ERCC1对顺铂同期放化疗治疗局部晚期鼻咽癌疗效的预测

目的 探讨核苷酸切除修复交叉互补基因1（ERCC1）表达水平对局部晚期鼻咽癌应用顺铂同期放化疗的疗效预测作用。方法回顾性分析本院2001年1月至2009年1月行顺铂同期放化疗的205例局部晚期鼻咽癌患者,根据治疗结果分为治疗敏感组和治疗抵抗组。采用免疫组织化学法检测鼻咽癌组织中ERCC1的表达并分析ERCC1表达与治疗有效率、5年无病生存率和5年生存率的关系。结果在205例鼻咽癌组织中,110例（53.7％）ERCC1高表达,95例（46.3％）ERCC1低表达。ERCC1高表达组的有效率（RR）为97.3％（107／110）,ERCC1低表达组为100.0％（95／95）,差异无统计学意义（P＞0.05）。治疗敏感组的ERCC1低表达率与高表达率分别为61.4％和38.6％,而治疗抵抗组分别为35.9％和64.1％,两组表达的差异有统计学意义（P=0.000）。ERCC1低表达和高表达组的中位生存期分别为61.3个月和49.7个月（P=0.013）,5年无病生存率分别为61.5％和36.2％（P=0.054）,5年生存率分别为63.4％和38.5％（P=0.037）。Cox多因素分析显示,ERCC1表达、PS评分及分期为影响预后的独立因素。结论 ERCC1可以作为局部晚期鼻咽癌的疗效预测指标,ERCC1高表达的患者预后差。     

Excision repair cross complementation group 1 immunohistochemical expression predicts objective response and cancer-specific survival in patients treated by Cisplatin-based induction chemotherapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

PURPOSE: To assess the correlation of excision repair cross complementation group 1 (ERCC1) immunohistochemical expression with objective tumor response and cancer-specific survival in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with cisplatin-based induction chemotherapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: The initial cohort was composed of 107 patients who were treated from 1992 to 1996 by an induction chemotherapy regimen for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. p53 mutations had previously been studied. Pretherapeutic biopsy samples from 96 patients with a known tumor response were available. Two independent observers blinded to clinical annotations evaluated ERCC1 immunohistochemical expression. RESULTS: Of 96 patients, 68 (71%; 95% confidence interval, 61-79%) had tumors that expressed ERCC1 intensively and diffusely. Using the logistic regression method, the 28 (29%) patients with tumors expressing ERCC1 at lower levels had a 4-fold greater odds of benefiting from an objective response to chemotherapy (odds ratio, 4.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.4-13.4; P = 0.01) compared with the group of 68 patients with high ERCC1 expression. ERCC1 and p53 status, but not their interaction, were independent predictors of tumor response. In a Cox proportional hazard model adjusted on age, TNM stage, tumor differentiation, and tumor localization, ERCC1 low expression was associated with a lower risk of cancer death (risk ratio, 0.42; 95% confidence interval, 0.20-0.90; P = 0.04) whereas p53 status had no prognostic value. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that those patients characterized by low ERCC1 expression are more likely to benefit from cisplatin induction chemotherapy compared with patients with high ERCC1 expression.     

ERCC1 expression as a predictive marker of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck treated with cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiation

The excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) enzyme plays a rate-limiting role in the nucleotide excision repair pathway and is associated with resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of ERCC1 expression as a predictive marker of survival in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) treated with cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). ERCC1 expression was assessed by immunohistochemical staining. The median age of the 45 patients analysed was 56 years (range 27-75 years), and 82% were men; 73% of all specimens showed high expression of ERCC1. The overall tumour response rate after CCRT was 89%. The median follow-up was 53.6 months (95% CI, 34.5-72.7 months). The 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 58.7 and 61.3%, respectively. Univariate analyses showed that patients with low expression of ERCC1 had a significantly higher 3-year PFS (83.3 vs 49.4%, P=0.036) and OS (91.7 vs 45.5%, P=0.013) rates. Multivariate analysis showed that low expression of ERCC1 was an independent predictor for prolonged survival (HR, 0.120; 95% CI, 0.016-0.934, P=0.043). These results suggest that ERCC1 expression might be a useful predictive marker of locally advanced SCCHN in patients treated with cisplatin-based CCRT.     

