Department of Medical Oncology, Civil Hospital of Livorno, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Livorno, Italy.
Translational Oncogenomic Unit, National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, Rome, Italy.
Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2014 Mar;13(1):37-45.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2013.11.006. Epub 2013 Nov 14.
To investigate whether microRNAs are predictive of sensitivity to anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) monoclonal antibodies in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).
A total of 183 mCRC cases from 2 independent cohorts (cohort 1: 74 cases; validation cohort: 109 cases) treated with cetuximab or panitumumab were included in the study. MiRNA arrays were analyzed using Agilent's miRNA platform.
The study identified the cluster Let-7c/miR-99a/miR-125b as a signature associated with an outcome different from that of anti-EGFR therapies. In the first cohort, patients with high-intensity signatures had a significantly longer progression-free survival (PFS) (6.1 vs. 2.3 mo; P = .02) and longer overall survival (OS) ( 29.8 vs. 7.0 mo, P = .08) than patients with low-intensity signatures. In the validation cohort, patients with high signature had significantly longer PFS and OS than individuals with low-intensity signatures (PFS 7.8 vs. 4.3 mo, P = .02; OS 12.8 vs. 7.5 mo, P = .02). In the KRAS wild-type population (n = 120), high-intensity signature patients had a significantly longer PFS (7.8 vs. 4.6 mo, P = .016) and longer OS (16.1 vs. 10.9 mo, P = .09) than low-signature individuals, with no difference in KRAS mutated patients.
The MiR-99a/Let-7c/miR-125b signature may improve the selection of patients with KRAS wild-type mCRC as good candidates for anti-EGFR therapy.
为了研究 microRNAs 是否可预测转移性结直肠癌(mCRC)患者对表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)单克隆抗体的敏感性。
本研究纳入了接受西妥昔单抗或帕尼单抗治疗的 2 个独立队列(队列 1:74 例;验证队列:109 例)中的 183 例 mCRC 病例。使用 Agilent 的 miRNA 平台对 miRNA 芯片进行分析。
该研究确定了 Let-7c/miR-99a/miR-125b 簇作为与抗 EGFR 治疗结果不同的特征签名。在第一队列中,高强度特征签名的患者无进展生存期(PFS)(6.1 与 2.3 个月;P =.02)和总生存期(OS)(29.8 与 7.0 个月,P =.08)显著长于低强度特征签名的患者。在验证队列中,高强度特征签名的患者 PFS 和 OS 明显长于低强度特征签名的患者(PFS 7.8 与 4.3 个月,P =.02;OS 12.8 与 7.5 个月,P =.02)。在 KRAS 野生型人群(n = 120)中,高强度特征签名患者的 PFS(7.8 与 4.6 个月,P =.016)和 OS(16.1 与 10.9 个月,P =.09)显著长于低特征签名患者,而 KRAS 突变型患者无差异。
MiR-99a/Let-7c/miR-125b 特征签名可能有助于选择 KRAS 野生型 mCRC 患者作为抗 EGFR 治疗的良好候选者。