Single nucleotide variant in Nucleoporin 107 may be predictive of sensitivity to chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer.
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Alanee S, Delfino K, Wilber A, Robinson K, Brard L, and Semaan A. Single nucleotide variant in Nucleoporin 107 may be predictive of sensitivity to chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2017; 27(7):264-269.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2017
Publication Title
Pharmacogenet Genomics
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Alterations in nuclear pore complex (NPC) genes have been previously associated with response to chemotherapy. Using agnostic exome sequencing, we envisioned that new alleles in NPC genes, predictive of sensitivity to platinum treatment, could be discovered.
METHODS: Twenty-two platinum-sensitive and six platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients were tested. Platinum sensitivity was defined as disease-free survival greater than 6 months. Next-generation sequencing of exomes was used to compare platinum-sensitive and platinum-resistant patients. Single nucleotide variants (SNVs) associated with platinum sensitivity in NPC genes (n=30 genes) were identified.
RESULTS: SNVs in three NPC genes were associated with response to platinum on univariate analysis. SNV rs79419059 (10T>C) in Nucleoporin 107 (Nup107) was associated with platinum resistance (P=0.0061), whereas rs2302811 (3662-4A>G) in Nucleoporin 188 (Nup188) and rs77246077 (3420-67T>A) in Nucleoporin 214 (Nup214) were associated with platinum sensitivity (P=0.0483 and 0.0091, respectively). Controlling for other confounders, multivariate age-adjusted Cox proportional hazard analysis showed rs79419059 to be significantly associated with platinum resistance (odds ratio: 4.519, 95% confidence interval: 1.317-15.501, P=0.0457).
CONCLUSION: We identified a variant in the 3'-UTR region Nup107 unique to sensitivity to platinum in ovarian cancer. With validation of this variant, it is possible that a new marker predictive of patient response may be identified.
Medical Subject Headings
Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Middle Aged; Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins; Ovarian Neoplasms; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
PubMed ID
28562428
Volume
27
Issue
7
First Page
264
Last Page
269