ERCC1 protein expression predicts the response of cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer

The excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) and BRCA1 have been identified as predictors of clinical outcomes among patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy. In this study, we immunohistochemically examined the ERCC1 and BRCA1 protein expression levels in 35 patients with metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes obtained prior to treatment as retrospective study. These patients had been enrolled in our studies on neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin and irinotecan (15 patients) or chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin and docetaxel plus concurrent thoracic radiation (20 patients). The relations between the ERCC1 or BRCA1 protein expression and the clinical outcomes of the patients were then examined. The rates of radiological response and pathological effectiveness were significantly higher among patients with ERCC1-negative tumors, compared with those with positive tumors in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy group (radiological response rates; 100% vs. 42.8%, P=0.013; pathological effectiveness; 100% vs. 47.1%, P=0.038), but no associations were observed in the neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy group. Regarding survival, no significant differences in overall survival or disease-free survival were observed between patients with ERCC1-negative and positive tumors in both the neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy groups. In summary, we showed that a ERCC1-negative protein status was significantly related to tumor responsiveness to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin and irinotecan, but such a status was not a clear prognostic predictor to cisplatin-based neoadjuvant therapy in NSCLC patients. Further study is needed to clarify the value of molecular predictors for customizing therapy for patients with NSCLC.     

ERCC1在局部区域晚期鼻咽癌中的表达及临床意义

目的 探讨核苷酸切除修复交叉互补基因1（excision repair cross complementing 1,ERCC1）在局部区域晚期鼻咽癌（nasopharyngeal carcinoma,NPC）组织中的表达及其临床意义。方法 收集2013年1月至2015年6月收治的以接受顺铂为基础化疗的102例局部区域晚期NPC癌组织标本作为观察组,同时选取其中31例局部区域晚期NPC癌旁上皮组织为对照组。采用免疫组化法检测两组组织中ERCC1的表达,并分析ERCC1表达与局部区域晚期NPC患者临床病理参数及化疗疗效的关系。结果 观察组和对照组ERCC1的阳性表达率分别为62.7%和90.3%,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。ERCC1表达与局部区域晚期NPC患者年龄有关（P<0.05）,与性别、T分期、N分期无关（P>0.05）。ERCC1表达阳性的患者化疗有效率为35.9%,ERCC1表达阴性患者为63.2%,差异有统计学意义（P＝0.019）。结论 ERCC1在局部区域晚期鼻咽癌癌组织中低表达,ERCC1表达与化疗疗效呈负相关,检测ERCC1有助于预测局部区域晚期NPC患者对顺铂化疗的敏感性。     

Polymorphisms in ERCC1 C8092A predict progression-free survival in metastatic/recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy

Objectives

We evaluated whether DNA repair gene polymorphisms had an effect on clinical outcomes in metastatic/recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

Materials and methods

Clinical data of 101 patients with metastatic/recurrent NPC between 2004 and 2011 were reviewed. Five potentially functional polymorphisms (ERCC1 Asn118Asn, ERCC1 C8092A, XPD Lys751Gln, XRCC1 Arg399Gln and XRCC1 Arg280His) were genotyped using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

Results

The ERCC1 C8092A polymorphism was an independent predictor of PFS in Chinese NPC patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Compared to the patients carrying the C/C genotype, the patients with the C/A or A/A genotype had an increased risk of disease progression on cisplatin-based chemotherapy (7.9 vs. 9.3 months; HR 1.61; 95 % CI 1.08–2.61; p = 0.047). However, no association between the other polymorphisms, response rate, disease progression and survival was detected in metastatic/recurrent NPC patients.

Conclusion

The ERCC1 C8092A polymorphism might be a useful predictive marker in metastatic/recurrent NPC patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy. However, a large-scale prospective study is warranted to validate our findings.     

