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ArticleCancer medicine2020

A specific microRNA profile as predictive biomarker for systemic treatment in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

Dennis Poel, Elske C Gootjes, Lotte Bakkerus, Wim Trypsteen, Henk Dekker, Hans J van der Vliet, Nicole C T van Grieken, Cornelis Verhoef, Tineke E Buffart, Henk M W Verheul

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Dennis PoelDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, VU Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4395-2824
Elske C GootjesDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, VU Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Lotte BakkerusDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, VU Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Wim TrypsteenDepartment of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, HIV Cure Research Center, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
Henk DekkerDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, VU Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Hans J van der VlietDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, VU Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Nicole C T van GriekenDepartment of Pathology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, VU Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Cornelis VerhoefDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Tineke E BuffartDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, VU Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Henk M W VerheulDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, VU Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5981-922X
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLAmsterdam Neuroscience · NLErasmus MC Cancer Institute · NLGhent University Hospital · BEThe Netherlands Cancer Institute · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPalliative systemic therapy is currently standard of care for patients with extensive metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). A biomarker predicting chemotherapy benefit which prevents toxicity from ineffective treatment is urgently needed. Therefore, a previously developed tissue-derived microRNA profile to predict clinical benefit from chemotherapy was evaluated in tissue biopsies and serum from patients with mCRC.

methodsSamples were prospectively collected from patients (N = 132) who were treated with capecitabine or 5-FU/LV with oxaliplatin ± bevacizumab. Response evaluation was performed according to RECIST 1.1 after three or four cycles, respectively. Baseline tissue and serum miRNAs expression levels of miR-17-5p, miR-20a-5p, miR-30a-5p, miR-92a-3p, miR-92b-3p, and miR-98-5p were quantified with RT-qPCR and droplet digital PCR, respectively. Combined predictive performance of selected variables was tested using logistic regression analysis.

resultsFrom 132 patients, 81 fresh frozen tissue biopsies from metastases and 93 serum samples were available. Based on expression levels of miRNAs in tissue, progressive disease could be predicted with an AUC of 0.85 (95% CI:0.72-0.91) and response could be predicted with an AUC of 0.70 (95% CI:0.56-0.80). This did not outperform clinical parameters alone (respectively P = .14 and P = .27). Expression levels of miR-92a-3p and miR-98-5p in serum significantly improved the predictive value of clinical parameters for response to chemotherapy (AUC 0.74, 95% CI:0.64-0.84, P = .003) in this cohort.

conclusionsThe additive predictive value to clinical parameters of the tissue-derived six miRNA profile for clinical benefit could not be validated in patients with mCRC treated with first-line systemic therapy. Although miR-92a-3p and miR-98-5p serum levels improved the predictive value of clinical parameters, it remained insufficient for clinical decision-making.

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BiomarkersTranscriptomeBiopsyClinical Decision-MakingColorectal NeoplasmsComputational BiologyDiagnostic ImagingDisease ManagementFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMicroRNAsNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm MetastasisBiomarkersMicroRNAschemotherapycolorectal cancermetastasesmiRNAresponse predictionserum

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