Genotypes and haplotypes of the VEGF gene and survival in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy.
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BACKGROUND: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a major mediator of angiogenesis involving in carcinogenesis, including lung cancer. We hypothesized that VEGF polymorphisms may affect survival outcomes among locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC) patients. METHODS: We genotyped three potentially functional VEGF variants [-460 T > C (rs833061), -634 G > C (rs2010963), and +936 C > T (rs3025039)] and estimated haplotypes in 124 Caucasian patients with LA-NSCLC treated with definitive radiotherapy. We used Kaplan-Meier log-rank tests, and Cox proportional hazard models to evaluate the association between VEGF variants and overall survival (OS). RESULTS: Gender, Karnofsky's performance scores (KPS) and clinical stage seemed to influence the OS. The variant C genotypes were independently associated with significantly improved OS (CT+CC vs. TT: adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 0.58; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.37-0.92, P = 0.022), compared with the VEGF -460 TT genotype. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that VEGF -460 C genotypes may be associated with a better survival of LA-NSCLC patients after chemoradiotherapy. Large studies are needed to confirm our findings.
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Cited Authors
- Guan, X; Yin, M; Wei, Q; Zhao, H; Liu, Z; Wang, L-E; Yuan, X; O'Reilly, MS; Komaki, R; Liao, Z
Published Date
- August 16, 2010
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 10 /
Start / End Page
- 431 -
PubMed ID
- 20712888
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC2939547
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1471-2407
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1186/1471-2407-10-431
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England