Impacts of excision repair cross-complementing gene 1 (ERCC1), dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase, and epidermal growth factor receptor on the outcomes of patients with advanced gastric cancer

Using laser-captured microdissection and a real-time RT-PCR assay, we quantitatively evaluated mRNA levels of the following biomarkers in paraffin-embedded gastric cancer (GC) specimens obtained by surgical resection or biopsy: excision repair cross-complementing gene 1 (ERCC1), dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD), methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and five other biomarkers related to anticancer drug sensitivity. The study group comprised 140 patients who received first-line chemotherapy for advanced GC. All cancer specimens were obtained before chemotherapy. In patients who received first-line S-1 monotherapy (69 patients), low MTHFR expression correlated with a higher response rate (low: 44.9% vs high: 6.3%; P=0.006). In patients given first-line cisplatin-based regimens (combined with S-1 or irinotecan) (43 patients), low ERCC1 correlated with a higher response rate (low: 55.6% vs high: 18.8%; P=0.008). Multivariate survival analysis of all patients demonstrated that high ERCC1 (hazard ratio (HR): 2.38 (95% CI: 1.55-3.67)), high DPD (HR: 2.04 (1.37-3.02)), low EGFR (HR: 0.34 (0.20-0.56)), and an elevated serum alkaline phosphatase level (HR: 1.00 (1.001-1.002)) were significant predictors of poor survival. Our results suggest that these biomarkers are useful predictors of clinical outcomes in patients with advanced GC.     

Excision-repair-cross-complement-1 protein as a prognostic factor in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with platinum-based first-line chemotherapy

Excision-repair-cross-complement-1 (ERCC1) protein expression in tumor cells has been associated with resistance to platinum compounds, the backbone of treatment in NSCLC. In the current study the impact of the tumoral ERCC1 protein expression on the outcome of patients with advanced stage NSCLC treated with platinum-based chemotherapy, was investigated. Ninety-four patients with inoperable stage III–IV NSCLC, treated with platinum-based first-line chemotherapy, were retrospectively analyzed. Pretreatment tumor samples were analyzed for ERCC1 protein expression using immunohistochemistry. Response to treatment, time to tumor progression (TTP), and overall survival (OS) were correlated with patients’ clinicopathological characteristics and ERCC1 protein expression on tumor cells. ERCC1 protein low expression was detected in 39 (41.5%) patients and did not correlate with patients’ clinicopathological characteristics or response to chemotherapy. However, ERCC1 protein low expression showed a trend for better disease control rate (p = 0.059), longer TTP (5.3 vs. 3.2 months; p = 0.051) and significantly longer OS (18.7 vs. 9.7 months; p = 0.009). ERCC1 could have a role in refining prognosis and thus individualizing chemotherapy for advanced stage NSCLC.     

鼻咽癌小靶区调强放疗及化疗的远期疗效分析

目的 分析鼻咽癌(NPC)缩小临床靶区调强放疗(IMRT)的长期疗效,为小靶区IMRT技术在NPC中应用提供依据。方法 2003-2007年接受IMRT的鼻咽癌患者413例,中位年龄45岁,男311例、女102例。按第6版AJCC分期标准Ⅰ期3例、Ⅱ期66例、Ⅲ期235例、Ⅳ_a期78例、Ⅳ_b期31例。336例患者接受了以铂类为基础的化疗。结果 随访率100%,5年总生存率、局部控制率、无区域复发生存率、无远处转移生存率和无瘤生存率分别为80%、93%、96%、81%和75%。多因素分析提示T分期、N分期、年龄是影响总生存的预后因素(P=0.001、0.001、0.002),T分期、N分期是无远处转移生存的预后因素(P=0.000、0.001)。进展期鼻咽癌患者中诱导化疗组5年总生存有高于无诱导化疗组趋势(78%∶68%,P=0.053),辅助化疗者5年无远处转移生存率低于无辅助化疗者(65%∶83%,P=0.003)。结论 鼻咽癌小靶区IMRT技术安全可靠,远期疗效理想。     

