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Review
. 2012 Feb 17:12:71.
doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-71.

Association between polymorphisms in XRCC1 gene and clinical outcomes of patients with lung cancer: a meta-analysis

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Association between polymorphisms in XRCC1 gene and clinical outcomes of patients with lung cancer: a meta-analysis

Zhigang Cui et al. BMC Cancer. .

Abstract

Background: X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1) protein plays an important role in the repair of DNA damage and adducts. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of XRCC1 are suspected to have some relationship with response to chemotherapy and overall survival of lung cancer. This meta-analysis aimed to summarize published data on the association between the commonest SNPs of XRCC1 (Arg194Trp, C > T, rs1799782 and Arg399Gln, G > A, rs25487) and clinical outcome of lung cancer patients.

Methods: We retrieved the relevant articles from PubMed, EMBASE and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases. Studies were selected using specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Primary outcomes included objective response (i.e., complete response + partial response vs. progressive disease + stable disease) and overall survival (OS). Odds ratio (OR) or hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were estimated. All analyses were performed using the Stata software.

Results: Twenty-two articles were included in the present analysis. XRCC1 Arg194Trp and Arg399Gln polymorphisms were significantly associated with response to treatment in lung cancer patients. Patients with C/T genotype, T/T genotype and minor variant T allele at Arg194Trp were more likely to respond to platinum-based chemotherapy compared with those with C/C genotype (C/T vs. C/C: OR, 2.54; 95%CI, 1.95-3.31; T/T vs. C/C: OR, 2.06; 95%CI, 1.39-3.06; C/T+T/T vs. C/C: OR, 2.42; 95% CI, 1.88-3.10). For XRCC1 Arg399Gln, G/A genotype, A/A genotype and minor variant A allele were associated with objective response in all patients (G/A vs. G/G: OR, 0.67; 95%CI, 0.50-0.90; A/A vs. G/G: OR, 0.43; 95%CI, 0.25-0.73; A/A+G/A vs. G/G: OR, 0.63; 95%CI, 0.49-0.83). Both G/A and A/A genotypes of XRCC1 Arg399Gln could influence overall survival of lung cancer patients (G/A vs. G/G: HR, 1.23; 95%CI, 1.06-1.44; A/A vs. G/G: HR, 2.03; 95%CI, 1.20-3.45). Interaction analysis suggested that compared with the patients carrying C/T+T/T genotype at XRCC1 194 and G/G genotype at XRCC1 399, the patients carrying 194 C/C and 399 G/A+A/A or 194 C/C and 399 G/G genotype showed much worse objective response.

Conclusions: Genetic polymorphisms in XRCC1 gene might be associated with overall survival and response to platinum-based chemotherapy in lung cancer patients.

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Flow chart of the study selection process.
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Figure 2
Forest plot of objective response in lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy by XRCC1 Arg194Trp polymorphism: (A) C/T vs.C/C; (B) T/T vs. C/C; (C) C/T+T/T vs. C/C.
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Figure 3
Forest plot of objective response in lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy by XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism: (A) G/A vs.G/G; (B) A/A vs. G/G; (C) G/A+A/A vs.G/G.
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Figure 4
Forest plot of overall survival in lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy by XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphism: (A) G/A vs.G/G; (B) A/A vs. G/G; (C) G/A+A/A vs.G/G.
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Figure 5
Forest plot of objective response in lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy by combinations of XRCC1 Arg194Trp and XRCC1 Arg399Gln polymorphisms: (A) combination of 194 C/T+T/T and 399 G/A+A/A vs. combination of 194 C/T+T/T and 399 G/G; (B) combination of 194 C/C and 399 G/G vs. combination of 194 C/T+T/T and 399 G/G; (C) combination of 194 C/C and 399 G/A+A/A vs. combination of 194 C/T+T/T and 399 G/G.

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