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Mismatch Repair system protein deficiency as a resistance factor for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma patients receiving neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy

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Abstract

Background

Available data on Mismatch Repair system (MMR) deficiency are conflicting and derived from small studies. Our study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic implications of MMR status in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC).

Methods

We retrospectively collected data from 318 patients affected by LARC treated in Italy at the Medical Oncology Units of the University Hospital of Cagliari, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori Milan, and AOU Ospedali Riuniti Ancona. All patients underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. The primary objective was major TRG while secondary objectives were pathological complete response, disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS).

Results

One hundred sixty patients (148 pMMR and 12 dMMR) were included in the exploratory cohort and 158 (146 pMMR and 12 dMMR) were included in the validation cohort. A major TRG has been shown in 42.6% and 43.1% patients with pMMR in exploratory and validation cohort, respectively; while no major TRG have been shown in dMMR patients in both cohorts. Exploratory and validation cohorts showed a statistically significant higher mDFS in pMMR patients compared to dMMR: NR vs. 14 months and NR vs. 17 months, respectively.

Conclusion

Our results indicated an association between dMMR and poor response to preoperative chemoradiotherapy and they represent a hypothesis-generating data for new neoadjuvant strategies.

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Fig. 1: Kaplan–Meier curves of disease-free survival (DFS) in the exploratory cohort.
Fig. 2: Kaplan–Meier curves of disease-free survival (DFS) in the validation cohort.

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Datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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    Andrea Pretta, Pina Ziranu, Giovanna Pinna, Clelia Donisi, Francesco Loi, Giulia Deias, Enrico Palmas, Francesca Semonella, Stefano Mariani, Valeria Pusceddu, Marco Puzzoni, Eleonora Lai, Cinzia Solinas & Mario Scartozzi

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Pretta, A., Ziranu, P., Giampieri, R. et al. Mismatch Repair system protein deficiency as a resistance factor for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma patients receiving neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy. Br J Cancer 129, 1619–1624 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-023-02444-2

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