title: MiRNA-Related Genetic Variations Associated with Radiotherapy-Induced Toxicities in Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
abstract: Severe radiation-induced toxicities limit treatment efficacy and compromise outcomes of lung cancer. We aimed to identify microRNA-related genetic variations as biomarkers for the prediction of radiotherapy-induced acute toxicities. We genotyped 233 SNPs (161 in microRNA binding site and 72 in processing gene) and analyzed their associations with pneumonitis and esophagitis in 167 stage III NSCLC patients received definitive radiation therapy. Sixteen and 11 SNPs were associated with esophagitis and pneumonitis, respectively. After multiple comparison correction, RPS6KB2:rs10274, SMO:rs1061280, SMO:rs1061285 remained significantly associated with esophagitis, while processing gene DGCR8:rs720014, DGCR8:rs3757, DGCR8:rs1633445 remained significantly associated with pneumonitis. Patients with the AA genotype of RPS6KB2:rs10274 had an 81% reduced risk of developing esophagitis (OR: 0.19, 95% CI: 0.07-0.51, p = 0.001, q = 0.06). Patients with the AG+GG genotype of SMO:rs1061280 had an 81% reduced risk of developing esophagitis (OR: 0.19, 95% CI: 0.07-0.53, p = 0.001, q = 0.06). Patients with the GG+GA genotype of DGCR8:rs720014 had a 3.54-fold increased risk of pneumonitis (OR: 3.54, 95% CI: 1.65-7.61, p <0.05, q <0.1). Significantly cumulative effects of the top SNPs were observed for both toxicities (P-trend <0.001). Using bioinformatics tools, we found that the genotype of rs10274 was associated with altered expression of the RPS6KB2 gene. Gene-based analysis showed DGCR8 (p = 0.010) and GEMIN4 (p = 0.039) were the top genes associated with the risk of developing pneumonitis. Our results provide strong evidence that microRNA-related genetic variations contribute to the development of radiotherapy-induced acute esophagitis and pneumonitis and could thus serve as biomarkers to help accurately predict radiotherapy-induced toxicity in NSCLC patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.|Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, West Huaihai Road 241, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
authors.forename: Joe Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
authors.forename: Yuanqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
authors.forename: Ritsuko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Komaki
authors.affiliation: Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States of America.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Minna
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
authors.forename: Jack A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, West Huaihai Road 241, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Baohui
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
authors.forename: Xifeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000235:genetics* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D035683:MicroRNAs / Q000235:genetics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000235:genetics*; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D035683:MicroRNAs; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm