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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2016

Genetic variants of DNA repair genes predict the survival of patients with esophageal squamous cell cancer receiving platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy.

Fei Zhou, Meiling Zhu, Mengyun Wang, Lixin Qiu, Lei Cheng, Ming Jia, Jiaqing Xiang, Qingyi Wei

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Fei ZhouCancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Meiling ZhuCancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Mengyun WangCancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Lixin QiuCancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Lei ChengCancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Ming JiaCancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Jiaqing XiangDepartment of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China. xiangjiaqing2015@sina.com.
Qingyi WeiCancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China. qingyi.wei@duke.edu.
Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CNFudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resected esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) remains controversial for its uncertain role in improving overall survival (OS). Nucleotide excision repair (NER) removes DNA-adducts in tumor cells induced by the platinum-based chemotherapy and thus may modulate efficacy of the treatment. The present study evaluated if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of NER genes were prognostic biomarkers in ESCC patients treated with platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy (PAC).

methodsThe analysis included 572 patients, for whom six SNPs of NER genes [i.e., XPC (rs1870134 and rs2228001), ERCC2/XPD rs238406 and ERCC5/XPG (rs2094258, rs2296147 and rs873601)] were detected with the TaqMan assay. Kaplan-Meier analyses and Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate their associations with disease free survival (DFS) and OS of these ESCC patients receiving PAC. Receiving operating characteristic curve analysis was used to evaluate the role of the risk genotypes in the DFS and OS.

resultsWe found that ERCC5/XPG rs2094258 and rs873601 and ERCC2/XPD rs238406 SNPs were independently associated with poorer DFS and OS of ESCC patients [ERCC5/XPG rs2094258: CT+TT vs. CC: adjusted hazards ratio (adjHR) = 1.68 and P = 0.012 for DFS; adjHR = 1.99 and P = 0.0001 for OS; ERCC5/XPG rs873601: GA+GG vs. AA: adjHR = 1.59 and P = 0.024 for DFS; adjHR = 1.91 and P = 0.0005 for OS; ERCC2/XPD rs238406: TT vs. GG+GT: adjHR = 1.43 and P = 0.020 for DFS; adjHR = 1.52 and P = 0.008 for OS]. These HRs increased as the number of risk genotypes increased in the combined analysis. The model combining the risk genotypes with clinical characteristics or the TNM stage system was better in predicting outcomes in ESCC patients with PAC.

conclusionSNPs of ERCC2/XPD and ERCC5/XPG may independently and jointly predict survival of ESCC patients treated with PAC in this study population. Further validation in other study populations is warranted.

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Asian PeopleCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemotherapy, AdjuvantDemographyDisease-Free SurvivalDNA RepairEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaGenetic Association StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMultivariate AnalysisPlatinumPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrognosisROC CurvePlatinumBiomarkerDNA repairEsophageal squamous cell cancerPlatinum-based adjuvant chemotherapyPolymorphismPrognosis

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