核苷酸切除修复交叉互补基因1 mRNA表达与非小细胞肺癌铂类化疗患者预后的相关性

目的 探讨核苷酸切除修复交叉互补基因1(ERCC1)mRNA表达与非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)铂类化疗患者临床病理特征的关系及其预后意义.方法 采用实时荧光定量逆转录聚合酶链反应(RT-PCR)方法,检测NSCLC石蜡包埋组织中ERCC1 mRNA的表达水平,并比较其表达水平与NSCLC铂类化疗患者临床病理特征和生存时间之间的关系.结果 61例NSCLC患者中,ERCC1 mRNA的中位表达量为0.48.ERCC1 mRNA表达与NSCLC患者临床病理特征无关.ERCC1mRNA低表达(<0.35)患者经铂类药物化疗后的无进展生存时间为14.3个月,而高表达者为8.0个月,差异有统计学意义(P=0.028).ERCC1 mRNA低表达(<0.28)患者的总生存时间为28.4个月,而高表达者为12.9个月,差异有统计学意义(P=0.0064).Cox多因素回归分析显示,ERCC1 mRNA表达水平是影响NSCLC患者预后的独立因素.结论 ERCC1 mRNA的表达水平可以作为以铂类为基础药物化疗的NSCLC患者预后的独立预测因素,ERCC1 mRNA低表达的NSCLC患者经铂类化疗后,总生存时间明显延长,为制定NSCLC个体化的化疗方案提供了重要信息.     

ERCC1 expression as a prognostic marker in N2(+) nonsmall-cell lung cancer patients treated with platinum-based neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy

BACKGROUND.: Excision repair cross-complementation Group 1 (ERCC1) overexpression is associated with resistance to cisplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A preliminary study also suggested that ERCC1 expression is associated with radioresistance in lung cancer cells. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical implications of ERCC1 expression in stage IIIA N2-positive NSCLC patients treated with platinum-based neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) followed by surgery. METHODS.: Sixty-eight patients with mediastinoscopy-proven N2-positive NSCLC were enrolled between August 1997 and September 2003. ERCC1 expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry from pretreatment mediastinoscopic biopsy specimens. RESULTS.: ERCC1 expression was positive in 31 of 68 specimens (46%). Among 14 patients who obtained pathologic complete response, 6 were positive for ERCC1 expression and 8 were negative (P = .818). On univariate analysis, with median follow-up of 61.8 months (range, 34.3-108.8 months), progression-free survival was 15.9 months for ERCC1-positive and 29.5 months for ERCC1-negative patients (P = .062), and there was a statistically significant difference in overall survival between ERCC1-negative tumors and ERCC1-positive tumors (89.2 vs 26.0 months, P = .014). On multivariate analysis, ERCC1 negativity (P = .041) and achieving mediastinal nodal clearance (downstage to pathological N0 or N1) after neoadjuvant CCRT followed by surgery (P = .005) were significant independent prognostic factors for the prolongation of survival. CONCLUSIONS.: These results suggest that N2-positive NSCLC patients with ERCC1 negative tumors show a survival benefit from neoadjuvant CCRT with a platinum-containing regimen. Cancer 2008. (c) 2008 American Cancer Society.     

晚期非小细胞肺癌中ERCC1蛋白表达与铂类化疗药物敏感性的关系

目的探讨晚期非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）中核苷酸切除修复交叉互补基因（ERCC1）的表达及其与铂类化疗药物疗效的相关性。方法采用免疫组化S-P法,检测69例Ⅲ、Ⅳ期非小细胞肺癌中ERCC1蛋白表达。所有患者采用以铂类为基础的方案化疗。结果 69例晚期NSCLC组织中ERCC1蛋白表达阳性率为39.13%（27/69）,鳞癌为41.94%（13/31）,腺癌为36.84%（14/38）,ERCC1蛋白表达阳性率与肿瘤组织学类型无关（χ2=0.1859,P=0.6663）。鳞癌患者ERCC1蛋白表达阴性者化疗有效率为44.44%,ERCC1阳性者化疗有效率为7.69%,两者比较差异有统计学意义（P=0.0448）;腺癌患者ERCC1表达阴性者化疗有效率为33.33%,ERCC1表达阳性者化疗有效率为21.43%,两者比较差异无统计学意义（P=0.4882）。不论鳞癌还是腺癌患者,ERCC1表达对患者生存期均无明显影响（P均〉0.05）。结论 ERCC1蛋白表达与晚期NSCLC患者的化疗疗效密切相关,尤其是鳞癌患者。     

