Prognostic and predictive roles of cancer stem cell markers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients receiving chemoradiotherapy with or without nimotuzumab

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BACKGROUND: Anti-EGFR-based therapies have limited success in HNSCC patients. Predictive biomarkers are needed to identify the patients most likely to benefit from these therapies. Here, we present predictive and prognostic associations of different cancer stem cell markers in HPV-negative locally advanced (LA) HNSCC patients.

METHODS: Pretreatment tumour tissues of 404 HPV-negative LA-HNSCCs patients, a subset of-phase 3-randomised study comparing cisplatin-radiation(CRT) and nimotuzumab plus cisplatin-radiation(NCRT) were examined. The expression levels of CD44, CD44v6, CD98hc, ALDH1A1, SOX2 and OCT4A were evaluated using immunohistochemistry. Progression-free survival(PFS), loco-regional control(LRC),- and overall survival(OS) were estimated by Kaplan-Meier method. Hazard ratios were estimated by Cox proportional hazard models.

RESULTS: NCRT showed significantly improved OS with low membrane expression of CD44 compared to CRT [HR (95% CI) = 0.63 (0.46-0.88)]. Patients with low CD44v6 also showed better outcomes with NCRT [LRC: HR (95% CI) = 0.25 (0.10-0.62); OS: HR (95% CI) = 0.38 (0.19-0.74)]. No similar benefit with NCRT observed in patients with high CD44 or CD44v6 expression. Bootstrap resampling confirmed the predictive effect of CD44 (Interaction P = 0.015) and CD44v6 (Interaction P = 0.041) for OS. Multivariable Cox analysis revealed an independent negative prognostic role of CD98hc membrane expression for LRC [HR (95% CI) = 0.63(0.39-1.0)] and OS[HR (95% CI) = 0.62 (0.40-0.95)].

CONCLUSIONS: CD44 and CD44v6 are potential predictive biomarkers for NCRT response. CD98hc emerged as an independent negative prognostic biomarker.

CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: Registered with the Clinical Trial Registry of India (Trial registration identifier-CTRI/2014/09/004980).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:126

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British journal of cancer - 126(2022), 10 vom: 09. Juni, Seite 1439-1449

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Patel, Usha [VerfasserIn]
Kannan, Sadhana [VerfasserIn]
Rane, Swapnil U [VerfasserIn]
Mittal, Neha [VerfasserIn]
Gera, Poonam [VerfasserIn]
Patil, Asawari [VerfasserIn]
Manna, Subhakankha [VerfasserIn]
Shejwal, Vishwayani [VerfasserIn]
Noronha, Vanita [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Amit [VerfasserIn]
Patil, Vijay M [VerfasserIn]
Prabhash, Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Mahimkar, Manoj B [VerfasserIn]

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6NS400BXKH
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Biomarkers
Cisplatin
Journal Article
Nimotuzumab
Q20Q21Q62J
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 12.05.2022

Date Revised 10.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41416-022-01730-9

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NLM336726139