Background and objective: DNA repair gene polymorphisms can be used to predict the sensitivity of platinum-based chemotherapy. Thus, such polymorphisms are important for the individual treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between X-ray repair cross complementing protein 1 (XRCC1) and X-ray repair cross complementing protein 3 (XRCC3) gene polymorphisms and the chemosensitivity of platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced NSCLC.
Methods: Genomic DNA were extracted from the sera of a total of 130 patients with advanced NSCLC who received platinum-based chemotherapy. XRCC1 Arg194 Trp, Arg399 Gln, and XRCC3 Thr241 Met were genotyped using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method, and the relationship between XRCC1 and XRCC3 polymorphisms and chemotherapy sensitivity was analyzed.
Results: A total of 130 patients with advanced NSCLC received platinum-based chemotherapy, with an overall response rate of 33.8% after two chemotherapy cycles. The XRCC1 194 and 399 genetic polymorphisms, but not XRCC3 241, were found to be related to the chemosensitivity. The objective response rate of the patients with at least one XRCC1 194 Trp allele was 2.5 times higher than that of Arg/Arg genotype carriers (42.1% vs 22.2%, OR=2.545, 95%CI: 1.159-5.590, P=0.020). The objective response rate of the XRCC1 399 Arg/Arg genotype carriers was significantly higher than that of the patients with at least one Gln allele (45.5% vs 21.9%, OR=0.336, 95%CI: 0.156-0.722, P=0.005). Combined effects between XRCC1 194 and XRCC1 399 were observed. The objective response rate of the patients with at least one XRCC1 194 Trp allele and a 399 Arg/Arg genotype was significantly higher than that of patients with 194 Arg/Arg and 399 Arg/Gln genotypes (44.4% vs 18.8%, OR=3.467, 95%CI: 1.223-9.782, P=0.019). Moreover, XRCC1 and XRCC3 have a combined effect in predicting chemosensitivity. Patients with XRCC3 241 Thr/Met, 399 Arg/Arg, and at least one XRCC1 194 Trp allele simultaneously showed an improved objective response rate.
Conclusions: The combination of the XRCC1 and XRCC3 polymorphisms may be associated with patient sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC.
背景与目的: DNA修复基因多态性预测铂类药物化疗敏感性对非小细胞肺癌(non-small cell lung cancer, NSCLC)个体化治疗具有重要意义。本研究旨在探讨X线修复交错互补基因1(X-ray repair cross complementing gene 1, XRCC1)和X线修复交错互补基因3(X-ray repair cross complementing gene 3, XRCC3)单核苷酸多态性与晚期NSCLC患者对铂类药物化疗疗效的关系。
方法: 采用PCR-RFLP方法检测130例以含铂方案化疗的晚期NSCLC患者外周血DNA中XRCC1 Arg194 Trp、Arg399 Gln和XRCC3 Thr241 Met基因多态性, 分析其基因型与化疗疗效的关系。
结果: 130例晚期NSCLC患者采用含铂方案化疗2个周期后, 化疗总有效率为33.8%。XRCC1 194和399基因多态性与铂类药物化疗敏感性相关, 而XRCC3 241基因多态性与化疗敏感性无关(P=0.145)。携带至少1个XRCC1 194 Trp等位基因者化疗有效率至少是携带Arg/Arg基因型患者的2.5倍(42.1% vs 22.2%, OR=2.545, 95%CI:1.159-5.590, P=0.020)。携带XRCC1 399 Arg/Arg基因型者的化疗有效率为45.5%, 明显高于携带至少1个Gln等位基因者(21.9%)(OR=0.336, 95%CI:0.156-0.722, P=0.005)。XRCC1 194和399基因多态性之间存在联合作用, 同时携带至少1个XRCC1 194 Trp等位基因和399 Arg/Arg基因型者的化疗有效率明显高于同时携带194 Arg/Arg和399 Arg/Gln基因型者(44.4% vs 18.8%, OR=3.467, 95%CI:1.223-9.782, P=0.019)。XRCC1和XRCC3基因多态性在化疗敏感性方面存在一定的联合作用, 携带至少1个XRCC1 194 Trp等位基因和399 Arg/Arg野生型基因同时又携带XRCC3 241 Thr/Met基因型者的化疗有效率明显高于其它基因型携带者。
结论: XRCC1和XRCC3的多态联合可能与晚期NSCLC患者对铂类药物化疗疗效具有相关性。