Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) mediates angiogenesis, which is crucial for tumor development and progression. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of VEGFA gene polymorphisms rs699947, rs833061, rs1570360, rs2010963 and rs3025039 on breast cancer features and prognosis. A cohort of Brazilian women (N D 1038) with unilateral non-metastatic breast cancer was evaluated. The association between VEGFA polymorphisms and histopathological features or pathological complete response (pCR) to neoadjuvant chemotherapy was evaluated by the Chi-square test, with calculation of the respective odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). The impact of individual categories on disease-free survival was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier curves and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models for calculation of adjusted hazard ratios (HR adjusted ). Variant genotypes of rs699947 (CA C AA) were significantly associated with high-grade (G2 C G3) tumors (OR D 1.82; 95% CI D 1.15 -2.89), and with shorter diseasefree survival among patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by mastectomy (HR adjusted D 1.82; 95% CI D 1.16 -2.86). Variant genotypes of rs833061 (TC C CC) were significantly associated with highgrade (G2 C G3) tumors (OR D 1.79; 95% CI D 1.12 -2.84) and with positive lymph node status (OR D 1.34; 95% CI D 1.01 -1.77), but showed no independent effect on disease-free survival. Variant haplotypes ( à 2 to à 5) appear to favor pCR (OR D 7.1; 95% CI D 1.7 -30.1). VEGFA genotyping may add to prognostic evaluation of breast cancer, with rs699947 being the most likely to contribute.
Breast cancer is the top cancer among women, and its incidence is increasing worldwide. Although the mortality tends to decrease due to early detection and treatment, there is great variability in the rates of clinical response and survival, which makes breast cancer one of the most appealing targets for pharmacogenomic studies. The recognition that functional CYP2D6 polymorphisms affect tamoxifen pharmacokinetics has motivated the attempts of using CYP2D6 genotyping for predicting breast cancer outcomes. In addition to tamoxifen, the chemotherapy of breast cancer includes combinations of cytotoxic drugs, which are substrates for various xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes. Because of these drugs’ narrow therapeutic window, it has been postulated that impaired biotransformation could lead to increased toxicity. In the present review, we performed a systematic search of all published data exploring associations between polymorphisms in xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes and clinical outcomes of breast cancer. We retrieved 43 original articles involving either tamoxifen or other chemotherapeutic protocols, and compiled all information regarding response or toxicity. The data indicate that, although CYP2D6 polymorphisms can indeed modify tamoxifen pharmacokinetics, CYP2D6 genotyping alone is not enough for predicting breast cancer outcomes. The studies involving other chemotherapeutic protocols explored a great diversity of pharmacogenetic targets, but the number of studies for each functional polymorphism is still very limited, with usually no confirmation of positive associations. In conclusion, the application of pharmacogenetics to predict breast cancer outcomes and to select one individual’s chemotherapeutic protocol is still far from clinical routine. Although some very interesting results have been produced, no clear practical recommendations are recognized yet.
Introdução: A quimioterapia neoadjuvante do câncer de mama visa a redução da extensão tumoral e da área cirúrgica, favorecendo a conservação da mama e a sobrevida pós-mastectomia. O grau de resposta patológica, baseado no tamanho do tumor residual e no grau de acometimento linfonodal após ressecção tumoral, tem sido proposto como desfecho primário da eficácia antineoplásica, auxiliando a identificação de causas de falha terapêutica. Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto de fatores clinicopatológicos sobre o grau de resposta à quimioterapia neoadjuvante do câncer de mama. Método: Uma coorte de mulheres com câncer de mama unilateral não metastático, submetidas à quimioterapia neoadjuvante com doxorrubicina e docetaxel, foi avaliada quanto ao grau de resposta patológica. Resultados: Foram avaliadas 227 pacientes com desfecho clínico definido após tratamento quimioterápico neoadjuvante, entre as quais, 4,8% tiveram resposta patológica completa (ausência de remanescentes tumorais na mama e nos linfonodos axilares) e 5,7% apresentaram progressão de doença. As variáveis associadas a maior risco de falha terapêutica foram: comprometimento linfonodal em qualquer grau (OR=15,25; IC95%=2,11-110,01) e positividade para receptor de estrogênio (OR=14,62; IC95%=3,05-70,01). Como consequência, houve melhor perfil de resposta para pacientes com tumores do subtipo molecular HER2 (OR=0,04; IC95%=0,00-0,40) ou triplo-negativo (OR=0,08; IC95%=0,00-0,60) em comparação ao tipo luminal A. Conclusão: A resposta tumoral à quimioterapia neoadjuvante não foi afetada por comorbidades sistêmicas, mas e influenciada pela expressão de receptores de estrogênio.
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