Die vorliegende retrospektive Studie zur postoperativen Radiochemothera-pie bei fortgeschrittenen Kopf-Hals-Tumoren sollte die eigenen Ergebnisse mit den prospektiv-randomisierten Studien vergleichend darlegen und dabei den Nutzen einer Radiochemotherapie überprüfen. Insgesamt wurden 155 Patienten in der retrospektiven Analyse eingeschlossen. Die Überlebens- und Rezidivraten des Patientengutes konnten anlehnend zu den publizier-ten Studien reproduziert werden. Ein Vorteil der Radiochemotherapie in Bezug nehmend auf den posttherapeutischen Verlauf konnte hierbei nicht festgestellt werden. Es traten signifikant vermehrt höhergradige Akutne-benwirkungen nach Applizierung der simultanen, systemischen Therapie auf. Die Arbeit konnte zeigen, dass sich durch die Reduzierung der Gesamt-behandungszeit als auch des Intervalls zwischen Operation und Beginn der adjuvanten Therapie das Gesamtüberleben sowie die lokoregionäre Rezidiv-rate signifikant verbessern ließen. Insgesamt scheinen die Fernmetastasie-rungen und die lokoregionären Rezidive maßgebend für die immer noch un-befriedigenden Überlebensraten zu sein. Gegenstand weiterer Untersu-chungen sollte daher die Optimierung der prätherapeutischen Diagnostik sowie der adjuvanten Therapie sein.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2012-04-26Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:29:07Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 castro_ra_me_botfm.pdf: 397298 bytes, checksum: bd41f7c70dc73b4d33ae31fb53337714 (MD5) / Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) / O câncer colorretal é o segundo câncer mais comum com 2,4 milhões de pessoas diagnosticadas. Desses casos, 27% são neoplasias retais (NR). Quimiorradioterapia neoadjuvante (QRTN) tornou-se padrão nestes casos, mas trouxe controvérsia no tratamento adjuvante. O objetivo foi avaliar o impacto da resposta patológica completa (RPC). Além disso, investigamos a influência da quimioterapia adjuvante (QADJ) após QRTN, biópsia, tempo entre QRTN e cirurgia e ausência de cirurgia após QRTN. Métodos: Entre mar/96 e Out/2010, 84 pacientes receberam QRTN, 58 foram submetidos à ressecção retal (RR). A QRTN consistiu de 5-FU em bolus, na primeira e na quinta semana das 25 sessões de radioterapia (RT) no acelerador linear (total 45 - 50 Gy). A biópsia foi feita de acordo com a opção do cirurgião após a RT. A cirurgia (excisão mesorretal total - TME), foi realizada idealmente 8 semanas após a QRTN. Aqueles não submetidos à cirurgia, também foram seguidos. Quando realizada, a QADJ consistiu de 5-FU no D1-D5 por 4 ciclos. Avaliação da sobrevida global (SG) e sobrevida livre de doença (SLD) foi realizada com uso da curva de Kaplan-Meier. Resultados: Dos 58 pacientes submetidos à cirurgia, 90% eram estágio II, 51% ocorreram no reto inferior e 66% eram ECOG 1. RPC foi obtida em 25,8% (15) dos casos. Destes, 20% (3) receberam QADJ. Pacientes sem RPC receberam QADJ em 51% dos casos (22). O tempo médio de seguimento foi de 41 meses. Tanto o SLD (p = 0,024) e SG (p = 0,0488) foram maiores em pacientes com RPC independente do uso de QADJ. Por outro lado, o uso de QADJ vs sem QADJ, independente da presença de RPC, não alterou significativamente a SLD (p = 0,74) ou SG (p = 0,32). Em pacientes com RPC, QADJ não interferiu nos desfechos (SLD, p = 0,76; SG, p = 0,73). No grupo dos pacientes sem RPC, o subgrupo com QADJ... / Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer with 2,4 million people diagnosed. The rectal cancer (RC) is 27% of these cases. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) has become standard but brought controversy in the adjuvant treatment. The objective was to assess the impact of Pathologic Complete Response (pCR). Furthermore, we investigated the influence of adjuvant chemotherapy (ADJC) after NCRT, biopsy and time between NCRT and surgery, and the absence of surgery after NCRT. Methods: Between mar/96 and Oct/2010, 84 patients received NCRT, and 58 patients underwent resection of the rectum. The NCRT consisted of 5- Fluorouracil (5-FU) and Leucovorin (LV) bolus in the 1st and 5th week of the 25 sessions of radiotherapy (RT) in linear accelerator (total 45 - 50 Gy). Biopsy was made according to the surgeon option after RT. Ideally surgery (Total mesorretal excision - TME) was performed after 8 weeks NCRT ends. Those not undergoing surgery, were followed too. When performed, Adjuvant Chemotherapy (ADJC) consisted of 5-FU and LV bolus on D1-D5 for 4 cycles. Evaluation of Overall Survival (O.S) and Disease-Free Survival (DFS) performed using Kaplan-Meier curve. Results: Of the 58 patients who underwent surgery, 90% were stage II, 51% occurred in the lower rectum, 66% were ECOG 1 and pCR was obtained in 25.8% (15) of patients (group 1). Of these, 20% (3) received ADJC. Patients without PCR (group 2) received ADJC in 51% of the cases (22). The mean follow-up was 41 months. Both the DFS (p = 0.024) and OS (p = 0.0488) were higher in patients with pPCR independent of the use of ADJC. Patients treated with ADJC vs without ADJC, independent of presence of pCR, did not alter DFS (p = 0.74) or OS (p = 0.32). In pCR patients, ADJC do not interfere in the outcome... