Thymidylate synthase genotypes and tumour regression in stage II/III rectal cancer patients after neoadjuvant fluorouracil-based chemoradiation

Cancer Letters
J StoehlmacherChristiane Jakob

Abstract

According to the CAO-/ARO-/AIO-94 trial of the German Rectal Cancer Study Group, pre-operative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based long-term chemoradiotherapy (CT/RT) is recommended for patients with rectal cancer UICC stage II/III. However, despite the local benefit of neoadjuvant treatment, the overall prognostic value remains uncertain in comparison to adjuvant CT/RT. We assessed the impact of standardized pre-operative CT/RT and intratumoural mRNA levels and polymorphisms of the TS gene on histopathological tumour regression. 40 patients with rectal cancer UICC stage II/III, receiving pre-operative 5-FU-based CT/RT followed by standardized surgery, including total mesorectal excision, were investigated. TS gene expression and TS polymorphisms of surgical specimens were correlated with the grade of histopathological tumour regression (0-4). Patients achieved regression grades 2-4 were determined as responders. TS polymorphisms (5'-28bp repeat+G/C SNP and TS1494del6) could be determined in 39/40 (97.5%) and in 38/40 (95%) patients, respectively. Quantification of TS mRNA expression was successful in 36/40 (90%) patients. There was a highly significant linkage disequilibrium between 5'- and 3'-TS polymorphisms (p=0.0013). Interestingl...Continue Reading

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