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TAK1-regulated expression of BIRC3 predicts resistance to preoperative chemoradiotherapy in oesophageal adenocarcinoma patients.

Authors: Piro, G  Giacopuzzi, S  Bencivenga, M  Carbone, C  Verlato, G  Frizziero, M  Zanotto, M  Mina, M M  Merz, V  Santoro, R  Zanoni, A  De Manzoni, G  Tortora, G  Melisi, D 
Citation: Piro G, etal., Br J Cancer. 2015 Sep 15;113(6):878-85. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.283. Epub 2015 Aug 20.
RGD ID: 152999007
Pubmed: PMID:26291056   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC4578082   (View Article at PubMed Central)
DOI: DOI:10.1038/bjc.2015.283   (Journal Full-text)


BACKGROUND: About 20% of resectable oesophageal carcinoma is resistant to preoperative chemoradiotherapy. Here we hypothesised that the expression of the antiapoptotic gene Baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat containing (BIRC)3 induced by the transforming growth factor β activated kinase 1 (TAK1) might be responsible for the resistance to the proapoptotic effect of chemoradiotherapy in oesophageal carcinoma.
METHODS: TAK1 kinase activity was inhibited in FLO-1 and KYAE-1 oesophageal adenocarcinoma cells using (5Z)-7-oxozeaenol. The BIRC3 mRNA expression was measured by qRT-PCR in 65 pretreatment frozen biopsies from patients receiving preoperatively docetaxel, cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and concurrent radiotherapy. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) analyses were performed to determine the performance of BIRC3 expression levels in distinguishing patients with sensitive or resistant carcinoma.
RESULTS: In vitro, (5Z)-7-oxozeaenol significantly reduced BIRC3 expression in FLO-1 and KYAE-1 cells. Exposure to chemotherapeutic agents or radiotherapy plus (5Z)-7-oxozeaenol resulted in a strong synergistic antiapoptotic effect. In patients, median expression of BIRC3 was significantly (P<0.0001) higher in adenocarcinoma than in the more sensitive squamous cell carcinoma subtype. The BIRC3 expression significantly discriminated patients with sensitive or resistant adenocarcinoma (AUC-ROC=0.7773 and 0.8074 by size-based pathological response or Mandard's tumour regression grade classifications, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: The BIRC3 expression might be a valid biomarker for predicting patients with oesophageal adenocarcinoma that could most likely benefit from preoperative chemoradiotherapy.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
esophagus adenocarcinoma treatmentIDA 152999007 RGD 
esophagus adenocarcinoma treatmentISOBIRC3 (Homo sapiens)152999007; 152999007 RGD 

Gene-Chemical Interaction Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
5Z-7-oxozeaenol decreases expression EXP 152999007(5Z)-7-oxozeaenol decreases expression of BIRC3 protein in esophageal adenocarcinoma cellsRGD 
5Z-7-oxozeaenol decreases expression ISOBIRC3 (Homo sapiens)152999007; 152999007(5Z)-7-oxozeaenol decreases expression of BIRC3 protein in esophageal adenocarcinoma cellsRGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Birc3  (baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 3)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Birc3  (baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 3)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
BIRC3  (baculoviral IAP repeat containing 3)


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