Expression of breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) in esophageal cancers (EC)

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e13529-e13529
Author(s):  
A. Bharthuar ◽  
T. Khoury ◽  
K. N. Haas ◽  
T. Mashtare ◽  
J. Black ◽  
...  

e13529 Background: EC patients face a dismal outcome despite tri-modality management strategy. Median survival remains 15–18 months despite platinum, fluropyrimidine & irinotecan based therapy. BCRP is an ATP-dependent efflux protein associated with chemotherapy (CT) (e.g. irinotecan) resistance. Role of BCRP expression in EC and normal esophageal cells is not known. We examined the expression of this protein and correlate it with survival (OS) in patients receiving irinotecan-based CT. Methods: With IRB approval, 40 cases of EC diagnosed between 2004 and 2008 were stained for BCRP expression by IHC & scored by the pathologist blinded to clinical data. Baseline demographics, therapy given & OS data were collected and correlated with BCRP expression. BCRP score (membrane or cytoplasm) >/= 30 was considered positive (calculated by multiplying BCRP intensity and % staining). Fisher's exact test used to determine association between BCRP expression & demographics. Cox proportional hazards model used for association of BCRP & OS. Results: Baseline patient and tumor characteristics: Gender: M 35, F 5; Histology: 37 Adenoca & 3 SCC; Stage 1-III 27, Stage IV 10, unknown 3; CT: cisplatin+irinotecan (n=16), oxaliplatin+fluoropyrimidine (n=8), other (n=16); IHC: 30 of 40 cancers (75%) expressed BCRP [strong (n=28) & intermediate (n=3); membranous (n=17), cytoplasmic (n=27) & both (n=14)]. Down-regulation of BCRP expression in tumor compared to normal cells seen in 40% of patients. Median OS was 19 months with no difference in OS between BCRP positive and negative patients (p=0.13). Estimated hazard ratio (HR) of death for BCRP positive patients was 2.29 (95% CI 0.79 - 6.64).There was no association between BCRP expression and stage, age, gender or histology. For patients who received cisplatin and irinotecan as first line CT there was no difference in OS (p=0.39) of BCRP negative versus positive patients. Conclusions: BCRP expression is seen in a majority of EC & normal esophageal mucosa. Response rates to irinotecan based therapies are seen in 30–40 % of EC, whether the 40% with low tumor BCRP constitute a majority of the responders needs to be prospectively validated in a larger dataset & should include markers that predict response to 5-FU & platinum based CT to allow individualizing therapy for this cancer. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4528-4528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine I. Zhou ◽  
Bryan Peterson ◽  
Anthony Serritella ◽  
Natalie Reizine ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  

4528 Background: PDL1 expression is a predictive marker for response to anti-PD1/PDL1 agents (IO) for GEA. As a prognostic biomarker, data are conflicting. Molecular heterogeneity of various biomarkers for GEA has been established. To characterize heterogeneity of PDL1 expression and its clinical relevance, we compared PDL1 expression in primary (10) and metastatic (met) tumors of newly diagnosed stage IV advanced GEA (aGEA), and before and after chemotherapy treatment (tx) for stage II–IV GEA. We assessed the prognostic relevance of PDL1 expression in aGEA. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a cohort of 130 patients (pts) diagnosed with GEA in 2013–2019, with a total of 328 tumor samples with PDL1 expression data. PDL1 was defined as positive if combined positive score (CPS) was ≥1 using the 22C3 pharmDx assay. Analysis was performed by McNemar’s test for paired PDL1 and univariate Cox proportional-hazards model for overall survival (OS). Results: Of 328 tumors, 45% were PDL1+ and 55% PDL1-. CPS ranged 0–100 (median 1, IQR 0–5), and CPS was ≥10 for 19% of tumors. Concordance between PDL1 status of paired baseline 10 and baseline met tumors was 63% (32/51) (Table). Of 31 PDL1+ baseline 10 tumors, 52% (16/31) had PDL1- paired baseline met tumors, while of 20 PDL1- baseline 10 tumors, only 15% (3/20) had PDL1+ paired baseline met tumors. Only 35% (18/51) of met tumors were PDL1+, compared to 61% (31/51) PDL1+ 10 tumors ( p< 0.003). Post-tx tumors exhibited 62% (46/74) concordance of PDL1 status compared to pre-tx 10 tumors. Of 43 PDL1+ baseline tumors, 35% (15/43) were PDL1- post-tx; of 31 PDL1- baseline tumors, 42% (13/31) were PDL1+ post-tx ( p= 0.71). In pts with aGEA at diagnosis, OS did not significantly differ depending on baseline 10 tumor PDL1 status (median OS of 17.9 [95% CI 14.6–26.5] months for PDL1- and 16.7 [12.0–26.3] months for PDL1+; p= 0.6), nor depending on baseline met PDL1 status. Conclusions: PDL1 expression demonstrated notable baseline discordance between 10 and met tumors, particularly directional from PDL1+ 10 tumor to PDL1- met. Discordance before and after chemotherapy was also observed, but with similar proportions of PDL1+ pre-tx and post-tx tumors. These findings may have predictive IO therapeutic implications if confirmed in larger independent analyses. [Table: see text]