Excision repair cross-complementation group 1 predicts progression-free and overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy

Expression of excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1), p53, or thioredoxin (TRX) is reported to be correlated with resistance to platinum-based drugs. The authors evaluated whether ERCC1, p53, or TRX expression could predict progression-free and/or overall survival in relapsed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the expression of these three proteins in resected lung tumor samples obtained from 67 patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy against recurrent tumors after curative resection. Immunostaining for ERCC1, p53, and TRX was positive in 29, 35, and 24 patients, respectively. Patients negative for ERCC1 had a significantly longer median progression-free (44 vs 26 weeks, P = 0.0075) and overall (73 vs 44 weeks, P = 0.0006) survival than those positive for ERCC1. Patients negative for p53 expression had a significantly longer median overall (70 vs 62 weeks, P = 0.0289), but not progression-free (37.5 vs 36 weeks, P = 0.2465), survival than those positive for p53 expression. From multivariate analysis, negative ERCC1 expression (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.3740, P = 0.0147) was a significantly favorable factor for progression-free survival, and negative ERCC1 expression (HR = 1.6533, P = 0.0018) and better performance status (HR = 1.9117, P = 0.0017) were significantly favorable factors for overall survival. This retrospective study indicates that immunostaining for ERCC1 may be useful for predicting survival in NSCLC patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy against recurrent tumors after curative resection and can provide critical information for planning personalized chemotherapy.     

ERCC1 Expression in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

Background: Possible targeted therapies for metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) include cytotoxic chemotherapy that causes interstrand breaks (platinum-based drugs). The excision repair cross-complementation 1 (ERCC1) enzyme plays an essential role in the nucleotide excision repair pathway, removing platinum-induced DNA adducts and contributing to cisplatin resistance. Detecting ERCC1 overexpression is important in considering treatment options for metastatic TNBC, including individualized approaches to therapy, and may facilitate improved responses or reduction of unnecessary toxicity. We hypothesized that assigning cisplatin based on pretreatment ERCC1 expression would improve response and survival. This study was conducted to assess the impact of ERCC1 expression on PFS, OS and response rates in metastatic triple negative breast cancer patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. Methods: From June 2012 to November 2013, 52 metastatic triple negative breast cancer patients were enrolled. ERCC1 protein expression was detected from pretreatment biopsies by Immunohistochemistry. All patients received cisplatin plus paclitaxel. The primary end point was the impact of ERCC1 expression on PFS and OS. Results: 34 patients (65.4%) showed positive ERCC1 expression while 18 (34.6%) proved negative. Positive ERCC1 expression was associated with short PFS (median, 5 months vs. 7 months; P = 0.043), short OS (median, 9 months vs. 11 months; P = 0.033) and poor response to cisplatin based chemotherapy (P = 0.046). Conclusions: This prospective study further validated ERCC1 as a reliable biomarker for customized chemotherapy in metastatic triple negative breast cancer patients. High expression of ERCC1 was thereby fond to be significantly associated with poor outcome in patients treated with platinum based chemotherapy.     

