Neuro-Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Trends Cancer. 2020 May;6(5):380-391. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2020.02.010. Epub 2020 Mar 27.
Glioblastoma is the most common primary malignant brain tumor. Although current standard therapy extends median survival to ~15 months, most patients do not have a sustained response to treatment. While O-methylguanine (O-MeG)-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation status is accepted as a prognostic and promising predictive biomarker in glioblastoma, its value in informing treatment decisions for glioblastoma patients remains debatable. Discrepancies between MGMT promoter methylation status and treatment response in some patients may stem from inconsistencies between MGMT methylation and expression levels in glioblastoma. Here, we discuss MGMT as a biomarker and elucidate the discordance between MGMT methylation, expression, and patient outcome, which currently challenges the implementation of this biomarker in clinical practice.
胶质母细胞瘤是最常见的原发性恶性脑肿瘤。尽管目前的标准治疗将中位生存期延长至约 15 个月,但大多数患者对治疗没有持续的反应。虽然 O-甲基鸟嘌呤(O-MeG)-DNA 甲基转移酶(MGMT)启动子甲基化状态被认为是胶质母细胞瘤的一种预后和有前途的预测生物标志物,但它在告知胶质母细胞瘤患者治疗决策方面的价值仍存在争议。在一些患者中,MGMT 启动子甲基化状态与治疗反应之间的差异可能源于胶质母细胞瘤中 MGMT 甲基化和表达水平之间的不一致性。在这里,我们讨论了 MGMT 作为生物标志物,并阐明了 MGMT 甲基化、表达和患者预后之间的差异,这目前对该生物标志物在临床实践中的应用提出了挑战。