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DNA Repair Capacity and Clinicopathological Characteristics in Puerto Rican Hispanic/Latino Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.

Jaime Matta, Carmen Ortiz-Sánchez, Jarline Encarnación-Medina, Stephanie Torres-Caraballo, Jose Oliveras, Jong Park, Monica M Arroyo, Gilberto Ruiz-Deya

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Jaime MattaDepartment of Basic Sciences, Ponce Research Institute, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716-2347, Puerto Rico.ORCID 0000-0001-6668-9021
Carmen Ortiz-SánchezDepartment of Basic Sciences, Ponce Research Institute, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716-2347, Puerto Rico.ORCID 0000-0003-3567-7866
Jarline Encarnación-MedinaDepartment of Basic Sciences, Ponce Research Institute, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716-2347, Puerto Rico.ORCID 0000-0002-0354-6274
Stephanie Torres-CaraballoDepartment of Basic Sciences, Ponce Research Institute, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716-2347, Puerto Rico.
Jose OliverasDepartment of Basic Sciences, Ponce Research Institute, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, PR 00716-2347, Puerto Rico.ORCID 0009-0005-4954-3828
Jong ParkDepartment of Cancer Epidemiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6384-6447
Monica M ArroyoChemistry Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, PR 00717, Puerto Rico.ORCID 0000-0001-8851-031X
Gilberto Ruiz-DeyaSt. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Ponce, PR 00733, Puerto Rico.

Funding

Using MC1R genotype to impact skin cancer risk behaviors in Hispanics/LatinosU54CA163068 · NCI · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · PI KENNETH Lynn WRIGHT · 2012 to 2026
$23.1M
Using MC1R genotype to impact skin cancer risk behaviors in Hispanics/LatinosU54CA163071 · NCI · PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Harold I Saavedra · 2012 to 2026
$23.0M
NCI NIH HHS U54 CA163068NCI NIH HHS U54 CA163071the Department of Defense/US Army Grant #PC240359, U54 PHSU-MCCthe Department of Defense/US Army Grant #U54CA163068the Department of Defense/US Army Grant #U54CA163071the Puerto Rico Science and Technology Trust agreement #2017-00003
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Abstract

backgroundProstate cancer (PCa) accounts for 22% of the new cases diagnosed in Hispanic/Latino (H/L) men in the US. PCa has the highest incidence (38.3%) and mortality (16.4%) among all types of cancer diagnosed in Puerto Rico. We previously showed that PCa patients (

methodsBlood samples and clinicopathological data from PCa cases (

resultsSignificant statistical differences were found when comparing the DRC values of the controls with any other of the four PCa patient groups. mCRPCa patients had the lowest mean DRC level of all four patient groups studied. The mean DRC level of mCRPCa patients was 6.65%, and compared to the controls, this represented a statistically significant reduction of 62% (

conclusionsThis study evaluated DRC levels through the NER pathway for the first time in 16 Puerto Rican H/L men with mCRPCa. Significant differences in DRC values were found between the controls and the three PCa patient groups. Kaplan-Meier curves revealed that survival probability decreased by approximately 50% by 30 months, and only 20% of the cohort was alive at 50 months, confirming the lethality of mCRPCa in this H/L population. This pilot study represents the first report of metastatic PCa in Puerto Rican men at a global level of DRC levels of mCRPCa patients using a blood-based phenotypic assay.

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aggressiveclinicopathological variablesCometChip assayDNA repair capacityHispanic/Latino (H/L) menindolentKaplan–Meier curveslymphocytesmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancernucleotide excision repair

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PMID39858060
PMCPMC11763443

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