Project description:<p>Methotrexate plasma concentration is related to its clinical effects. To identify the genetic basis of interindividual variability in methotrexate pharmacokinetics in children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), we performed a genome-wide analysis (GWAS) of 500,568 germline single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 434 children with ALL who received 3,014 courses of methotrexate at 2 to 5 g/m2. SNPs were validated in an independent cohort of 206 patients. Adjusting for age, race, sex, and methotrexate regimen, the most significant associations were with SNPs in the organic anion transporter polypeptide, <i>SLCO1B1</i> (rs11045879 (P = 1.7 x 10<sup>-10</sup>) and rs4149081 (P = 1.7 x 10<sup>-9</sup>) (Trevino et al, PMID: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19901119" target="_blank">19901119</a>). To test whether rare variants in <i>SLCO1B1</i> could alter its function, we genotyped <i>SLCO1B1</i> exons in a slightly larger group of 699 children with ALL who received methotrexate and identified 93 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We found several common and rare non-synonymous (NS) SNPs associated with methotrexate clearance.</p> <p>NS SNPs predicted to be functionally damaging (common or rare) were more likely to be found among patients with the lowest adjusted methotrexate clearance (lowest 10%) than patients with high clearance (highest 10%). Four <i>SLCO1B1</i> haplotypes were associated with reduced methotrexate clearance and we verified that these haplotypes have lower function with in vitro transport assays. We were able to quantitatively account for a third of the population variability in clearance of methotrexate with clinical and genetic covariates. This data set includes the dependent variable of methotrexate clearance and all of the SNP data available from arrays, sequencing, and genotyping.</p>
Project description:<p>We estimated the plasma clearance of methotrexate from 1279 acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients treated on the Children Oncology Group 9904 and 9905 trials (<a href="http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00005585">http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00005585</a> and <a href="http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00005596)">http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00005596</a>). Patients received either a 24-hour infusion of a 1 g/m2 dose or 4-hour infusion of a 2 g/m2 dose). Methotrexate clearance was lower in older children (p=7 x 10-7), females (p=2.7 x 10-4), and patients who received a delayed intensification phase (p=0.0022). In a genome-wide analysis, methotrexate clearance was associated with polymorphisms in the SLCO1B1 gene (p=2.1 x 10-11), which encodes for an organic anion transporter. This replicates findings using different schedules of high-dose methotrexate in ALL patients treated on St. Jude protocols. A combined meta-analysis yields a p-value of 5.7 x 10-19 for the association of methotrexate clearance with SLCO1B1 SNP rs4149056 (Trevino et al, PMID 19901119 and Ramsey et al, PMID 23233662). This data set includes the dependent variable of methotrexate clearance and all of the SNP data available from arrays.</p>
Project description:<p>We estimated the plasma clearance of methotrexate from 1279 acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients treated on the Children Oncology Group 9904 and 9905 trials (<a href="http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00005585">http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00005585</a> and <a href="http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00005596)">http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00005596</a>). Patients received either a 24-hour infusion of a 1 g/m2 dose or 4-hour infusion of a 2 g/m2 dose). Methotrexate clearance was lower in older children (p=7 x 10-7), females (p=2.7 x 10-4), and patients who received a delayed intensification phase (p=0.0022). In a genome-wide analysis, methotrexate clearance was associated with polymorphisms in the SLCO1B1 gene (p=2.1 x 10-11), which encodes for an organic anion transporter. This replicates findings using different schedules of high-dose methotrexate in ALL patients treated on St. Jude protocols. A combined meta-analysis yields a p-value of 5.7 x 10-19 for the association of methotrexate clearance with SLCO1B1 SNP rs4149056 (Trevino et al, PMID 19901119 and Ramsey et al, PMID 23233662). This data set includes the dependent variable of methotrexate clearance and all of the SNP data available from arrays.</p>
Project description:<p>Methotrexate plasma concentration is related to its clinical effects. To identify the genetic basis of interindividual variability in methotrexate pharmacokinetics in children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), we performed a genome-wide analysis (GWAS) of 500,568 germline single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 434 children with ALL who received 3,014 courses of methotrexate at 2 to 5 g/m2. SNPs were validated in an independent cohort of 206 patients. Adjusting for age, race, sex, and methotrexate regimen, the most significant associations were with SNPs in the organic anion transporter polypeptide, <i>SLCO1B1</i> (rs11045879 (P = 1.7 x 10<sup>-10</sup>) and rs4149081 (P = 1.7 x 10<sup>-9</sup>) (Trevino et al, PMID: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19901119" target="_blank">19901119</a>). To test whether rare variants in <i>SLCO1B1</i> could alter its function, we genotyped <i>SLCO1B1</i> exons in a slightly larger group of 699 children with ALL who received methotrexate and identified 93 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). We found several common and rare non-synonymous (NS) SNPs associated with methotrexate clearance.</p> <p>NS SNPs predicted to be functionally damaging (common or rare) were more likely to be found among patients with the lowest adjusted methotrexate clearance (lowest 10%) than patients with high clearance (highest 10%). Four <i>SLCO1B1</i> haplotypes were associated with reduced methotrexate clearance and we verified that these haplotypes have lower function with in vitro transport assays. We were able to quantitatively account for a third of the population variability in clearance of methotrexate with clinical and genetic covariates. This data set includes the dependent variable of methotrexate clearance and all of the SNP data available from arrays, sequencing, and genotyping.</p>
Project description:bulk sequencing outputs of Caco2 cells after exposure to permeability modifying and permeability rescuing agents. To identify the molecular drivers for methotrexate-induced barrier dysfunction, we conducted RNA sequencing on Caco2 spheroids treated with methotrexate and lactoferrin. Given our observation that barrier function was compromised as early as 4-6 hours after exposure to methotrexate, we isolated RNA from spheroids 4-hour post-treatment to capture the transcriptional events responsible for initiating the processes.
Project description:Treatment and prophylaxis of the central nervous system (CNS) is a critical component of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) therapy. However, CNS-directed therapies are a significant cause of morbidity and CNS relapse remains a cause of treatment failure. CNS-directed ALL therapies must target leukemia cells within cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), a fluid that is compositionally distinct from plasma and has been shown to impact leukemia biology. Herein, we demonstrate that human CSF attenuates the potency and efficacy of anti-folate drugs including methotrexate, the primary CNS-directed chemotherapeutic for over six decades. Importantly, this effect of CSF on leukemia methotrexate sensitivity was reversible. Additional mechanistic studies support that diminished proliferation and activation of the integrated stress response (ISR) in leukemia cells in CSF contribute to this resistance. Our findings suggest potential strategies to enhance methotrexate efficacy in CNS-directed ALL therapy and highlight the need to critically reassess even established standards of care.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE9947: Transcriptional analysis of Leishmania infantum methotrexate resistant strains using full-genome DNA microarrays GSE9948: Transcriptional analysis of Leishmania major methotrexate resistant strains using full-genome DNA microarrays Keywords: SuperSeries Refer to individual Series