2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chikatoshi Katada ◽  
Tetsuji Yokoyama ◽  
Tomonori Yano ◽  
Ichiro Oda ◽  
Yuichi Shimizu ◽  
...  

Summary This study was designed to evaluate the relation between dysplastic squamous epithelium in the esophageal mucosa and the development of metachronous secondary primary malignancies (mSPM) other than esophagus after endoscopic resection (ER) in patients with early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We studied 330 patients with early esophageal SCC who underwent ER as a post hoc analysis of a prospective multicenter cohort study (UMIN Clinical Trials Registry ID UMIN000001676). Lugol-voiding lesions (LVL) were graded into 3 categories (A = no lesion; B = 1 to 9 lesions; C ≥ 10 lesions). The following variables were studied: (i) the incidences of mSPM other than esophagus; (ii) the standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) of mSPM; (iii) the cumulative incidence and total number of mSPM other than esophagus; and (iv) predictors of mSPM other than esophagus on analysis with a multivariate Cox proportional-hazards model. After a median follow-up of 46.6 months, mSPM other than esophagus was diagnosed in a total of 73 patients (90 lesions). Among the 106 patients in group C, 37 patients had mSPM (51 lesions), including head and neck cancer in 14 patients (24 lesions) and gastric cancer in 12 patients (16 lesions). The SIR of mSPM was 3.61 in this study subjects. An increase in the LVL grade (A to B to C) was associated with a progressive increase in the cumulative incidence rate of mSPM other than esophagus (P = 0.017 for A vs. C, P = 0.023 for B vs. C). An increase in the LVL grade (A to B to C) was also associated with a progressive increase in the total number of mSPM other than esophagus per 100 person-years (primary events, relative risk [RR] = 1.66 and 3.24 for grades B and C, respectively, vs. A, P = 0.002 for trend; all events, RR = 1.81 and 4.66 for grades B and C, respectively, vs. A, P &lt; 0.0001 for trend). LVL grade C was a strong predictor of mSPM other than esophagus (RR = 3.41 for A vs. C). LVL grade may be a useful predictor of the risk of mSPM other than esophagus after ER in patients with early esophageal SCC.


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 447-447
Author(s):  
Prateek Mendiratta ◽  
Andrea Loehr ◽  
Andrew Simmons ◽  
Pedro C. Barata ◽  
Stefan Klek ◽  
...  

