Comprehensive genetic analysis of cytarabine sensitivity in a cell-based model identifies polymorphisms associated with outcome in AML patients

Eric R. Gamazon, Jatinder K. Lamba, Stanley Pounds, Amy L. Stark, Heather E. Wheeler, Xueyuan Cao, Hae K. Im, Amit K. Mitra, Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, Raul C. Ribeiro, Susana Raimondi, Dario Campana, Kristine R. Crews, Shan S. Wong, Marleen Welsh, Imge Hulur, Lidija Gorsic, Christine M. Hartford, Wei Zhang, Nancy J. CoxM. Eileen Dolan*

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

37 Scopus citations

Abstract

Awhole-genome approach was used to investigate the genetic determinants of cytarabineinduced cytotoxicity. We performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies involving 523 lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) from individuals of European, African, Asian, and African American ancestry. Several of the highest-ranked single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were within the mutated in colorectal cancers (MCC) gene. MCC expression was induced by cytarabine treatment from1.7- to 26.6-fold in LCLs.A total of 33 SNPs ranked at the top of the meta-analysis (P < 10-5) were successfully tested in a clinical trial of patients randomized to receive low-dose or high-dose cytarabine plus daunorubicin and etoposide; of these, 18 showed association (P < .05) with either cytarabine 50% inhibitory concentration in leukemia cells or clinical response parameters (minimal residual disease, overall survival (OS), and treatment-relatedmortality). This count (n518) was significantly greater than expected by chance (P5 .016). For rs1203633, LCLs with AA genotype weremore sensitive to cytarabine-induced cytotoxicity (P 5 1.313106) andAA (vs GA or GG) genotype was associated with poorer OS (P 5 .015), likely as a result of greater treatment-related mortality (P 5 .0037) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This multicenter AML02 study trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00136084.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4366-4376
Number of pages11
JournalBlood
Volume121
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - May 23 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Immunology
  • Hematology
  • Cell Biology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Comprehensive genetic analysis of cytarabine sensitivity in a cell-based model identifies polymorphisms associated with outcome in AML patients'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this