hazard ratio for patients with a high VEGFR-3 level was 2.443 (P = 0.002).
CONCLUSION: High serum VEGFR-3 level is correlated significantly with poor survival. In patients with a high serum level of VEGFR-3, alternative chemotherapy regimens should be considered.
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Bamias A, Karina M, Papakostas P, Kostopoulos I, Bobos M, Vourli G, Samantas E, Christodoulou C, Pentheroudakis G, Pectasides D, Dimopoulos MA, Fountzilas G. A randomized phase III study of adjuvant platinum/docetaxel chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy in patients with gastric cancer. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2010; 65:1009-21. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-010-1256-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2009] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wei J, Liu B, Cardona AF, Rosell R. Molecular biomarkers for predicting chemotherapy response in lung cancer. EXPERT OPINION ON MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS 2009; 3:621-9. [PMID: 23496047 DOI: 10.1517/17530050903222239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has reached a plateau, with no evidence of substantial improvement in survival. However, recent advances in the management of lung cancer have paved the way for the optimization of treatment. Several lines of evidence indicate that multiple genetic disturbances found in human cancer cell lines and in the tumors of NSCLC patients have a role as predictive markers for response and survival with chemotherapy regimens now in use. OBJECTIVE This review highlights relevant translational research findings on potential predictive markers in lung cancer with therapeutic impact in both the near and distant future. CONCLUSION The next step is to develop clinical trials that will prospectively validate the benefits of customizing chemotherapy, which should translate into an improvement in outcome in NSCLC patients.
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- Jia Wei
- Medical School of Nanjing University, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical Cancer Institute of Nanjing University, Department of Oncology, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing 210008, China +86 25 83317016 ; +86 25 83317016 ;
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GSTP1 determines cis-platinum cytotoxicity in gastric adenocarcinoma MGC803 cells: regulation by promoter methylation and extracellular regulated kinase signaling. Anticancer Drugs 2009; 20:208-14. [PMID: 19396019 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0b013e328322fbaa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Detoxification mechanisms can play a pivotal role in determining tumor cell responses to platinum-based chemotherapy. Glutathione S-transferase-pi (GSTP1) belongs to a supergene family of detoxifying enzymes involved in the prevention of DNA damage and subsequent platinum resistance in numerous cancers. The role of GSTP1 in gastric cancer sensitivity to chemotherapy is, however, not known. In this study, we found that the human gastric cancer cell line MGC803 was significantly more sensitive to cis-platinum (CDDP) than the other gastric cancer lines examined (BGC823 and SGC7901). To explore the potential role of GSTP1 in drug resistance, we measured GSTP1 expression in these cells. GSTP1 mRNA and protein were not detectable in MGC803 cells; both were present in BGC823 and SGC7901 cells. GSTP1 CpG island DNA methylation was examined. We report that promoter hypermethylation was associated with the absence of GSTP1 expression in MGC803 cells. Treatment of these cells with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, a DNA methyltransferase inhibitor, restored GSTP1 expression and suppressed sensitivity to CDDP. The selective mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular regulated kinase (ERK) pathway inhibitor PD98059 decreased GSTP1 expression in 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine-treated cells. A similar decrease was observed in the BGC823 and SGC7901 cell lines, suggesting that mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK signaling stimulates GSTP1 expression. CDDP sensitivity was also enhanced by PD98059. These observations indicate that somatic promoter hypermethylation and impaired ERK signaling are associated with decreased GSTP1 expression and CDDP sensitivity in gastric cancer cell lines. Evaluation of promoter methylation and ERK activity may be useful for predicting tumor sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapeutics.
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Qiu H, Ding FY, Xiong HH, Zhang MS, Li RC, Chen Y. Establishment of VP16-resistant gastric cell line and its multi-drug resistance mechanism. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2009; 17:1809-1814. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v17.i18.1809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To establish the VP16 resistant gastric cell line and to explore its potential multi-drug resistant mechanism.
METHODS: We used the drug concentration step-elevation method to establish VP16 resistant sub-line of gastric cell line OCUM-2M. Growth curves of cells were delineated and cell doubling times of cells were calculated using cell-counting methods. IC50 of chemotherapy drugs in two cell lines were determined by MTT methods. Cell cycle distributions were tested by FCM analysis. mRNA expression levels of caspase-3, P53, DAPK-1, DAPK-2, DAPK-3, Bcl-2, ERCC-1, MDR-1, and MRP were determined by RT-PCR.
