Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the HIF-1α gene and chemoradiotherapy of locally advanced rectal cancer
Open Access
- 31 July 2012
- journal article
- Published by Spandidos Publications in Oncology Letters
- Vol. 4 (5), 1056-1060
- https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2012.837
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive impact of polymorphisms in the HIF-1α gene on the response to chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in rectal cancer. This study included two cohorts of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer receiving long-course CRT. The HIF-1α C1772T (rs11549465), G1790A (rs11549467) and c*191T>C (rs2057482) polymorphisms were investigated in the test cohort (n=65), and HIF-1α c*191T>C was analysed in the validation cohort (n=198). No correlations were identified between the polymorphisms and clinicopathological factors. The HIF-1α C1772T and HIF-1α G1790A polymorphisms demonstrated no correlation with tumour response to CRT in the test cohort. The HIF-1α c*191T>C CC genotype was marginally associated with a higher rate of complete tumour response (P=0.05) in the test cohort, while the HIF-1α c*191T>C CC genotype was associated with a poor tumour response (P=0.03) in the validation cohort. In conclusion, these results suggest that HIF-1α polymorphisms have no value as predictors of response to neoadjuvant CRT in rectal cancer. The results of the HIF-1α c*191T>C in two cohorts differ and emphasise the importance of biomarker validation.Keywords
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