447 Background: Deleterious GA in genes of the HRR pathway and tumor mutational load (TML; mutations/Mb) were shown to predict response to PBT and ICI; further validation can be informative. We assessed the predictive role of such GA in mUC. Methods: Tissue from mUC pts treated with PBT or ICI in the 1st line setting underwent genomic profiling (GP) via FoundationOne. Pts were analyzed in 2 groups based on the presence of potentially function-impairing GA (using classification criteria) in any of 15 pre-selected HRR genes. Exploratory assessment of overall response rate (ORR; RECIST v1.1), progression-free and overall survival (PFS, OS) based on presence of relevant GA was performed using Cox proportional hazards model, Kaplan Meier estimates, and Fisher’s exact test. Results: GA were noted in 22% of 88 identified mUC pts with available GP from 2012 to 2017. The most common deleterious GA were BRCA1/2 (n=6), ATM (n=6), CDK12 (n=2), BRIP1 (n=2), BARD1 (n=1), RAD51 (n=1), and CHEK2 (n=1). Of 88 pts, 62 were treated in the 1st line setting (median age 69; 27% women; 42% never smokers). Of these 62 pts, 42 received PBT and 20 ICI. Deleterious GAs were noted in ≥1 HR gene in 24% and 10% of pts in each group, respectively. The ORR was 40% and 43% in PBT pts with and without GA in any HRR gene, respectively. Analysis showed a median OS (10.6 vs 14.3 months, p=0.11), median PFS (6.1 vs 7.9 months, p=0.05), and no difference in the rate of responders vs non-responders (p=0.53) to PBT in pts with vs without GA in HRR genes. Analysis of ICI treated pts was not feasible (only 2 had GA in HRR genes). Median TML was 8 and 10 in pts with available data treated with PBT and ICI, respectively. There was no correlation between TML and response to either 1st line therapy (analysis underpowered). Of pts with GA in HR genes, the one with the longest OS had 2 GA (CDK12; FANCA). Conclusions: Deleterious GAs in genes of HRR pathway are frequent in mUC supporting TCGA and other datasets but did not confer sensitivity to 1st line PBT in our relatively small cohort. Further biomarker validation combined with LOH assessment can inform decision making and clinical trial designs.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Farhadian ◽  
Sahar Dehdar Karsidani ◽  
Azadeh Mozayanimonfared ◽  
Hossein Mahjub

Abstract Background Due to the limited number of studies with long term follow-up of patients undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), we investigated the occurrence of Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events (MACCE) during 10 years of follow-up after coronary angioplasty using Random Survival Forest (RSF) and Cox proportional hazards models. Methods The current retrospective cohort study was performed on 220 patients (69 women and 151 men) undergoing coronary angioplasty from March 2009 to March 2012 in Farchshian Medical Center in Hamadan city, Iran. Survival time (month) as the response variable was considered from the date of angioplasty to the main endpoint or the end of the follow-up period (September 2019). To identify the factors influencing the occurrence of MACCE, the performance of Cox and RSF models were investigated in terms of C index, Integrated Brier Score (IBS) and prediction error criteria. Results Ninety-six patients (43.7%) experienced MACCE by the end of the follow-up period, and the median survival time was estimated to be 98 months. Survival decreased from 99% during the first year to 39% at 10 years' follow-up. By applying the Cox model, the predictors were identified as follows: age (HR = 1.03, 95% CI 1.01–1.05), diabetes (HR = 2.17, 95% CI 1.29–3.66), smoking (HR = 2.41, 95% CI 1.46–3.98), and stent length (HR = 1.74, 95% CI 1.11–2.75). The predictive performance was slightly better by the RSF model (IBS of 0.124 vs. 0.135, C index of 0.648 vs. 0.626 and out-of-bag error rate of 0.352 vs. 0.374 for RSF). In addition to age, diabetes, smoking, and stent length, RSF also included coronary artery disease (acute or chronic) and hyperlipidemia as the most important variables. Conclusion Machine-learning prediction models such as RSF showed better performance than the Cox proportional hazards model for the prediction of MACCE during long-term follow-up after PCI.


Author(s):  
Yuko Yamaguchi ◽  
Marta Zampino ◽  
Toshiko Tanaka ◽  
Stefania Bandinelli ◽  
Yusuke Osawa ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Anemia is common in older adults and associated with greater morbidity and mortality. The causes of anemia in older adults have not been completely characterized. Although elevated circulating growth and differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) has been associated with anemia in older adults, it is not known whether elevated GDF-15 predicts the development of anemia. Methods We examined the relationship between plasma GDF-15 concentrations at baseline in 708 non-anemic adults, aged 60 years and older, with incident anemia during 15 years of follow-up among participants in the Invecchiare in Chianti (InCHIANTI) Study. Results During follow-up, 179 (25.3%) participants developed anemia. The proportion of participants who developed anemia from the lowest to highest quartile of plasma GDF-15 was 12.9%, 20.1%, 21.2%, and 45.8%, respectively. Adults in the highest quartile of plasma GDF-15 had an increased risk of developing anemia (Hazards Ratio 1.15, 95% Confidence Interval 1.09, 1.21, P&lt;.0001) compared to those in the lower three quartiles in a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model adjusting for age, sex, serum iron, soluble transferrin receptor, ferritin, vitamin B12, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. Conclusions Circulating GDF-15 is an independent predictor for the development of anemia in older adults.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 161-161
Author(s):  
Jane Banaszak-Holl ◽  
Xiaoping Lin ◽  
Jing Xie ◽  
Stephanie Ward ◽  
Henry Brodaty ◽  
...  

