scholarly journals Downregulation and Prognostic Performance of MicroRNA 224 Expression in Prostate Cancer

2013 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 261-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Mavridis ◽  
Konstantinos Stravodimos ◽  
Andreas Scorilas

INTRODUCTION The extensive use of prostate-specific antigen as a general prostate cancer biomarker has introduced the hazards of overdiagnosis and overtreatment. Recent studies have revealed the immense biomarker capacity of microRNAs (miRNAs) in prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression pattern of miR-224, a cancer-related miRNA, in prostate tumors and investigate its clinical utility. METHODS Total RNA was isolated from 139 prostate tissue samples. After the polyadenylation of total RNA by poly(A) polymerase, cDNA was synthesized with a suitable poly(T) adapter. miR-224 expression was assessed by quantitative real-time PCR and analyzed with the comparative quantification cycle method, Cq(2−ΔΔCq). We performed comprehensive biostatistical analyses to explore the clinical value of miR-224 in prostate cancer. RESULTS miR-224 expression was significantly downregulated in malignant samples compared with benign samples (P < 0.001). Higher miR-224 expression levels were found in prostate tumors that were less aggressive (P = 0.017) and in an earlier disease stage (P = 0.018). Patients with prostate cancer who were positive for miR-224 had significantly enhanced progression-free survival intervals compared with miR-224–negative patients (P = 0.021). Univariate bootstrap Cox regression confirmed that miR-224 was associated with favorable prognosis (hazard ratio 0.314, P = 0.013); nonetheless, multivariate analysis, adjusted for conventional markers, did not identify miR-224 as an independent prognostic indicator. CONCLUSIONS miR-224 is aberrantly expressed in prostate cancer. Its assessment by cost-effective quantitative molecular methodologies could provide a useful biomarker for prostate cancer.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Kappler ◽  
Michael A. Morgan ◽  
Philipp Ivanyi ◽  
Stefan J. Brunotte ◽  
Arnold Ganser ◽  
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AbstractTo date, only few data concerning the biologically active, free form of testosterone (FT) are available in metastatic prostate cancer (mPC) and the impact of FT on disease, therapy and outcome is largely unknown. We retrospectively studied the effect of docetaxel on FT and total testosterone (TT) serum levels in 67 mPC patients monitored between April 2008 and November 2020. FT and TT levels were measured before and weekly during therapy. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints were prostate-specific antigen response and radiographic response (PSAR, RR), progression-free survival (PFS), FT/TT levels and safety. Median FT and TT serum levels were completely suppressed to below the detection limit during docetaxel treatment (FT: from 0.32 to < 0.18 pg/mL and TT: from 0.12 to < 0.05 ng/mL, respectively). Multivariate Cox regression analyses identified requirement of non-narcotics, PSAR, complete FT suppression and FT nadir values < 0.18 pg/mL as independent parameters for PFS. Prior androgen-receptor targeted therapy (ART), soft tissue metastasis and complete FT suppression were independent prognostic factors for OS. FT was not predictive for treatment outcome in mPC patients with a history of ART.


Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1273
Author(s):  
Mohamed Amine Lounis ◽  
Veronique Ouellet ◽  
Benjamin Péant ◽  
Christine Caron ◽  
Zhenhong Li ◽  
...  

