TSC2 genetic variant and prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer after curative surgery.

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to investigate the associations between polymorphisms of genes involved in the LKB1 pathway and the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after surgical resection. Twenty-three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the LKB1 pathway were investigated in 782 patients with NSCLC who underwent curative surgery. The association of SNPs with overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed. Among the 23 SNPs investigated, TSC2 rs30259G > A was associated with significantly worse OS and DFS (adjusted hazard ratio for OS 1.88, 95% confidence interval 1.21-2.91, P = 0.005; adjusted hazard ratio for DFS 1.65, 95% confidence interval 1.15-2.38, P = 0.01, under codominant models, respectively). Subgroup analysis showed that SNPs were significantly associated with survival outcomes in squamous cell carcinoma, ever-smokers, and stage I, but not in adenocarcinoma, never-smokers, and stage II-IIIA. The results suggest that TSC2 rs30259G > A may be useful to predict prognosis in patients with NSCLC, especially squamous cell carcinoma, after curative surgery.

SUBMITTER: Lee YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6360237 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature