ArTS Archivio della ricerca di Trieste
ArTS è il sistema di gestione integrata dei dati della ricerca adottato dall' Università degli Studi di Trieste
EnglishGenetic factors are known to affect the efficiency of therapy with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). At present, the only accepted molecular marker predictive of the response to anti-EGFR mAbs, is the somatic mutation of KRAS and NRAS as a marker of resistance to anti-EGFR. However, only a fraction of KRAS wild type patients benefit from that treatment. In this study we show that the EGFR gene polymorphism rs1050171 defines, independently of RAS mutational status, a sub-population of 11% of patients with a better clinical outcome after anti-EGFR treatment. Median PFS for patients with the GG genotype was 10.17 months compared to 5.37 of those with AG+AA genotypes. Taken together our findings could be used to better define CRC populations responding to anti EGFR therapy. Further studies in larger independent cohorts are necessary to validate the present observation that a synonymous polymorphism in EGFR gene impacts on clinical responsiveness.
| Titolo: | A synonymous EGFR polymorphism predicting responsiveness to anti-EGFR therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer patients |
| Autori: | |
| Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
| Rivista: | |
| Abstract: | Genetic factors are known to affect the efficiency of therapy with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). At present, the only accepted molecular marker predictive of the response to anti-EGFR mAbs, is the somatic mutation of KRAS and NRAS as a marker of resistance to anti-EGFR. However, only a fraction of KRAS wild type patients benefit from that treatment. In this study we show that the EGFR gene polymorphism rs1050171 defines, independently of RAS mutational status, a sub-population of 11% of patients with a better clinical outcome after anti-EGFR treatment. Median PFS for patients with the GG genotype was 10.17 months compared to 5.37 of those with AG+AA genotypes. Taken together our findings could be used to better define CRC populations responding to anti EGFR therapy. Further studies in larger independent cohorts are necessary to validate the present observation that a synonymous polymorphism in EGFR gene impacts on clinical responsiveness. |
| Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2848923 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13277-015-4543-3 |
| URL: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13277-015-4543-3 |
| Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in Rivista |
File in questo prodotto:
| File | Descrizione | Tipologia | Licenza | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP_CRC.pdf | Documento in Versione Editoriale | Digital Rights Management non definito | Administrator Richiedi una copia |