The limitations of the biomarker prostate-specific antigen (PSA) necessitate the pursuit of biomarkers capable of better identifying high-risk prostate cancer (PC) patients in order to improve their therapeutic management and outcomes. Aggressive prostate tumors characteristically exhibit high rates of glycolysis and lipogenesis. Glycerol 3-phosphate phosphatase (G3PP), also known as phosphoglycolate phosphatase (PGP), is a recently identified mammalian enzyme, shown to play a role in the regulation of glucose metabolism, lipogenesis, lipolysis, and cellular nutrient-excess detoxification. We hypothesized that G3PP may relieve metabolic stress in cancer cells and assessed the association of its expression with PC patient prognosis. Using immunohistochemical staining, we assessed the epithelial expression of G3PP in two different radical prostatectomy (RP) cohorts with a total of 1797 patients, for whom information on biochemical recurrence (BCR), metastasis, and mortality was available. The association between biomarker expression, biochemical recurrence (BCR), bone metastasis, and prostate cancer-specific survival was established using log-rank and multivariable Cox regression analyses. High expression of G3PP in PC epithelial cells is associated with an increased risk of BCR, bone metastasis, and PC-specific mortality. Multivariate analysis revealed high G3PP expression in tumors as an independent predictor of BCR and bone metastasis development. High G3PP expression in tumors from patients eligible for prostatectomies is a new and independent prognostic biomarker of poor prognosis and aggressive PC for recurrence, bone metastasis, and mortality.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guan Hee Tan ◽  
Antonio Finelli ◽  
Ardalan Ahmad ◽  
Marian Wettstein ◽  
Alexandre Zlotta ◽  
...  

Introduction: Active surveillance (AS) is standard of care in low-risk prostate cancer (PC). This study describes a novel total cancer location (TCLo) density metric and aims to determine its performance in predicting clinical progression (CP) and grade progression (GP).     Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients on AS after confirmatory biopsy (CBx). We excluded patients with Gleason ≥7 at CBx and <2 years follow-up. TCLo was the number of locations with positive cores at diagnosis (DBx) and CBx. TCLo density was TCLo / prostate volume (PV). CP was progression to any active treatment while GP occurred if Gleason ≥7 was identified on repeat biopsy or surgical pathology. Independent predictors of time to CP or GP were estimated with Cox regression. Kaplan-Meier analysis compared progression-free survival curves between TCLo density groups. Test characteristics of TCLo were explored with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.     Results: We included 181 patients who had CBx between 2012-2015, and met inclusion criteria. The mean age of patients was 62.58 years (SD=7.13) and median follow-up was 60.9 months (IQR=23.4). A high TCLo density score (>0.05) was independently associated with time to CP (HR 4.70, 95% CI: 2.62-8.42, p<0.001), and GP (HR 3.85, 95% CI: 1.91-7.73, p<0.001). ROC curves showed TCLo density has greater area under the curve than number of positive cores at CBx in predicting progression.     Conclusion: TCLo density is able to stratify patients on AS for risk of CP and GP. With further validation, it could be added to the decision-making algorithm in AS for low-risk localized PC.


Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 528
Author(s):  
Shu-Pin Huang ◽  
Yei-Tsung Chen ◽  
Lih-Chyang Chen ◽  
Cheng-Hsueh Lee ◽  
Chao-Yuan Huang ◽  
...  

Neuregulins (NRGs) activate receptor tyrosine kinases of the ErbB family, and play essential roles in the proliferation, survival, and differentiation of normal and malignant tissue cells. We hypothesized that genetic variants of NRG signalling pathway genes may influence treatment outcomes in prostate cancer. To test this hypothesis, we performed a comprehensive analysis to evaluate the associations of 459 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 19 NRG pathway genes with cancer-specific survival (CSS), overall survival (OS), and progression-free survival (PFS) in 630 patients with prostate cancer receiving androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT). After multivariate Cox regression and multiple testing correction, we found that NRG1 rs144160282 C > T is significantly associated with worsening CSS, OS, and PFS during ADT. Further analysis showed that low expression of NRG1 is closely related to prostate cancer, as indicated by a high Gleason score, an advanced stage, and a shorter PFS rate. Meta-analysis of 16 gene expression datasets of 1,081 prostate cancer samples and 294 adjacent normal samples indicate lower NRG1 expression in the former compared with the latter (p < 0.001). These results suggest that NRG1 rs144160282 might be a prognostic predictor of the efficacy of ADT. Further studies are required to confirm the significance of NRG1 as a biomarker and therapeutic target for prostate cancer.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 5010-5010
Author(s):  
Alan Dal Pra ◽  
Pirus Ghadjar ◽  
Stefanie Hayoz ◽  
Daniel Eidelberg Spratt ◽  
Vinnie YT Liu ◽  
...  

