VEGFR2 and CD34 expression associated with longer survival in patients with pleural mesothelioma in the IFCT-GFPC-0701 MAPS phase 3 trial

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OBJECTIVES: VEGF/VEGFR autocrine loop is a hallmark of pleural mesothelioma (PM). We thus assayed the prognostic and predictive values of VEGFR-2 [vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 or Flk-1] and CD34, a marker of endothelial cells, in samples from patients accrued in the Mesothelioma Avastin Cisplatin Pemetrexed Study ('MAPS', NCT00651456).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: VEGFR2 and CD34 expression were assayed using immunohistochemistry in 333 MAPS patients (74.3%), and their prognostic value was evaluated in terms of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in univariate and multivariate analyses, before validation by bootstrap methodology.

RESULTS: Positive VEGFR2 or CD34 staining was observed in 234/333 (70.2%) and 322/323 (99.6%) of tested specimens, respectively. VEGFR2 and CD34 staining correlated weakly, yet significantly, with each other (r = 0.36, p < 0.001). High VEGFR2 expression or high CD34 levels were associated with longer OS in PM patients in multivariate analysis (VEGFR2: adjusted [adj.] hazard ratio [HR]: 0.91, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.88; 0.95], p < 0.001; CD34: adj. HR: 0.86, 95 %CI [0.76; 0.96], p = 0.010), with only high VEGFR2 expression resulting in significantly longer PFS (VEGFR2: adj. HR: 0.96, 95 %CI [0.92; 0.996], p = 0.032). Stability of these results was confirmed using bootstrap procedure. Nevertheless, VEGFR2 expression failed to specifically predict longer survival in bevacizumab-chemotherapy combination trial arm, regardless of whether the VEGFR2 score was combined or not with serum VEGF concentrations.

CONCLUSION: VEGFR2 overexpression independently correlated with longer OS or PFS in PM patients, such biomarker deserving prospective evaluation as stratification variable in future clinical trials.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:182

Enthalten in:

Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 182(2023) vom: 01. Aug., Seite 107287

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Levallet, Guénaëlle [VerfasserIn]
Dubois, Fatéméh [VerfasserIn]
Elie, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Creveuil, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Brosseau, Solenn [VerfasserIn]
Danel, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Scherpereel, Arnaud [VerfasserIn]
Lantuejoul, Sylvie [VerfasserIn]
Mazières, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Greillier, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Audigier-Valette, Clarisse [VerfasserIn]
Bergot, Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]
Moro-Sibilot, Denis [VerfasserIn]
Molinier, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Léna, Hervé [VerfasserIn]
Monnet, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]
Morin, Franck [VerfasserIn]
Gounant, Valérie [VerfasserIn]
Zalcman, Gérard [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

04Q9AIZ7NO
Bevacizumab
CD34
Clinical Trial, Phase III
EC 2.7.10.1
Journal Article
KDR protein, human
Malignant pleural mesothelioma
Neo-angiogenesis
Pemetrexed
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
VEGFR2
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2

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Date Completed 26.10.2023

Date Revised 31.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00651456

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107287

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358949858