Expression of ERCC1 and class III beta-tubulin in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel

The combination of carboplatin and paclitaxel is the most commonly used regimen for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The expression of excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (ERCC1) is reported to be correlated with resistance to platinum-based drugs. Class III beta-tubulin is reported to be correlated with resistance to taxanes. We evaluated whether ERCC1 and class III beta-tubulin expression could predict progression-free and/or overall survival in relapsed NSCLC patients treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel. Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the expression of these two proteins in resected lung tumor samples obtained from 45 patients treated with carboplatin and paclitaxel against recurrent tumors after curative resection. Immunostaining for ERCC1 and class III beta-tubulin was positive in 20 and 16 patients, respectively. Patients negative for ERCC1 had a significantly longer median progression-free (44 weeks vs. 28 weeks, P=0.046) and overall (102 weeks vs. 56 weeks, P=0.010) survival than those positive for ERCC1. Patients negative for class III beta-tubulin expression had a significantly longer median progression-free (40 weeks vs. 35 weeks, P=0.031), but not overall (78 weeks vs. 57 weeks, P=0.087), survival than those positive for class III beta-tubulin expression. In particular, patients negative for both ERCC1 and class III beta-tubulin had significantly longer progression-free (P=0.036) and overall survival (P=0.015), compared with those positive for ERCC1 and/or class III beta-tubulin. In multivariate analysis, negative class III beta-tubulin expression (hazard ratio=1.912, P=0.048) was significantly favorable factor for progression-free survival, and negative ERCC1 expression (hazard ratio=2.580, P=0.014) and better performance status (hazard ratio=3.287, P=0.007) were significantly favorable factors for overall survival. This retrospective study indicates that immunostaining for ERCC1 and class III beta-tubulin may be useful for predicting survival in NSCLC patients receiving carboplatin and paclitaxel against recurrent tumors after curative resection and can provide information critical for planning personalized chemotherapy.     

ERCC1 mRNA levels and survival of advanced gastric cancer patients treated with a modified FOLFOX regimen

Molecular markers involved in DNA repair can help to predict survival in gastric cancer patients treated with 5-FU plus platinum chemotherapy. Excision repair cross-complementing 1 (ERCC1) and thymidylate synthase (TS) mRNA expression levels were assessed in advanced gastric cancer tumour samples using real-time quantitative PCR in 76 patients treated with a modified FOLFOX (biweekly oxaliplatin plus 5-FU and folinic acid) regimen. Median survival time in patients with low ERCC1 levels was significantly longer than in those with high levels (15.8 vs 6.2 months; P<0.0001). Patients with high TS levels had longer survival than those with low levels (12.2 vs 10.1 months; P=0.01). Forty-eight patients with low ERCC1 and high TS levels had a median survival of 16.1 months (P<0.0001). The hazard ratio for patients with high ERCC1 expression was 9.4 (P<0.0001). In patients with high mRNA levels of ERCC1, alternative chemotherapy regimens should be considered.     

Concurrent weekly docetaxel chemotherapy in combination with radiotherapy for stage III and IVA-B nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Background and Purpose: Cisplatin is the most common chemotherapeutic agent for loco-regionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); however, toxicity is a limiting factor for some patients. We retrospectively compared the efficacy and toxicity of weekly docetaxel-based and cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy in loco-regionally advanced NPC. Methods and Materials: Eighty-four patients with Stage III and IVA-B NPCs, treated between 2007 and 2008, were retrospectively analyzed. Thirty received weekly docetaxel-based concurrent chemotherapy, and 43 were given weekly cisplatin-based concurrent chemotherapy. Radiotherapy was administered using a conventional technique (seven weeks, 2.0 Gy per fraction, total dose 70-74 Gy) with 6-8 Gy boosts for some patients with locally advanced disease. Results: Median follow-up time was 42.3 months (range, 8.6-50.8 months). There were no significant differences in the 3-year loco-regional failure-free survival (85.6% vs. 92.3%; p=0.264), distant failure-free survival (87.0% vs. 92.5%; p=0.171), progression-free survival (85.7% vs. 88.4%; p=0.411) or overall survival (86.5% vs. 92.5%, p=0.298) of patients treated concurrently with docetaxel or cisplatin. Severe toxicity was not common in either group. Conclusions: Weekly docetaxel-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy is potentially effective and has a tolerable toxicity; however, further investigations are required to determine if docetaxel is superior to cisplatin for advanced stage NPC.     