5010 Background: GC has been shown to independently prognosticate outcomes in prostate cancer. Herein, we validate the GC in a European randomized phase III trial of dose escalated SRT after RP. Methods: SAKK 09/10 (NCT01272050) randomized 350 patients with biochemical recurrence after RP to 64Gy vs 70Gy. No patients received androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or pelvic nodal radiotherapy. A pre-specified statistical plan was developed to assess the impact of the GC on clinical outcomes. RP samples were centrally reviewed for the highest-grade tumor and those passing quality control (QC) were run on a clinical-grade whole-transcriptome assay to obtain the GC score (0 to 1; < 0.45, 0.45-0.6, > 0.6 for low-, intermediate-, and high, respectively). The primary aim of this study was to validate the GC for the prediction of freedom from biochemical progression (FFBP) using Cox multivariable analysis (MVA) adjusting for age, T-category, Gleason score, persistent PSA after RP, PSA at randomization, and randomization arm. The secondary aims were to evaluate the association of GC with clinical progression-free survival (CPFS) and use of salvage ADT. Results: Of 233 patients with tissue available, 226 passed QC and were included for analysis. The final GC cohort was a representative sample of the overall cohort, with a median follow-up of 6.3 years (IQR 6.0-7.2). GC score (continuous per 0.1 unit, score 0-1) was independently associated with FFBP (HR 1.14 [95% CI 1.03-1.25], p = 0.009). Higher GC scores were independently associated with CPFS, use of salvage ADT, and rapid biochemical failure ( < 18 months after SRT). High- vs. low/intermediate-GC showed a HR of 2.22 ([95% CI 1.37-3.58], p = 0.001) for FFBP, 2.29 ([95% CI 1.32-3.98], p = 0.003) for CPFS, and 2.99 ([95% CI 1.50-5.95], p = 0.002) for use of salvage ADT. Patients with high-GC had 5-year FFBP of 45% [95% CI 32-59] vs 71% [95% CI 64-78] in low-intermediate GC. Similar estimates for GC risk groups were observed in the 64Gy vs 70Gy in GC high (5-year FFBP of 51% [95% CI 32-70] vs 39% [95% CI 20-59]) and in low-intermediate GC (75% [95% CI 65-84] vs 69% [95% CI 59-78]). Conclusions: This study represents the first contemporary randomized controlled trial in patients with recurrent prostate cancer treated with early SRT without ADT that has validated the prognostic utility of the GC. Independent of standard clinicopathologic variables and radiotherapy dose, patients with a high-GC were more than twice as likely than a lower GC score to experience biochemical and clinical progression and receive salvage ADT. This data confirms the clinical value of Decipher GC for tailoring treatment in the postoperative salvage setting.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e002919
Author(s):  
Sumit K Subudhi ◽  
Bilal A Siddiqui ◽  
Ana M Aparicio ◽  
Shalini S Yadav ◽  
Sreyashi Basu ◽  
...  

