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Association between hypoxic volume and underlying hypoxia-induced gene expression in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Suh, Y-E; Lawler, K; Henley-Smith, R; Pike, L; Leek, R; Barrington, S; Odell, EW; ... Tavassoli, M; + view all (2017) Association between hypoxic volume and underlying hypoxia-induced gene expression in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. British Journal of Cancer , 116 (8) pp. 1057-1064. 10.1038/bjc.2017.66. Green open access

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Abstract

Background: Hypoxia imaging is a promising tool for targeted therapy but the links between imaging features and underlying molecular characteristics of the tumour have not been investigated. The aim of this study was to compare hypoxia biomarkers and gene expression in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) diagnostic biopsies with hypoxia imaged with 64Cu-ATSM PET/CT. Methods: 64Cu-ATSM imaging, molecular and clinical data were obtained for 15 patients. Primary tumour SUVmax, tumour to muscle ratio (TMR) and hypoxic volume were tested for association with reported hypoxia gene signatures in diagnostic biopsies. A putative gene signature for hypoxia in OPSCCs (hypoxic volume-associated gene signature (HVS)) was derived. Results: Hypoxic volume was significantly associated with a reported hypoxia gene signature (rho=0.57, P=0.045), but SUVmax and TMR were not. Immunohistochemical staining with the hypoxia marker carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9) was associated with a gene expression hypoxia response (rho=0.63, P=0.01). Sixteen genes were positively and five genes negatively associated with hypoxic volume (adjusted P<0.1; eight genes had adjusted P<0.05; HVS). This signature was associated with inferior 3-year progression-free survival (HR=1.5 (1.0–2.2), P=0.047) in an independent patient cohort. Conclusions: 64Cu-ATSM-defined hypoxic volume was associated with underlying hypoxia gene expression response. A 21-gene signature derived from hypoxic volume from patients with OPSCCs in our study may be linked to progression-free survival.

Type: Article
Title: Association between hypoxic volume and underlying hypoxia-induced gene expression in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.66
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2017.66
Language: English
Additional information: From twelve months after its original publication, this work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute > Research Department of Oncology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1550695
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