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ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 535-539Publisher
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DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp336
Keywords
EGF61A > G; ERCC1 118; gene polymorphisms; mCRC; TS; XELOX
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- The Cancer Foundation
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Background: The purpose of the present study was to investigate polymorphisms related to the metabolism of fluoropyrimidine and oxaliplatin, thymidylate synthase (TS) and excision repair cross-complementing gene 1 (ERCC1) 118, in metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with capecitabine and oxaliplatin (XELOX). We also investigated the importance of the EGF61A>G polymorphism, which holds a functional influence on the tyrosine kinase receptor regulation. Materials and methods: We included 68 patients treated with first-line XELOX. Polymorphism analyses were carried out on pretreatment blood samples. Response was evaluated according to the RECIST. Survival analysis was described by the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank testing. Results: The overall response rate was 38% and the median overall survival 19.4 months. A favorable outcome was seen in patients with the EGF61A/G genotype compared with the combined group of A/A and G/G, with response rates of 57% and 18%, respectively (P = 0.001). There was a significantly different progression-free survival (P = 0.018) in favor of the A/G group. The TS and ERCC1 genotypes failed to provide any significant impact on the outcome. Conclusion: Polymorphism analysis of a simple blood sample is a feasible approach to biomarker analysis and the EGF61A> G polymorphism may influence the effect of first-line XELOX. Consequently, this marker deserves further investigation.
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