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Orientador: Rogério Saad-Hossne / Banca: Fábio Vieira Teixeira / Banca: Odair Carlito Michelin / Resumo: O câncer colorretal é o segundo câncer mais comum com 2,4 milhões de pessoas diagnosticadas. Desses casos, 27% são neoplasias retais (NR). Quimiorradioterapia neoadjuvante (QRTN) tornou-se padrão nestes casos, mas trouxe controvérsia no tratamento adjuvante. O objetivo foi avaliar o impacto da resposta patológica completa (RPC). Além disso, investigamos a influência da quimioterapia adjuvante (QADJ) após QRTN, biópsia, tempo entre QRTN e cirurgia e ausência de cirurgia após QRTN. Métodos: Entre mar/96 e Out/2010, 84 pacientes receberam QRTN, 58 foram submetidos à ressecção retal (RR). A QRTN consistiu de 5-FU em bolus, na primeira e na quinta semana das 25 sessões de radioterapia (RT) no acelerador linear (total 45 - 50 Gy). A biópsia foi feita de acordo com a opção do cirurgião após a RT. A cirurgia (excisão mesorretal total - TME), foi realizada idealmente 8 semanas após a QRTN. Aqueles não submetidos à cirurgia, também foram seguidos. Quando realizada, a QADJ consistiu de 5-FU no D1-D5 por 4 ciclos. Avaliação da sobrevida global (SG) e sobrevida livre de doença (SLD) foi realizada com uso da curva de Kaplan-Meier. Resultados: Dos 58 pacientes submetidos à cirurgia, 90% eram estágio II, 51% ocorreram no reto inferior e 66% eram ECOG 1. RPC foi obtida em 25,8% (15) dos casos. Destes, 20% (3) receberam QADJ. Pacientes sem RPC receberam QADJ em 51% dos casos (22). O tempo médio de seguimento foi de 41 meses. Tanto o SLD (p = 0,024) e SG (p = 0,0488) foram maiores em pacientes com RPC independente do uso de QADJ. Por outro lado, o uso de QADJ vs sem QADJ, independente da presença de RPC, não alterou significativamente a SLD (p = 0,74) ou SG (p = 0,32). Em pacientes com RPC, QADJ não interferiu nos desfechos (SLD, p = 0,76; SG, p = 0,73). No grupo dos pacientes sem RPC, o subgrupo com QADJ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer with 2,4 million people diagnosed. The rectal cancer (RC) is 27% of these cases. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) has become standard but brought controversy in the adjuvant treatment. The objective was to assess the impact of Pathologic Complete Response (pCR). Furthermore, we investigated the influence of adjuvant chemotherapy (ADJC) after NCRT, biopsy and time between NCRT and surgery, and the absence of surgery after NCRT. Methods: Between mar/96 and Oct/2010, 84 patients received NCRT, and 58 patients underwent resection of the rectum. The NCRT consisted of 5- Fluorouracil (5-FU) and Leucovorin (LV) bolus in the 1st and 5th week of the 25 sessions of radiotherapy (RT) in linear accelerator (total 45 - 50 Gy). Biopsy was made according to the surgeon option after RT. Ideally surgery (Total mesorretal excision - TME) was performed after 8 weeks NCRT ends. Those not undergoing surgery, were followed too. When performed, Adjuvant Chemotherapy (ADJC) consisted of 5-FU and LV bolus on D1-D5 for 4 cycles. Evaluation of Overall Survival (O.S) and Disease-Free Survival (DFS) performed using Kaplan-Meier curve. Results: Of the 58 patients who underwent surgery, 90% were stage II, 51% occurred in the lower rectum, 66% were ECOG 1 and pCR was obtained in 25.8% (15) of patients (group 1). Of these, 20% (3) received ADJC. Patients without PCR (group 2) received ADJC in 51% of the cases (22). The mean follow-up was 41 months. Both the DFS (p = 0.024) and OS (p = 0.0488) were higher in patients with pPCR independent of the use of ADJC. Patients treated with ADJC vs without ADJC, independent of presence of pCR, did not alter DFS (p = 0.74) or OS (p = 0.32). In pCR patients, ADJC do not interfere in the outcome... