Common variation in BRCA1 may play a role in progression to lethal prostate cancer after radiation treatment
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Sanchez, Alejandro
Schoenfeld, Jonathan
Nguyen, Paul
Fiorentino, Michelangelo
Chowdhury, Dipanjan
Sesso, Howard
Giovannucci, Edward
Mucci, Lorelei
Shui, Irene
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Sanchez, A, J D Schoenfeld, P L Nguyen, M Fiorentino, D Chowdhury, M J Stampfer, H D Sesso, E Giovannucci, L A Mucci, and I M Shui. 2016. “Common Variation in BRCA1 May Have a Role in Progression to Lethal Prostate Cancer after Radiation Treatment.” Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 19 (2): 197–201. https://doi.org/10.1038/pcan.2016.4.Abstract
BACKGROUND: To evaluate whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) reflecting common variation in the tumor suppressor BRCA1 affect prostate cancer outcomes. Because radiation therapy (RT) induces DNA damage, we hypothesized that common variation in BRCA1 has a role in progression to lethal prostate cancer, particularly in patients receiving RT. Methods: We followed 802 men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (cT1-T3/N0/M0) who were treated with RT in the US Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS) and Physicians' Health Study (PHS), for progression to lethal prostate cancer. Six SNPs (rs3737559, rs1799950, rs799923, rs915945, rs4474733 and rs8176305) were genotyped in HPFS to capture common variation across BRCA1. rs4474733 and rs8176305 were also evaluated in the PHS cohort. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate per-allele hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) stratified by primary treatment. Results: In the RT group (n=802), 71 men progressed to lethal disease during a mean follow-up of 12 years. We found that two SNPs, rs4473733 (HR: 0.65; 95% CI 0.42-0.99) and rs8176305 (HR: 2.03; 95% CI 1.33-3.10), were associated with lethal prostate cancer in men receiving RT. ConclUSIONS: Common variation in BRCA1 may influence clinical outcomes in patients receiving RT for localized prostate cancer by modifying the response to RT. Our findings merit further follow-up studies to validate these SNPs and better understand their functional and biological significance.Terms of Use
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