Abstract Research Aims: This study seeks to understand whether those with dementia experience higher risk of death, using data from the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) clinical trial study. Methods: ASPREE was a primary intervention trial of low-dose aspirin among healthy older people. The Australian cohort included 16,703 dementia-free participants aged 70 years and over at enrolment. Participants were triggered for dementia adjudication if cognitive test results were poorer than expected, self-reporting dementia diagnosis or memory problems, or dementia medications were detected. Incidental dementia was adjudicated by an international adjudication committee using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria and results of a neuropsychological battery and functional measures with medical record substantiation. Statistical analyses used a cox proportional hazards model. Results: As previously reported, 1052 participants (5.5%) died during a median of 4.7 years of follow-up and 964 participants had a dementia trigger, of whom, 575 (60%) were adjucated as having dementia. Preliminary analyses has shown that the mortality rate was higher among participants with a dementia trigger, regardless of dementia adjudication outcome, than those without (15% vs 5%, Χ2 = 205, p &lt;.001). Conclusion: This study will provide important analyses of differences in the hazard ratio for mortality and causes of death among people with and without cognitive impairment and has important implications on service planning.


Risks ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Beata Bieszk-Stolorz ◽  
Krzysztof Dmytrów

The aim of our research was to compare the intensity of decline and then increase in the value of basic stock indices during the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The survival analysis methods used to assess the risk of decline and chance of rise of the indices were: Kaplan–Meier estimator, logit model, and the Cox proportional hazards model. We observed the highest intensity of decline in the European stock exchanges, followed by the American and Asian plus Australian ones (after the fourth and eighth week since the peak). The highest risk of decline was in America, then in Europe, followed by Asia and Australia. The lowest risk was in Africa. The intensity of increase was the highest in the fourth and eleventh week since the minimal value had been reached. The highest odds of increase were in the American stock exchanges, followed by the European and Asian (including Australia and Oceania), and the lowest in the African ones. The odds and intensity of increase in the stock exchange indices varied from continent to continent. The increase was faster than the initial decline.