RESULTS: OCUM-2M was a successful drug-resistant cell line, and the resistance index to VP16 was 40.53. The cell doubling time of OCUM-2M/VP16 was 30.29 ± 2.55 h, while that of parental cell line OCUM-2M was 22.96 ± 0.96 h (P < 0.01). The cross-drug-resistance of Sn38, oxaliplatin, and gemcitabine in OCUM-2M/VP16 was observed, while chemo-sensitivity of 5-FU and paclitaxol in OCUM-2M/VP16 remained the same with OCUM-2M. In OCUM-2M/VP16, the mean expression levels of apoptosis related genes, DAPK-2, DAPK-3 and Bcl-2 were respectively 0.24, 0.45, and 0.44, which were lower than OCUM-2M (0.61, 0.79 and 0.81). The expression levels of drug-resistance related genes ERCC-1 and MDR-1 in OCUM-2M/VP16 were respectively 0.84 and 0.41, which were higher than OCUM-2M (0.53 and 0.20, P < 0.01). The expression levels of caspase-3, P53, DAPK-1 and MRP had no significant change in the two cell lines.
CONCLUSION: OCUM-2M/VP16 is a successful VP16-resistant gastric cell line with cross-resistance ability, and the expression level changes of apoptosis and drug resistance related genes might contribute to drug-resistance in OCUM-2M/VP16.
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Burtness B, Gibson M, Egleston B, Mehra R, Thomas L, Sipples R, Quintanilla M, Lacy J, Watkins S, Murren JR, Forastiere AA. Phase II trial of docetaxel-irinotecan combination in advanced esophageal cancer. Ann Oncol 2009; 20:1242-8. [PMID: 19429872 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Preclinical evidence suggests synergy between docetaxel and irinotecan, two drugs active in esophagogastric cancer. We previously demonstrated the safety of docetaxel 35 mg/m2 and irinotecan 50 mg/m2 given on days 1 and 8 of a 21-day schedule. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who had unresectable/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, measurable disease, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of zero to two, and normal bilirubin were eligible. Tumor assessment was carried out every three cycles. RESULTS We enrolled 29 chemotherapy-naive (CN) and 15 chemotherapy-exposed (CE) eligible patients. Principal toxic effects were diarrhea, neutropenia, and hyperglycemia. There were no toxic deaths. There was one early death, from myocardial infarction. Among 26 CN and assessable patients, there were seven (26.9%) with a partial response (PR) and one (3.8%) with a complete response (CR). There were two PRs and one CR among the patients with CE disease. Median time to progression for CN patients was 4.0 months and for CE patients 3.5 months. Median survival for CN eligible patients was 9.0 months and for CE patients 11.4 months. CONCLUSIONS Docetaxel-irinotecan combination given on a weekly x 2 of 3 schedule is promising in the treatment of advanced esophageal cancer.
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- B Burtness
- Division of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA.
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Huang ZH, Hua D, Du X, Li LH, Mao Y, Liu ZH, Song MX, Zhou XK. ERCC1 polymorphism, expression and clinical outcome of oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy in gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14:6401-7. [PMID: 19009659 PMCID: PMC2766125 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.6401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To determine the influence of excision repair cross complementing group 1 (ERCC1) codon 118 polymorphism and mRNA level on the clinical outcome of gastric cancer patients treated with oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy.
METHODS: Eighty-nine gastric cancer patients treated with oxalipatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy were included in this study. ERCC1 codon 118 C/T polymorphism was tested by polymerase chain reaction-ligation detection reaction (PCR-LDR) method in peripheral blood lymphocytes of those patients; and the intratumoral ERCC1 mRNA expression was measured using reverse transcription PCR in 62 patients whose tumor tissue specimens were available.
