title: Can sensitivity to cytotoxic chemotherapy be predicted by biomarkers?
abstract: Non-small-cell lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide with poor outcomes, even when a curative treatment approach is feasible. Chemotherapy remains a useful option for the majority of patients with advanced or relapsed disease as well as having a substantial role in the adjuvant setting. Identifying predictive biomarkers would enable us to better select those patients more likely to benefit from chemotherapy while avoiding toxic effects in those patients not deriving benefit from chemotherapy. although the use of biomarkers to select chemotherapy is not the standard approach, several potential biomarkers have been identified and a few prospective trials are ongoing. We review here the most-studied biomarkers for chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Barcelona, Spain. efelip@vhebron.net
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Felip
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054316:Biomarkers, Pharmacological; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D004260:DNA Repair / Q000235:genetics; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D057285:Precision Medicine; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D014404:Tubulin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D054316:Biomarkers, Pharmacological; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D035683:MicroRNAs; C498585:TUBB3 protein, human; D014404:Tubulin; D004247:DNA