Relevance of Sp Binding Site Polymorphism in WWOX for Treatment Outcome in Pancreatic Cancer
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Relevance of Sp Binding Site Polymorphism in WWOX for Treatment Outcome in Pancreatic Cancer. / Schirmer, Markus A; Lüske, Claudia M; Roppel, Sebastian; Schaudinn, Alexander; Zimmer, Christian; Pflüger, Ruben; Haubrock, Martin; Rapp, Jacobe; Güngör, Cenap; Bockhorn, Maximilian; Hackert, Thilo; Hank, Thomas; Strobel, Oliver; Werner, Jens; Izbicki, Jakob R; Johnsen, Steven A; Gaedcke, Jochen; Brockmöller, Jürgen; Ghadimi, B Michael.
In: JNCI-J NATL CANCER I, Vol. 108, No. 5, 05.2016, p. djv387.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Relevance of Sp Binding Site Polymorphism in WWOX for Treatment Outcome in Pancreatic Cancer
AU - Schirmer, Markus A
AU - Lüske, Claudia M
AU - Roppel, Sebastian
AU - Schaudinn, Alexander
AU - Zimmer, Christian
AU - Pflüger, Ruben
AU - Haubrock, Martin
AU - Rapp, Jacobe
AU - Güngör, Cenap
AU - Bockhorn, Maximilian
AU - Hackert, Thilo
AU - Hank, Thomas
AU - Strobel, Oliver
AU - Werner, Jens
AU - Izbicki, Jakob R
AU - Johnsen, Steven A
AU - Gaedcke, Jochen
AU - Brockmöller, Jürgen
AU - Ghadimi, B Michael
N1 - © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press.
PY - 2016/5
Y1 - 2016/5
N2 - BACKGROUND: A genome-wide association study (GWAS) suggested inherited genetic single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affecting overall survival (OS) in advanced pancreatic cancer. To identify robust clinical biomarkers, we tested the strongest reported candidate loci in an independent patient cohort, assessed cellular drug sensitivity, and evaluated molecular effects.METHODS: This study comprised 381 patients with histologically verified pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with gemcitabine-based chemotherapy. The primary outcome was the relationship between germline polymorphisms and OS. Functional assays addressed pharmacological dose-response effects in lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) and pancreatic cancer cell lines (including upon RNAi), gene expression analyses, and allele-specific transcription factor binding. All statistical tests were two-sided.RESULTS: The A allele (26% in Caucasians) at SNP rs11644322 in the putative tumor suppressor gene WWOX conferred worse prognosis. Median OS was 14 months (95% confidence interval [CI] = 12 to 15 months), 13 months (95% CI = 11 to 15 months), and nine months (95% CI = 7 to 12 months) for the GG, GA, and AA genotypes, respectively (P trend < .001 for trend in univariate log-rank assuming a codominant mode of inheritance; advanced disease subgroup P trend < .001). Mean OS was 25 months (95% CI = 21 to 29 months), 19 months (95% CI = 15 to 22 months), and 13 months (95% CI = 10 to 16 months), respectively. This effect held true after adjustment for age, performance status according to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group classification, TNM, grading, and resection status and was comparable with the strongest established prognostic factors in multivariable analysis. Consistently, reduced responsiveness to gemcitabine, but not 5-fluorouracil, along with lower WWOX expression was demonstrated in LCLs harboring the AA genotype. Likewise, RNAi-mediated WWOX knockdown in pancreatic cancer cells confirmed differential cytostatic drug sensitivity. In electrophoretic mobility shift assays, the A allele exhibited weaker binding of Sp family members Sp1/Sp3.CONCLUSIONS: WWOX rs11644322 represents a major predictive factor in gemcitabine-treated pancreatic cancer. Decreased WWOX expression may interfere with gemcitabine sensitivity, and allele-specific binding at rs11644332 might be a causative molecular mechanism behind the observed clinical associations.
AB - BACKGROUND: A genome-wide association study (GWAS) suggested inherited genetic single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affecting overall survival (OS) in advanced pancreatic cancer. To identify robust clinical biomarkers, we tested the strongest reported candidate loci in an independent patient cohort, assessed cellular drug sensitivity, and evaluated molecular effects.METHODS: This study comprised 381 patients with histologically verified pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with gemcitabine-based chemotherapy. The primary outcome was the relationship between germline polymorphisms and OS. Functional assays addressed pharmacological dose-response effects in lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) and pancreatic cancer cell lines (including upon RNAi), gene expression analyses, and allele-specific transcription factor binding. All statistical tests were two-sided.RESULTS: The A allele (26% in Caucasians) at SNP rs11644322 in the putative tumor suppressor gene WWOX conferred worse prognosis. Median OS was 14 months (95% confidence interval [CI] = 12 to 15 months), 13 months (95% CI = 11 to 15 months), and nine months (95% CI = 7 to 12 months) for the GG, GA, and AA genotypes, respectively (P trend < .001 for trend in univariate log-rank assuming a codominant mode of inheritance; advanced disease subgroup P trend < .001). Mean OS was 25 months (95% CI = 21 to 29 months), 19 months (95% CI = 15 to 22 months), and 13 months (95% CI = 10 to 16 months), respectively. This effect held true after adjustment for age, performance status according to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group classification, TNM, grading, and resection status and was comparable with the strongest established prognostic factors in multivariable analysis. Consistently, reduced responsiveness to gemcitabine, but not 5-fluorouracil, along with lower WWOX expression was demonstrated in LCLs harboring the AA genotype. Likewise, RNAi-mediated WWOX knockdown in pancreatic cancer cells confirmed differential cytostatic drug sensitivity. In electrophoretic mobility shift assays, the A allele exhibited weaker binding of Sp family members Sp1/Sp3.CONCLUSIONS: WWOX rs11644322 represents a major predictive factor in gemcitabine-treated pancreatic cancer. Decreased WWOX expression may interfere with gemcitabine sensitivity, and allele-specific binding at rs11644332 might be a causative molecular mechanism behind the observed clinical associations.
KW - Adenocarcinoma
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
KW - Biomarkers, Tumor
KW - Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal
KW - Deoxycytidine
KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
KW - Drug Administration Schedule
KW - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
KW - Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
KW - Female
KW - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
KW - Gene Knockdown Techniques
KW - Germ-Line Mutation
KW - Humans
KW - Kaplan-Meier Estimate
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Oxidoreductases
KW - Pancreatic Neoplasms
KW - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
KW - Predictive Value of Tests
KW - Prognosis
KW - Sp Transcription Factors
KW - Treatment Outcome
KW - Tumor Suppressor Proteins
KW - Journal Article
KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
U2 - 10.1093/jnci/djv387
DO - 10.1093/jnci/djv387
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 26857392
VL - 108
SP - djv387
JO - JNCI-J NATL CANCER I
JF - JNCI-J NATL CANCER I
SN - 0027-8874
IS - 5
ER -