title: Genetic polymorphisms in XRCC1 associated with radiation therapy in prostate cancer.
abstract: Radiation therapy is a potentially curative, important treatment option in localized prostate cancer. However, at 8 years after radiation therapy, even in the best risk subset of patients, approximately 10% of patients will experience clinical disease recurrence. The identification of molecular markers of treatment success or failure may allow for the development of strategies to further improve treatment outcomes. Herein, we investigated five molecular markers of DNA repair. 513 patients with castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), including 284 patients who received radiotherapy, 229 patients without radiotherapy and 152 healthy individuals were genotyped for five polymorphisms in DNA excision repair genes:ERCC1 N118N (500C>T), XPD K751Q (2282A>C), XRCC1 R194W (685C>T), XRCC1 R399Q (1301G>A) and PARP1 V762A(2446T>C). The distribution of genetic polymorphisms in the patients with CRPC and in healthy controls was compared,and the association between the polymorphisms and overall survival was investigated. The polymorphisms evaluated did not show differences between the patient group and the healthy controls, nor did they show a trend toward an association with survival. However, in the radiation treated subgroup, the median survival time was associated with the XRCC1 haplotype. The median survival time was 11.75 years for patients with the R399Q AA /R194W CC haplotype,12.17 years for patients with the R399Q AG/R194W CC haplotype, 6.665 years for patients with the R399Q AG/R194WCT haplotype, and 6.21 years for patients with the R399Q GG/R194W CT haplotype (p = 0.034). This association was not found when all patients were investigated. We conclude that the genetic polymorphisms in XRCC1 may affect the outcome in patients who received radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Pharmacology Section, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Douglas K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Dahut
authors.forename: Eddie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Figg
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004260:DNA Repair; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D000076105:X-ray Repair Cross Complementing Protein 1
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D000076105:X-ray Repair Cross Complementing Protein 1; C000619371:XRCC1 protein, human