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Predictive and Prognostic Biomarker Identification in a Large Cohort of Androgen Receptor-Positive Salivary Duct Carcinoma Patients Scheduled for Combined Androgen Blockade.

Authors :
Lassche G
Tada Y
van Herpen CML
Jonker MA
Nagao T
Saotome T
Hirai H
Saigusa N
Takahashi H
Ojiri H
van Engen-Van Grunsven ACH
Schalken JA
Fushimi C
Verhaegh GW
Source :
Cancers [Cancers (Basel)] 2021 Jul 14; Vol. 13 (14). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 14.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Patients suffering from recurrent or metastatic (R/M) salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) are often treated with combined androgen blockade (CAB). However, CAB frequently fails, resulting in a worse prognosis. Therefore, biomarkers that can predict treatment failure are urgently needed. mRNA from 76 R/M androgen receptor (AR)-positive SDC patients treated with leuprorelin acetate combined with bicalutamide was extracted from pre-treatment tumor specimens. AR, Notch, MAPK, TGFβ, estrogen receptor (ER), Hedgehog (HH), and PI3K signaling pathway activity scores (PAS) were determined based on the expression levels of target genes. Additionally, 5-alpha reductase type 1 ( SRD5A1 ) expression was determined. These markers were related to clinical benefit (complete/partial response or stable disease ≥6 months) and progression-free and overall survival (PFS/OS). SRD5A1 expression had the highest general predictive value for clinical benefit and positive predictive value (PPV: 85.7%). AR PAS had the highest negative predictive value (NPV: 93.3%). The fitting of a multivariable model led to the identification of SRD5A1 , TGFβ, and Notch PAS as the most predictive combination. High AR, high Notch, high ER, low HH PAS, and high SRD5A1 expression were also of prognostic importance regarding PFS and SRD5A1 expression levels for OS. AR, Notch PAS, and SRD5A1 expression have the potential to predict the clinical benefit of CAB treatment in SDC patients. SRD5A1 expression can identify patients that will and AR PAS patients that will not experience clinical benefit (85.7% and 93.3% for PPV and NPV, respectively). The predictive potential of SRD5A1 expression forms a rational basis for including SRD5A1-inhibitors in SDC patients' treatment.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2072-6694
Volume :
13
Issue :
14
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cancers
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34298742
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13143527