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Orientador: Carlos Takahiro Chone / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-25T13:57:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Moraes_JulianaLopesde_M.pdf: 943040 bytes, checksum: 4d94adb829d86ae614ad5e737c31b7af (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Objetivo: Comparar a qualidade de vida do paciente tratado cirurgicamente por câncer avançado de laringe com aquele que foi submetido a quimioradioterapia exclusivos. Método: Revisão sistemática que utilizou, para a seleção dos artigos, 06 bases de dados (PubMed, MedLine, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library e Lilacs) e as palavras-chave "head and neck cancer"; "advanced laryngeal cancer"; "laryngeal neoplasm"; larynx cancer"; "quality of life"; "outcomes/functional results";"total laringectomy"; "chemoradiotherapy". Os critérios de inclusão foram estudos específicos de câncer avançado de laringe, com comparação de modalidades de tratamento e avaliação da qualidade de vida. Resultados: Foram encontrados 321 artigos. Nove artigos preencheram todos os critérios de inclusão e desses, apenas três possuíam desenho metodológico e instrumento de mensuração de qualidade de vida comparáveis entre si e foram submetidos à metanálise . Os resultados evidenciaram que 90% dos estudos são retrospectivos e não randomizados. O tempo pós-tratamento em que os questionários de qualidade de vida foram aplicados mostrou grande variabilidade (3 meses a 11 anos). Conclusão: A meta-análise dos três estudos comparativos mostraram uma melhor qualidade de vida após o tratamento para indivíduos tratados com quimioradioterapia exlcusiva. No entanto, devido a existência de poucos estudos com dados relevantes na literatura, é necessário realizar pesquisas futuras com as seguintes características: (a) estudos prospectivos e randomizados, (b) multicêntrico, com maior número de indivíduos, e (c) enfatizando o funcional sequelas que ambos os tratamentos acarretam / Abstract: Objective: To compare studies of quality of life in patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy or surgery for advanced laryngeal cancer. Method: Articles were selected for a systematic review by searching six databases (PubMed, Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Lilacs) for keywords "head and neck cancer," "advanced laryngeal cancer," "laryngeal neoplasm," "larynx cancer," "quality of life," "outcomes and functional results," "total laryngectomy" and "chemoradiotherapy." The included studies must related to advanced larynx cancer, comparisons of treatment modalities and assessment of patient quality of life in validated scales, well defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Articles with poor methodological evaluation and duplicated results were excluded. Results: It was found 321 articles. Nine articles fitted to all inclusion criteria and of these, only three observed comparable methodological designs and standardized instruments for measuring quality of life and therefore subjected to meta-analysis. Our analysis observed that 90% of the studies were retrospective and nonrandomized. The time point post-treatment at which the quality of life questionnaires were assessed varied widely (3 months to 11 years). Conclusion: The meta-analysis of three comparable studies showed improved quality of life after treatment for subjects treated with chemoradiation alone. However, because of few studies with relevant data in literature, it is necessary to conduct future research with the following study characteristics: (a) prospective and randomized; (b) multicentric, with larger numbers of subjects; and (c) emphasizing the functional sequelae that both treatments entail / Mestrado / Ciencias Biomedicas / Mestra em Ciências Médicas

Le cancer colo-rectal est un problème de santé publique majeur dans les pays développés. Le cancer du rectum est défini comme une marge distale de la tumeur à moins de 15 cm de la marge anale. Sa prise en charge optimale impose une discussion entre une chirurgie mutilante emportant les sphincters ou une chirurgie conservatrice laissant en place l'appareil sphinctérien et évitant l'incontinence et la colostomie. L’Imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) est l’examen de référence pour le diagnostic de la tumeur initiale. Dans projet, nous avons utilisé des outils IRM modernes comme la volumétrie et l’imagerie de diffusion dans l’évaluation thérapeutique des cancers du rectum après chimioradiothérapie.Nous avons ainsi montré que la variation de volume tumoral au cours du traitement du cancer du rectum était associée à une survie sans récidive à 5 ans : les patients dont le volume tumoral diminuait d'au moins 70% au cours du traitement néoadjuvant avaient une survie à 5 ans sans récidive et un grade de régression histologique significativement plus élevée que chez les patients dont le volume diminuait de moins de 70%. En utilisant