[The expression of thymidylate synthase (TS) and excision repair complementing-1 (ERCC-1) protein in patients with unresectable colorectal cancer treated with mFOLFOX6 therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2010 Nov;37(12):2532-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Thymidylate synthase (TS) and excision repair complementing-1 (ERCC-1) were known to be important biomarkers to predict a tumor response to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and oxaliplatin, but the relationship between these expressions and tumor response were still unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether the expression of TS and ERCC-1 protein predict a tumor response in patients with unresectable colorectal cancer treated with mFOLFOX6 therapy as first-line treatment. Fifty patients with unresectable colorectal cancer treated with mFOLFOX6 therapy were enrolled in this study. The expression of TS and ERCC-1 protein in primary cancer cells were examined using immunohistochemistry. There were no significant differences between response rate and the expression of TS or ERCC-1 protein (TS: p>0.99, ERCC-1: p= 0.50). There were no significant differences between progression-free survival time and the expression of TS or ERCC-1 protein (TS: p=0.60, ERCC-1: p=0.60). In this study, the expression TS and ERCC-1 protein may not be useful for the prediction of tumor response in patients with unresectable colorectal cancer treated with mFOLFOX6 therapy.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers / analysis*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / chemistry*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / analysis*
  • Endonucleases / analysis*
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Leucovorin / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Thymidylate Synthase / analysis*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Organoplatinum Compounds
  • Thymidylate Synthase
  • ERCC1 protein, human
  • Endonucleases
  • Leucovorin
  • Fluorouracil

Supplementary concepts

  • Folfox protocol