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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
The prognosis for lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy is poor. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) genes could influence treatment outcome by altering apoptotic pathways. Eight SNPs with known or suspected phenotypic effect in six genes (MMP1, MMP2, MMP3, MMP7, MMP9 and MMP12) were investigated. For 349 Caucasian patients with primary lung cancer, receiving first-line chemotherapy, three different endpoints were analysed: response after the second cycle, progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). The prognostic value of the SNPs was analysed using multiple logistic regression for all patients and histology-, stage- and treatment-specific subgroups. Hazard ratio estimates for PFS and OS were calculated using Cox regression methods. None of the investigated polymorphisms modified response significantly in the whole patient population. However, tumour stage IIIB variant allele carriers of MMP2 C-735T showed a significantly worse response. PFS was significantly prolonged in MMP1 G-1607GG variant allele carriers and OS in small cell lung cancer patients carrying the MMP12 A-82G variant allele. In conclusion, this study identified SNPs in MMP1, MMP2, MMP7 and MMP12 for further investigation as possible predictors of chemotherapy outcome in lung cancer patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1399-3003
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
381-90
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in matrix metalloproteinase genes and lung cancer chemotherapy response and prognosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Epigenomics and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't