la même technique de volumétrie tumorale tridimensionnelle au cours d'un essai thérapeutique, nous avons également montré pour la première fois que la variation précoce de volume tumoral du rectum au cours du traitement néoadjuvant par chimiothérapie seule pouvait prédire le succès du traitement ultérieur par radio-chimiothérapie puis chirurgie. L'étude de la variation précoce de volume tumoral est actuellement utilisée dans un essai randomisé prospectif multicentrique dans lequel la variation de volume tumoral du rectum après radio-chimiothérapie néoadjuvante chez des patients avec tumeur avancée (T3c, T4) est le déterminant de la poursuite d'un traitement radio-chimiothérapique néoadjuvant ou le traitement chirurgical radical (essai GRECCAR4, ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01333709). Nous nous sommes ensuite intéressés à l’imagerie de diffusion et en particulier l’IVIM marqueur prédictif de réponse thérapeutique. Dans cette étude, la diffusion pure permettait d’obtenir des résultats prometteurs pour l’évaluation de la réponse au traitement néoadjuvant. Finalement, nous présenterons les perspectives de recherche concernant un type particulier de réponse, les réponses colloïdes. / Colo-Rectal Cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in males and the second in females. Around 30% of all colorectal cancers are diagnosed in the rectum. Despite the major improvements that have been made management of rectal cancer still remains a challenge. Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by surgery has been widely adopted for the management of locally advanced rectal cancers because this approach increases the probability of anal sphincter preservation, decreases the local recurrence rate and decreased the risk of colostomy. As we enter the era of personalized medicine with therapies stratified according to the risk of local or distant recurrence, imaging has become an essential tool in the preoperative decision making, to avoid both under- and overtreatment. Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging is now an essential tool to enable the oncology team to make appropriate treatment decisions. First, we demonstrated that tumor shrinkage after preoperative chemotherapy–radiation therapy was associated with good response. Second, we demonstrated that early tumor volume decrease after induction chemotherapy before chemoradiotherapy was as well associated with good patient prognosis. Third, we demonstrated the added value of DW MR imaging for predicting tumor response using IVIM, a more sophisticated diffusion analytic approaches, which allows quantitative parameters that reflect tissue microcapillary perfusion and tissue diffusivity to be derived. In this study we demonstrated that true diffusion was associated with regression grade on pathology. Finally, we will present our perspectives especially in tumor response evaluation in patient with colloidal response.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第20614号 / 医博第4263号 / 新制||医||1023(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 高田 穣, 教授 平井 豊博, 教授 岩井 一宏 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第24831号 / 医博第4999号 / 新制||医||1067(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 山本, 洋介, 教授 武藤, 学, 教授 永井, 純正 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM

INTRODUÇÃO: A maioria dos pacientes com CECP é diagnosticada em estágios avançados da doença, apresentando taxas de sobrevida insatisfatórias. Em carcinomas localmente avançados e irressecáveis, o tratamento padrão na rotina do ICESP é a QRT a base de cisplatina. Entretanto, cerca de dois terços desses pacientes apresentam recidiva local, à distância ou óbito em cinco anos. Entender os mecanismos de resistência a QRT e descobrir marcadores que possam indicar resposta ao tratamento continuam sendo um desafio. Os microRNAs possuem papel chave nos mecanismos de resistência a QRT, sendo possível quantificá-los em saliva. Neste estudo avaliamos a expressão de microRNAs na saliva de pacientes com CEC de cavidade oral e orofaringe e se esses microRNAs estão contidos dentro de microvesículas. MÉTODOS: Por meio de revisão da literatura e análises in sílico, selecionamos 8 microRNAs para serem avaliados: miR-15a-5p, 21-5p, 23a-3p, 125b-5p, 142-3p, 200b-3p, 296-5p e 503-5p. A expressão dos microRNAs foi determinada por PCR quantitativo na saliva livre de células de 70 pacientes portadores de CEC de cavidade oral e orofaringe localmente avançado e irressecável, em diferentes estágios da progressão da doença: antes de iniciar tratamento (G1), com falha do tratamento (G2) e livre da doença há 2 anos (G3) e em 28 voluntários sadios (G0). Microvesículas foram isolados por ultracentrifugação ou exoQuick, analisados por Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão (MET), Nanosight e para determinação da expressão do miR-21-5p. RESULTADOS: Os miRs-296-5p e 503-5p foram indetectáveis na maioria das amostras testadas. Quando comparamos os grupos em diferentes situações clínicas, encontramos diferença significativa na expressão do miR-21-5p (p=0.005), miR-23a-3p (p=0,026), miR-125-5p (p=0,013), miR-142-3p (p=0,033) e miR-200b-3p (p=0,031). Observou-se aumento na expressão dos miRs 21-5p (p=0,001), 23a-3p (p=0,004), 125b-5p (p=0,026) e 142-3p (p=0,005) na saliva dos pacientes em G1 em relação ao voluntários sadios (G0). O grupo G3 também apresentou maior expressão do mir-21-5p (p=0,018), 125b-5p (p=0,002) e 200b-3p (p=0,014) comparado ao G0, assim como o grupo G2 teve maior expressão do mir-15a-5p (p=0,023) e 23a-3p (p=0,017) comparado ao grupo G0. O grupo G2 apresentou menor expressão do miR-200b-3p (p= 0,019) e maior expressão do miR-15a-5p (p=0,057) em relação ao grupo G3. Além disso, os pacientes tabagistas e/ou etilistas apresentaram maior expressão relativa do miR-21-5p (p=0,001 e p=0,046, respectivamente) e os etilistas também tiveram maior expressão do miR-200b-3p (p=0,013). Com relação à resposta inicial do paciente ao tratamento avaliada pelo médico bem como, com a resposta a longo prazo (recidiva, status global e prognóstico), a expressão dos miR-15a-5p, miR-125b-5p, miR-23a-3p e miR-142-3p apresentaram associação com sobrevida livre de progressão e sobrevida global, porém não atingiram significância estatística. Microvesículas foram detectadas na saliva tanto na MET como na contagem no nanosight. A expressão do miR-21-5p foi predominantemente detectada dentro de microveículas em relação ao sobrenadante livre de vesículas. CONCLUSÕES: Alguns dos microRNAs analisados foram diferencialmente expressos entre os diferentes grupos estudados, a expressão do miR-21 foi associada ao tabagismo e etilismo e a do miR-200b com etilismo e a expressão de alguns microRNAs podem estar associadas à resposta ao tratamento e ao prognóstico dos pacientes / BACKGROUND: Most patients with HNSCC are diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease, with unsatisfactory survival rates. In locally advanced and unresectable carcinoma, the standard treatment in ICESP is cisplatin based QRT. However, about two-thirds of these patients have local recurrence, distance or death within five years. Understanding the QRT resistance mechanisms and discovery of markers that may indicate benefit of treatment is a great challenge. MicroRNAs have key role in the mechanisms of QRT resistance and are detectable in saliva. In the present study we analyzed the expression of microRNAs in the saliva from oral cavity/oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients and whether these microRNAs are contained within exosomes. METHODS: Through a review of studies in the literature and by in silico analysis, we choose 8 microRNAs to be evaluated: miR-15a-5p, 21-5p, 23a-3p, 125b-5p, 142-3p, 200b-3p, 296-5p and 503-5p. The expression of microRNAs was determined by quantitative PCR in the cell-free saliva from 70 locally advanced and unresectable OSCC patients at different stages of disease progression: treatment naive (G1), after treatment failure (G2) and disease free for at least 2 years (G3) and 28 healthy volunteers (G0). Exosomes were isolated by ultracentrifugation or exoQuick, analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (MET), Nanosight quantification and by determination of the miR-21-5p expression. RESULTS: The miRs-296-5p and 503-5p were undetectable in almost all saliva samples. Significant differences was observed in the expression of miR-21-5p (p=0.005), miR-23a-3p (p=0.026), miR-125-5p (p=0.013) miR-142-3p (p=0.033) and miR-200b-3p (p=0.031) among the groups analyzed. The expression of miRs 21-5p (p=0.001), 23a-3p (p=0.004), 125b-5p (p=0.026) and 142-3p (p=0.005) were high in saliva of G1 patients as compared to heath volunteers (G0). The G3 group also showed higher expression of mir-21-5p (p=0.018), 125b-5p (p=0.002) and 200b-3p (p=0.014) and G2 presented higher expression of miR-15a-5p (p=0.023) and 23a-3p (p=0.017) as both compared to the G0. The group G2 presented lower expression of the miR-200b-3p (p=0.019) and higher expression of the miR-15a-5p (p=0.057) as compared to the G3 group. In addition, saliva from the smokers and/or drinkers patients showed high relative expression of the miR-21-5p (p=0.001 e p=0.046; respectively) compared to former drinker/smokers