RESULTS: No significant relationship was found between ERCC1 codon 118 polymorphism and ERCC1 mRNA level. The median relapse-free and overall survival period was 20.1 mo and 28.4 mo, respectively. The relapse-free and overall survivals in patients with low levels of ERCC1 mRNA were significantly longer than those in patients with high levels (P < 0.05), while there was no significant association found between ERCC1 118 genotypes and the disease prognosis. Multivariate analysis also showed that ERCC1 mRNA level was a potential predictor for relapse and survival in gastric cancer patients treated with oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: ERCC1 codon 118 polymorphism has no significant impact on ERCC1 mRNA expression, and the intratumoral ERCC1 mRNA level but not codon 118 polymorphism may be a useful predictive parameter for the relapse and survival of gastric cancer patients receiving oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy.
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Huang ZH, Hua D, Li LH. The polymorphisms of TS and MTHFR predict survival of gastric cancer patients treated with fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy in Chinese population. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2008; 63:911-8. [PMID: 18704422 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-008-0815-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 07/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the thymidylate synthase (TS) and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms with the clinical outcomes of gastric cancer patients treated with 5-FU-based adjuvant chemotherapy. METHODS One-hundred and sixteen patients with gastric cancer were treated with 5-FU-based adjuvant chemotherapy. The TS (a 28-bp tandem repeat polymorphism in the TS enhancer region (TSER) and a 6 bp deletion/insertion polymorphism in the 3'-untranslated region) and MTHFR C677T polymorphisms were determined in blood samples from those patients using PCR and PCR-LDR (ligation detection reaction) method, respectively. RESULTS The overall survival (OS) in patients with the TS ins6/ins6 genotype was significantly shorter than those in patients with the del6/del6 (P = 0.017) and ins6/del6 (P = 0.022) genotype. The relapse-free survival (RFS) and OS in patients with the MTHFR C/C genotype were significantly worse than those in patients with the T/T or C/T genotype (P = 0.043 and 0.040, respectively). Cox multivariate analysis also showed that patients with the TS ins6/ins6 genotype have worse OS than patients with the T/T or C/T genotype (HR = 2.437, P = 0.041), and the MTHFR C/C genotype was associated with shorter RFS (HR = 1.723, P = 0.031) and OS (HR = 1.681, P = 0.056). No significant association was found between the TSER polymorphism and the clinical outcomes (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION The polymorphisms of TS 3'-UTR ins6/del6 and MTHFR C677T appear to be potential prognostic factors in gastric cancer patients treated with 5-FU-based adjuvant chemotherapy, which may allow identification of gastric cancer patients who will benefit from 5-FU chemotherapy.
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- Wuxi Oncology Institute, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, 200 Huihe Road, 214062, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Jemal A, Siegel R, Ward E, Murray T, Xu J, Smigal C, Thun MJ. Cancer statistics, 2006. CA Cancer J Clin 2006; 341:291-9. [PMID: 16514137 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-010-0463-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2009] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths expected in the United States in the current year and compiles the most recent data on cancer incidence, mortality, and survival based on incidence data from the National Cancer Institute and mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Incidence and death rates are age-standardized to the 2000 US standard million population. A total of 1,399,790 new cancer cases and 564,830 deaths from cancer are expected in the United States in 2006. When deaths are aggregated by age, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of death for those younger than age 85 since 1999. Delay-adjusted cancer incidence rates stabilized in men from 1995 through 2002, but continued to increase by 0.3% per year from 1987 through 2002 in women. Between 2002 and 2003, the actual number of recorded cancer deaths decreased by 778 in men, but increased by 409 in women, resulting in a net decrease of 369, the first decrease in the total number of cancer deaths since national mortality record keeping was instituted in 1930. The death rate from all cancers combined has decreased by 1.5% per year since 1993 among men and by 0.8% per year since 1992 among women. The mortality rate has also continued to decrease for the three most common cancer sites in men (lung and bronchus, colon and rectum, and prostate) and for breast and colon and rectum cancers in women. Lung cancer mortality among women continues to increase slightly. In analyses by race and ethnicity, African American men and women have 40% and 18% higher death rates from all cancers combined than White men and women, respectively. Cancer incidence and death rates are lower in other racial and ethnic groups than in Whites and African Americans for all sites combined and for the four major cancer sites. However, these groups generally have higher rates for stomach, liver, and cervical cancers than Whites. Furthermore, minority populations are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced stage disease than are Whites. Progress in reducing the burden of suffering and death from cancer can be accelerated by applying existing cancer control knowledge across all segments of the population.
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- Ahmedin Jemal
- Department of Epidemiology and Surveillance Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA
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