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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Genetic Variants of DNA Repair Genes as Predictors of Radiation-Induced Subcutaneous Fibrosis in Oropharyngeal Carcinoma.

Ankita Gupta, Don Mathew, Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Sushmita Ghoshal, Arnab Pal

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ankita GuptaDepartment of Radiotherapy, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Don MathewDepartment of Biochemistry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Shabir Ahmad BhatDepartment of Biochemistry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sushmita GhoshalDepartment of Radiotherapy, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Arnab PalDepartment of Biochemistry, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research · INPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the impact of genetic variants of DNA repair and pro-fibrotic pathway genes on the severity of radiation-induced subcutaneous fibrosis in patients of oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with radical radiotherapy. MATERIALS AND

methodsPatients of newly diagnosed squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx being treated with two-dimensional radical radiotherapy were enrolled in the study. Patients who had undergone surgery or were receiving concurrent chemotherapy were excluded. Patients were followed up at 6 weeks post completion of radiotherapy and every 3 months thereafter for a median of 16 months. Subcutaneous fibrosis was graded according to the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) grading system and the maximum grade was recorded over the length of the patient's follow-up. Patients with severe fibrosis (≥G3), were compared to patients with minor (≤G2) fibrotic reactions. Eight single nucleotide polymorphisms of 7 DNA repair genes and 2 polymorphisms of a single pro-fibrotic pathway gene were analyzed by Polymerase Chain Reaction and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and were correlated with the severity of subcutaneous fibrosis.

results179 patients were included in the analysis. Subcutaneous fibrosis was seen in 168 (93.9%) patients. 36 (20.1%) patients had severe (grade 3) fibrosis. On multivariate logistic regression analysis, Homozygous CC genotype of XRCC3 (722C>T, rs861539) (

conclusionWe demonstrated significant associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms of DNA repair genes and radiation-induced subcutaneous fibrosis in patients of oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with radiotherapy. We propose to incorporate these genetic markers into predictive models for identifying patients genetically predisposed to the development of radiation-induced fibrosis, thus guiding personalized treatment protocols.

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DNA repair genesoropharyngeal carcinomaradiation-induced toxicitysingle nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)subcutaneous fibrosis

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