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Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α predicts benefit from hypoxia modification in invasive bladder cancer.


ABSTRACT:

Background

The addition of carbogen and nicotinamide (CON) to radiotherapy (RT) improves overall survival in invasive bladder cancer. We explored whether expression of the hypoxia marker hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) alone or in combination with other markers predicted benefit from CON.

Methods

A retrospective study was carried out using material from patients with high-grade invasive bladder carcinoma enrolled in the BCON phase III trial of RT alone or with CON (RT+CON). HIF-1α expression was studied in 137 tumours using tissue microarrays and immunohistochemistry. Data were available from other studies for carbonic anhydrase IX and glucose transporter 1 protein and gene expression and tumour necrosis.

Results

Patients with high HIF-1α expression had improved 5-year local relapse-free survival with RT+CON (47%) compared with RT alone (21%; hazard ratio (HR) 0.48, 95% CI 0.26-0.8, P=0.02), no benefit was seen with low HIF-1α expression (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.43-1.50, P=0.5). Combinations of markers including necrosis also predicted benefit but did not improve on prediction using necrosis alone.

Conclusions

HIF-1α may be used to predict benefit from CON in patients with bladder cancer but does not improve on use of necrosis.

SUBMITTER: Hunter BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4119984 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α predicts benefit from hypoxia modification in invasive bladder cancer.

Hunter B A BA   Eustace A A   Irlam J J JJ   Valentine H R HR   Denley H H   Oguejiofor K K KK   Swindell R R   Hoskin P J PJ   Choudhury A A   West C M CM  

British journal of cancer 20140617 3


<h4>Background</h4>The addition of carbogen and nicotinamide (CON) to radiotherapy (RT) improves overall survival in invasive bladder cancer. We explored whether expression of the hypoxia marker hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) alone or in combination with other markers predicted benefit from CON.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective study was carried out using material from patients with high-grade invasive bladder carcinoma enrolled in the BCON phase III trial of RT alone or with CON (RT+CON). H  ...[more]

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