and drinkers also showed high expression of the miR-200b-3p (p=0.013). In relation to the initial response to treatment assessed by the physician, as well the long-term response (relapse, global status and prognosis), the expression of the miR-15a-5p, miR-125b-5p, miR-23a-3p e miR-142-3p showed association with progression-free survival and overall survival, however did not reach statistical significance. Microvesicles were detected in saliva by both MET as the count in nanosight. The expression of the miR-21-5p was predominantly detected in microvesicles in relation to the supernatant. CONCLUSIONS: Some of the microRNAs analyzed were differentially expressed between the different groups, the expression of the miR-21 was associated with smoking and drinking habits and of the miR-200b with drinking habits and the expression of some microRNAs may be associated with the treatment response and prognosis of the patients

INTRODUÇÃO: Osteopontina (OPN) é uma glicoproteína presente em tecidos e fluidos orgânicos e envolvida em vários processos patológicos que incluem inflamação, proliferação celular, invasão da matriz extracelular, progressão tumoral e metástase. Em pacientes (pts) portadores de carcinoma epidermóide de cabeça e pescoço (CECCP), OPN tem sido associada a uma maior agressividade tumoral e empregada como marcador prognóstico. Nós investigamos o valor prognóstico e preditivo da OPN sérica em pacientes portadores de CECCP tratados de forma uniforme. MÉTODOS: Estudo longitudinal prospectivo de 47 pts portadores de CECCP localmente avançado e irressecável submetidos à quimioterapia e radioterapia. OPN sérica foi determinada pelo método ELISA (kit 1 com17 pts e kit 2 com 30 pts) com coleta realizada antes e após o término do tratamento e estudada a relação entre OPN, categorizada como alta ou baixa em relação ao valor mediano, e as características clínico-patológicas, resposta ao tratamento, sobrevida global (SG) e sobrevida livre de progressão (SLP). RESULTADOS: A OPN sérica mediana dos pacientes determinada pelo kit 1 (em ng/ml) foi de 2,1 e 1,9 pré e pós-tratamento, respectivamente; no kit 2 (em ng/ml) foi de 69,5 e 87,9 pré e pós-tratamento, respectivamente. Pacientes portadores de tumores de orofaringe foram mais freqüentemente associados a baixos níveis séricos de OPN pós-tratamento, em comparação com outros sub-sítios (p=0,03). Observada tendência à associação entre os valores séricos baixos de osteopontina pós-tratamento e a resposta tratamento (p=0,06). Houve associação entre os valores elevados da osteopontina pós-tratamento e menor SLP (p=0,09, log rank), com medianas de 11,9 meses e 14,5 meses, conforme valores séricos de OPN pós-tratamento altos e baixos, respectivamente. Não houve associação dos valores séricos de OPN pré e pós-tratamento e a SG (p=0,19 e p= 0,10, respectivamente). CONCLUSÃO: Neste grupo de pacientes portadores de CECCP, sugere-se que OPN sérica baixa após a quimioradioterapia associa-se à resposta ao tratamento e melhor SLP. / INTRODUCTION: Osteopontin (OPN) is a glycoprotein present in tissues and body fluids involved in several pathological processes that include inflammation, cell proliferation, invasion of the extracellular matrix, tumor progression and metastasis. In head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients, OPN has been associated with greater tumor aggressiveness and used as a prognostic marker. We investigated the prognostic and predictive value of plasma OPN in homogeneously treated (HNSCC) patients. METHODS: Longitudinal prospective study of 47 patients with locally advanced and inoperable HNSCC treated with exclusive platin based concomitant chemoradiotherapy. Plasma OPN was determined by ELISA (n=14 kit I, n=32 kit II) pre and postreatment and correlated with tumor response, overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). RESULTS: Median OPN levels in ng/ml were 2,1 and 1,9 pre and postreatment, respectively, by kit I and 69,5 and 87,9 by kit II. Patients were categorized as OPN low or high, using the median as a cut-off point. Patients with oropharynx tumors, as compared to other subsites, were more frequently categorized as low OPN (p = 0,03). A low postreatment OPN level was associated with tumor response (p = 0,06) and a high postreatment OPN level was associated with poor PFS, 11.9 vs. 14.5 months (p=0.09, log rank). Mean OS was 16.2 and 13.7 months in low and high postreatment OPN pts, respectively (p=0.10, log rank). CONCLUSIONS: In this group of HNSCC patients, it is suggested that a low plasma OPN after chemoradiotherapy is associated with a lower response rate and a worse PFS.