BackgroundImmune checkpoint therapy (ICT) has low response rates in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), in part due to few T cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) promotes intratumoral T cell infiltration but induces upregulation of PD-1 and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) within the prostate TME. Combined anti-CTLA-4 plus anti-PD-1 can partly overcome this adaptive resistance and was recently shown to augment responses in patients with mCRPC with measurable disease. Although bone is the most common site of metastasis in prostate cancer, patients with bone-predominant disease are frequently excluded from trials because they lack measurable disease, which limits assessment of disease progression and tissue sampling. We therefore designed this study to investigate combined ICT in mCRPC to bone.HypothesisCombined anti-CTLA-4 (tremelimumab) plus anti-PD-L1 (durvalumab) is safe and well tolerated in patients with chemotherapy-naïve mCRPC to bone.Patients and methodsIn this single-arm pilot study, men with chemotherapy-naïve mCRPC to bone received tremelimumab (75 mg intravenous) plus durvalumab (1500 mg intravenous) every 4 weeks (up to four doses), followed by durvalumab (1500 mg intravenous) maintenance every 4 weeks (up to nine doses). The primary endpoint was incidence of adverse events. Secondary endpoints included serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA), progression-free survival (PFS), radiographic PFS (rPFS), and maximal PSA decline.ResultsTwenty-six patients were treated between August 8, 2017 and March 28, 2019. Grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) occurred in 11 patients (42%), with no grade 4 or 5 events. TRAEs leading to discontinuation occurred in three patients (12%). PSA decline ≥50% occurred in three patients (12%). Six patients (24%) achieved stable disease for >6 months. At a median follow-up of 43.6 months, median rPFS was 3.7 months (95% CI: 1.9 to 5.7), and median overall survival was 28.1 months (95% CI: 14.5 to 37.3). Post-treatment evaluation of the bone microenvironment revealed transcriptional upregulation in myeloid and neutrophil immune subset signatures and increased expression of inhibitory immune checkpoints.ConclusionsTremelimumab plus durvalumab was safe and well tolerated in patients with chemotherapy-naïve mCRPC to bone, with potential activity in a small number of patients as measured by rPFS. Combination of CTLA-4 and PD-L1 blockade with therapies targeting the myeloid compartment or other inhibitory immune receptors may be necessary to overcome mechanisms of resistance within prostate bone microenvironment.Trial registration numberNCT03204812.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianzhi Zhao ◽  
Yusheng Ye ◽  
Haiyan Yu ◽  
Lingong Jiang ◽  
Chao Cheng ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of SBRT for localized prostate cancer (PCa). Moreover, it is the largest-to-date pilot study to report 5-year outcomes of SBRT for localized PCa from China. Methods In this retrospective study, 133 PCa patients in our center were treated by SBRT with CyberKnife (Accuray) from October 2012 to July 2019. Follow-up was performed every 3 months for evaluations of efficacy and toxicity. Biochemical progression-free survival (bPFS) and toxicities were assessed using the Phoenix definition and the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) v.5.0 respectively. Factors predictive of bPFS were identified with COX regression analysis. Results 133 patients (10 low-, 21 favorable intermediate-, 31 unfavorable intermediate-, 45 high-, and 26 very high risk cases on the basis of the NCCN risk classification) with a median age of 76 years (range: 54–87 years) received SBRT. The median dose was 36.25Gy (range: 34-37.5Gy) in 5 fractions. Median follow-up time was 57.7 months (3.5–97.2 months). The overall 5-year bPFS rate was 83.6% for all patients. The 5-year bPFS rate of patients with low-, favorable intermediate-, unfavorable intermediate-, high-, and very high risk PCa was 87.5%, 95.2%, 90.5%, 86.3%, and 61.6% respectively. Urinary symptoms were all alleviated after SBRT. All the patients tolerated SBRT with only 1 (0.8%) and 1 (0.8%) patient reporting grade-3 acute and late genitourinary (GU) toxicity, respectively. There were no grade 4 toxicities. Gleason score (P < 0.001, HR = 7.483, 95%CI: 2.686–20.846) was the independent predictor of bPFS rate after multivariate analysis Conclusion SBRT is an efficient and safe treatment modality for localized PCa with high 5-year bPFS rates and acceptable toxicities.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingqiu Hu ◽  
Yifeng Mao ◽  
Kaizhong Zhang ◽  
Chao Guan ◽  
Aiming Wu

