Is hypermethylation of SOX1 gene an independent prognostic marker in surgically resected non‑small cell lung cancer?

Milica Kontic, Dragana Jovanovic, Izidor Kern, Heather H. Nelson, Svetlana Bojic, Miodrag Ognjanovic, SImona Ognjanovic

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Abstract

Background: Promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes presents promising markers for lung cancer diagnosis and prognosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between the promoter hypermethylation of multiple genes and 5‑year survival rate in patients with Non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Materials and Methods: Primary tumor samples (n = 65), corresponding nonmalignant lung tissues (n = 65), and circulating blood were obtained from NSCLC patients who underwent curative surgery. Promoter methylation status in seven genes (RASSF1A, CDH13, MGMT, ESR1, DAPK, SOX1, and HOXA9) was quantified by using bisulfite pyrosequencing. Five‑year survival data were obtained by a clinician. Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyze the associations between gene methylation status and overall patient survival. Results: The 5‑year survival of the patients with SOX1 aberrant tumor methylation was found to be statistically significantly shorter than for those patients without aberrant tumor methylation (P = 0.01). This effect was independent of TNM stage. No significant survival differences were associated with aberrant methylation in other genes tested in either of the two tissue types. Conclusion: Our study shows that SOX1 promoter hypermethylation in NSCLC tumors is significantly associated with inferior survival, showing promise as a useful prognostic biomarker in patients with NSCLC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1692-1696
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
Volume18
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2022

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Keywords

  • 5‑year survival rate
  • SOX1
  • methylation
  • non‑small cell lung cancer

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