In dieser Arbeit wurden 48 Patienten nach multimodaler Tumortherapie bei lokal fortgeschrittenem Rektumkarzinom im Rahmen der CAO/ARO/AIO-04-Studie untersucht. Die Patienten wurden neoadjuvant radiochemotherapiert und entweder in Arm A mit 5-FU (1. und 5. RTx-Woche, 1000 mg/m2/Tag) oder in Arm B mit 5-FU und Oxaliplatin (5-FU Tag 1-14 und Tag 22-35, 250 mg/m2/Tag; Oxaliplatin Tag 1,8,22,29, 50 mg/m2/Tag) zusätzlich zur Bestrahlung mit 50,4 Gy (1,8 Gy/Tag; 3DCRT oder IMRT oder VMAT oder VMAT und 3DCRT) behandelt. Bei Nachsorgeuntersuchungen (NS) 1 und 2 Jahre nach Therapieende wurde die Spättoxizität nach LENT/SOMA-Kriterien erfasst. Blutproben wurden akquiriert zur Durchführung des Mikronukleustests (MNT), eines zuverlässigen und einfach durchführbaren Tests zur Darstellung genomischer Schäden in peripheren Blutlymphozyten (PBL). Innerhalb des Kollektivs trat eine interindividuelle Variabilität der Mikrokern(MK)-Ausbeuten auf, die nur zum Teil (Effekt des Geschlechts bei BE 1y) durch Patientenalter und geschlecht, Bestrahlungsart und –volumina und Zeitpunkte der NS erklärt werden konnte. Bezogen auf einzelne Patienten traten im Verlauf der NS konstant hohe bzw. niedrige MK-Ausbeuten auf. Im Vorfeld konnte eine Zunahme der MK-Ausbeuten im Verlauf der RCT gezeigt werden (Helms 2010; Hennies 2010; Wolff et al. 2011b). Die MK-Ausbeuten waren jeweils 1 Jahr und 2 Jahre nach Ende der RCT signifikant (p<0,0001) über dem Level von vor Beginn der RCT. Die MK-Ausbeuten lagen bei beiden NS signifikant (p<0,0001) unter dem Level des Endes der RCT. Für die Gesamt-, Rektum- und Hautspättoxizität bestand keine Korrelation mit dem Ausmaß der MK-Ausbeuten. Die Befunde im Bereich der Blase sollten weiter beobachtet werden, da ein Zusammenhang zwischen dem Grad der Blasenspättoxizität und den MK-Ausbeuten bei der 1. NS bestand. Auf der einen Seite kann vermutet werden, dass genetische Faktoren (Radiosensitivität) interindividuelle Schwankungen der MK-Ausbeuten erklären könnten. Auf der anderen Seite könnten dezidiertere Kenntnisse der Einflussvariablen (z. B. integrale Dosis des Knochenmarks) zur Klärung beitragen. Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden Arbeit könnten die Kenntnis der Relation experimentell darstellbarer zytogenetischer Schäden und klinischer Folgen einer multimodalen Tumortherapie bei einzelnen Patienten verbessern.