ERCC1和Pim-1表达与非小细胞肺癌化疗疗效的相关性

目的:探讨非小细胞肺癌(non-small cell lung cancer,NSCLC)患者肺癌组织标本中ERCC1和Pim-1的表达与临床特征及化疗疗效的相关性。方法:对我院病理确诊的70例NSCLC患者肿瘤组织,通过实时定量荧光PCR法检测ERCC1和Pim-1基因mRNA表达水平,回顾性分析ERCC1和Pim-1基因表达与临床病理关系、铂类化疗疗效和总生存情况。结果:70例NSCLC患者肿瘤组织中ERCC1和Pim-1高表达患者比率分别为37.14%（26/70）和61.43%（43/70）,ERCC1高表达与性别、吸烟史、组织类型、TNM 分期均无关（P＞0.05）,Pim-1高表达与性别、吸烟史相关（P＜0.05）,而与组织类型、TNM分期无关（P＞0.05）。ERCC1和Pim-1共同高表达率为20.00%（14/70）。ERCC1高表达组患者化疗有效率（19.23%,5/26）显著低于低表达组患者（47.73%,21/44）(P＜0.05)。Pim-1高表达组患者化疗有效率（34.88%,15/43）和低表达组患者（40.74%, 11/27）无统计学差异(P＞0.05)。ERCC1和 Pim-1高表达组的中位生存期（median survival time,MST）为27个月和24个月低于低表达组的33个月和 27个月,但无统计学差异（P＞0.05）。结论:NSCLC患者中ERCC1低表达组患者化疗有效率和存活率高,是化疗受益的指标。     

切除修复交叉互补基因1表达与非小细胞肺癌患者吉西他滨联合顺铂化疗疗效的相关性

目的探讨非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)患者肿瘤组织内核苷酸切除修复交叉互补基因1(ERCC1)表达与吉西他滨联合顺铂(GP方案)化疗疗效的相关性。方法采用免疫组化S-P法检测51例Ⅱb～Ⅳ期NSCLC患者肿瘤组织内ERCC1的表达。所有患者接受至少2个周期以上的GP方案化疗,对患者化疗后的中位生存期(MST)及化疗后反应率(RR)进行评估。结果 51例患者ERCC1的阳性表达率为43.14%(22/51)。ERCC1表达阳性组化疗后的RR和MST分别为50.0%、17个月,与阴性组RR(31.04%)、MST(12个月)比较,差异无统计学意义(χ2=1.8877,P=0.1695;χ2=1.6767,P=0.1954)。结论 ERCC1表达阳性的NSCLC患者能从吉西他滨联合顺铂的化疗中受益,调控ERCC1表达逆转耐药的策略,将为肿瘤治疗带来新的方法和途径。     

Gene expression of ERCC1 as a novel prognostic marker in advanced bladder cancer patients receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy.

BACKGROUND: Customizing chemotherapy on the basis of chemosentitivity prediction may improve outcome in advanced bladder cancer patients. Since DNA damaging agents are the cornerstones of therapy, we hypothesized that levels of DNA repair genes could predict survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Messenger RNA expression levels of excision repair cross complementing 1 (ERCC1), breast cancer 1 (BRCA1), ribonucleotide reductase subunit M1 (RRM1) and caveolin-1 were determined by RT-PCR in tumor DNA from 57 advanced and metastatic bladder cancer patients treated with either gemcitabine/cisplatin or gemcitabine/cisplatin/paclitaxel (Taxol). Levels were correlated with survival, time to disease progression and chemotherapy response. RESULTS: Median survival was significantly higher in patients with low ERCC1 levels (25.4 versus 15.4 months; P = 0.03) (median follow-up 19 months). A trend towards longer time to progression was observed in patients with tumors expressing low levels of all markers. Levels of RRM1, BRCA1 and caveolin-1, however, failed to predict the survival and a clear link with chemotherapy response could not be established. On multivariate analysis with pretreatment prognostic factors, ERCC1 emerged as an independent predictive factor for survival. CONCLUSION: The results of the study indicate that ERCC1 may predict survival in bladder cancer treated by platinum-based therapy.