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JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 145, Issue 1, Pages 77-86Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2757-7
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Rectal cancer; Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy; Fibroblast growth factor 8; Survivin; Therapy response
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- Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
- Austrian Science Foundation [P23693]
- Grant of the Mayor of the City of Vienna [15230]
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P23693] Funding Source: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
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PurposeTherapy response to neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy (nRCT) of locally advanced rectal cancer varies widely so that markers predicting response are urgently needed. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and FGF receptor (FGFR) signaling is involved in pro-survival signaling and thereby may result in radiation resistance.MethodsIn a cohort of 43 rectal cancer patients, who received nRCT, we analyzed protein levels of FGF 8 and its downstream target Survivin by immunohistochemistry to assess their impact on nRCT response. In vitro resistance models were created by exposing colorectal cancer cell lines to fractionated irradiation and selecting long-term survivors.ResultsOur findings revealed significantly higher FGF8 and Survivin staining scores in pre-treatment biopsies as well as in surgical specimens of non-responsive compared to responsive patients. Functional studies demonstrated dose-dependent induction of FGF8 mRNA expression in mismatch-incompetent DLD1 cells already after one dose of irradiation. Surviving clones after one or two series of radiation were more resistant to an additional radiation fraction than non-irradiated controls and showed a significant increase in expression of the FGF8 receptor FGFR3 and of Survivin on both the RNA and the protein levels.ConclusionThe results of this study suggest that FGF8 and Survivin contribute to radiation resistance in rectal cancer and may serve as markers to select patients who may not benefit from neoadjuvant radiotherapy.
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