Abstract Objectives: The risk factors for prostate cancer to progress to castration-resistant prostate cancer after androgen deprivation treatment (ADT) are still not to be well defined. We conducted this investigation in an attempt to determine factors that predicted the prognosis in a series of patients with prostate cancer after ADT. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the database of patients treated with androgen deprivation prostate cancer who were hospitalized in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College and Maoming People's Hospital from 2015.1.1 to 2020.12.30. PSA dynamic changes, including nadir PSA (nPSA), time to nadir PSA (TTN), were examined regularly. Cox risk proportional regression model was used for univariate and multivariate analysis; Kaplan-Meier survival curve and Log-rank test were used to compare and analyze differences in biochemical progression-free survival (bPFS) between groups. Results: During the follow-up with a median time of 43.5 months, a total of 163 men were included in the study. The median bPFS of the two groups with nPSA lower than 0.2ng/ml and ≥0.2ng/ml were 27.6 months and 13.5, respectively, with significant differences between the groups (Log-rank p<0.001); The median bPFS of the two groups with TTN ≥9 months and less than 9 were 27.8 months and 13.5 months, respectively, with significant differences between the groups (Log rank p<0.001). Conclusions: PSA dynamic changes after androgen deprivation treatment of prostate cancer can be used as prognostic indicators for bPFS. The lower the nadir PSA value and the longer the time to nadir, the longer the bPFS of patients with prostatic cancer after androgen deprivation treatment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS190-TPS190
Author(s):  
Neeraj Agarwal ◽  
Arun Azad ◽  
Joan Carles ◽  
Simon Chowdhury ◽  
Bradley Alexander McGregor ◽  
...  

TPS190 Background: Cabozantinib inhibits multiple tyrosine kinases, including MET, VEGFR, RET, and TAM kinases (Tyro3, AXL, MER), involved in tumor growth and angiogenesis, and whose mutations and expression are associated with prostate cancer aggressiveness and poor prognosis. Targeting these kinases with cabozantinib may promote an immune permissive tumor environment and may enhance response to immune checkpoint inhibitors. In the ongoing phase 1b COSMIC-021 study of pts with solid tumors, cabozantinib plus the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab, showed preliminary meaningful clinical activity in soft tissue disease and a tolerable safety profile for 44 pts with mCRPC (Agarwal et al., ASCO 2020; abstract 5564). We present the study design of a phase 3 trial of cabozantinib plus atezolizumab versus second NHT in pts with mCRPC. Methods: This randomized, open-label, controlled phase 3 study (NCT04446117) evaluates the efficacy and safety of cabozantinib plus atezolizumab versus second NHT (abiraterone or enzalutamide) in pts with mCRPC who previously received one NHT to treat metastatic castration-sensitive PC (mCSPC), non-metastatic CRPC (M0 CRPC), or mCRPC. Additional eligibility criteria include histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate, measurable visceral disease or measurable extrapelvic adenopathy per RECIST 1.1 by investigator, prostate specific antigen progression and/or soft-tissue disease progression, ECOG 0 or 1, and age ≥18 years. Key exclusion criteria include prior nonhormonal therapy for mCRPC and uncontrolled significant illness. Eligible pts (N = 580) are randomized 1:1 to receive cabozantinib (40 mg PO QD) + atezolizumab (1200 mg IV Q3W) vs abiraterone (1000 mg PO QD) + prednisone (5 mg PO BID) or enzalutamide (160 mg PO QD). Designated NHT will differ from previous NHT taken. Randomization is stratified by: liver metastasis (yes, no), prior docetaxel treatment for mCSPC (yes, no), and disease stage for which the first NHT was given (mCSPC, M0 CRPC, mCRPC). Treatment will continue until there is no longer clinical benefit as determined by the treating investigator, unacceptable toxicity, or consent withdrawal. The multiple primary endpoints are progression-free survival per RECIST 1.1 by blinded independent radiology committee (BIRC) and overall survival. Additional endpoints include objective response rate per RECIST 1.1 by BIRC, safety, correlation of biomarkers with outcomes, quality of life and pharmacokinetics. Patient enrollment is ongoing. Clinical trial information: NCT04446117.


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