BMC Nutrition ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akiko Nakanishi ◽  
Erika Homma ◽  
Tsukasa Osaki ◽  
Ri Sho ◽  
Masayoshi Souri ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Dairy products are known as health-promoting foods. This study prospectively examined the association between milk and yogurt intake and mortality in a community-based population. Methods The study population comprised of 14,264 subjects aged 40–74 years who participated in an annual health checkup. The frequency of yogurt and milk intake was categorized as none (< 1/month), low (< 1/week), moderate (1–6/week), and high (> 1/day) intake. The association between yogurt and milk intake and total, cardiovascular, and cancer-related mortalities was determined using the Cox proportional hazards model. Results During the follow-up period, there were 265 total deaths, 40 cardiovascular deaths and 90 cancer-related deaths. Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that the total mortality in high/moderate/low yogurt intake and moderate/low milk intake groups was lower than that in none group (log-rank, P < 0.01). In the multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis adjusted for possible confounders, the hazard ratio (HR) for total mortality significantly decreased in high/moderate yogurt intake group (HR: 0.62, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.42–0.91 for high intake, HR: 0.70, 95%CI: 0.49–0.99 for moderate intake) and moderate milk intake group (HR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.46–0.97) compared with the none yogurt and milk intake groups. A similar association was observed for cancer-related mortality, but not for cardiovascular mortality. Conclusions Our study showed that yogurt and milk intake was independently associated with a decrease in total and cancer-related mortalities in the Japanese population.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Fujino ◽  
H Ogawa ◽  
S Ikeda ◽  
K Doi ◽  
Y Hamatani ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) commonly progresses from paroxysmal type to sustained type in the natural course of the disease, and we previously demonstrated that the progression of AF was associated with increased risk of clinical adverse events. There are some patients, though less frequently, who regress from sustained to paroxysmal AF, but the clinical impact of the regression of AF remains unknown. Purpose We sought to investigate whether regression from sustained to paroxysmal AF is associated with better clinical outcomes. Methods Using the dataset of the Fushimi AF Registry, patients who were diagnosed as sustained (persistent or permanent) AF at baseline were studied. Conversion of sustained AF to paroxysmal AF during follow-up was defined as regression of AF. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were defined as the composite of cardiac death, stroke, and hospitalization for heart failure (HF). Event rates were compared between the patients with and without regression of AF. In patients with sustained AF at baseline, predictors of MACE were identified using Cox proportional hazards model. Results Among 2,253 patients who were diagnosed as sustained AF at baseline, regression of AF was observed in 9.0% (202/2,253, 2.0 per 100 patient-years) during a median follow-up of 4.0 years. Of these, 24.3% (49/202, 4.6 per 100 patient-years) of the patients finally recurred to sustained AF during follow-up. The proportion of asymptomatic patients was lower in patients with regression of AF than those without (with vs without regression; 49.0% vs 69.5%, p&lt;0.01). The percentage of beta-blocker use at baseline was similar between the two groups (37.2% vs 33.8%, p=0.34). The prevalence of patients who underwent catheter ablation or electrical cardioversion during follow-up was higher in patients with regression of AF (catheter ablation: 15.8% vs 5.5%; p&lt;0.01, cardioversion: 4.0% vs 1.4%; p&lt;0.01, respectively). The rate of MACE was significantly lower in patients with regression of AF as compared with patients who maintained sustained AF (3.7 vs 6.2 per 100 patient-years, log-rank p&lt;0.01). Figure shows the Kaplan-Meier curves for MACE, cardiac death, hospitalization for heart failure, and stroke. In patients with sustained AF at baseline, multivariable Cox proportional hazards model demonstrated that regression of AF was an independent predictor of lower MACE (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]: 0.50, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.28 to 0.88, p=0.02), stroke (HR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.30 to 0.88, p=0.02), and hospitalization for HF (HR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.29 to 0.85, p=0.01). Conclusion Regression from sustained to paroxysmal AF was associated with a lower incidence of adverse cardiac events. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None


Author(s):  
Majdi Imterat ◽  
Tamar Wainstock ◽  
Eyal Sheiner ◽  
Gali Pariente

Abstract Recent evidence suggests that a long inter-pregnancy interval (IPI: time interval between live birth and estimated time of conception of subsequent pregnancy) poses a risk for adverse short-term perinatal outcome. We aimed to study the effect of short (<6 months) and long (>60 months) IPI on long-term cardiovascular morbidity of the offspring. A population-based cohort study was performed in which all singleton live births in parturients with at least one previous birth were included. Hospitalizations of the offspring up to the age of 18 years involving cardiovascular diseases and according to IPI length were evaluated. Intermediate interval, between 6 and 60 months, was considered the reference. Kaplan–Meier survival curves were used to compare the cumulative morbidity incidence between the groups. Cox proportional hazards model was used to control for confounders. During the study period, 161,793 deliveries met the inclusion criteria. Of them, 14.1% (n = 22,851) occurred in parturient following a short IPI, 78.6% (n = 127,146) following an intermediate IPI, and 7.3% (n = 11,796) following a long IPI. Total hospitalizations of the offspring, involving cardiovascular morbidity, were comparable between the groups. The Kaplan–Meier survival curves demonstrated similar cumulative incidences of cardiovascular morbidity in all groups. In a Cox proportional hazards model, short and long IPI did not appear as independent risk factors for later pediatric cardiovascular morbidity of the offspring (adjusted HR 0.97, 95% CI 0.80–1.18; adjusted HR 1.01, 95% CI 0.83–1.37, for short and long IPI, respectively). In our population, extreme IPIs do not appear to impact long-term cardiovascular hospitalizations of offspring.


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