! ORL via Alexandros G.Sfakianakis on Inoreader: Influence of allelic v ariations of hypoxia-related and DNA repair genes on patient outcome and toxicity in head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy plus cetuximab

! ORL via Alexandros G.Sfakianakis on Inoreader

Influence of allelic v ariations of hypoxia-related and DNA repair genes on patient outcome and toxicity in head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy plus cetuximab Aug 5th 2015, 18:46 Abstract Although cetuximab plus radiotherapy is a standard treatment for patients with inoperable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), its efficacy varies greatly among individuals. To identify predictive markers of efficacy, we examined the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in hypoxia-related and DNA repair genes on the clinical outcome and occurrence of skin toxicity. We analyzed 61 consecutive patients with HNSCC for the presence of specific SNPs (HIF-1α, HIF-2α, HIF-1β, VHL, FIH-1, XRCC1, and XRCC5). The results were then correlated with time to progression (TTP), overall survival (OS), and toxicity (epithelitis, mucositis, and folliculitis). The median TTP and OS were better in patients with severe vs mild mucositis (17 vs 7 months, p = 0.03; and 26 vs 12 months, p = 0.016, respectively) and folliculitis (10 vs 7 months, p = 0.01, and 26 vs 10 months, p < 0.001, respectively). Patients with the HIF-1α CT/TT genotype had better OS than those with the wild-type HIF-1α CC genotype (28 vs 13 months, p = 0.035). Patients with the XRCC5 GG/AA genotype had longer TTP than patients with the XRCC5 AG genotype (11 vs 7 months, p = 0.035). Severe skin toxicity and SNPs of HIF-1α and XRCC5 were associated with different outcomes among patients treated with radiotherapy plus cetuximab.

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