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Missense mutations in the TP53 DNA-binding domain predict outcomes in patients with advanced oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma

Nina Lapke, Yen-Jung Lu, Chun-Ta Liao, Li-Yu Lee, Chien-Yu Lin, Hung-Ming Wang, Shu-Hang Ng, Shu-Jen Chen and Tzu-Chen Yen _

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Oncotarget. 2016; 7:44194-44210. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.9925

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Abstract

Nina Lapke1,*, Yen-Jung Lu1,*, Chun-Ta Liao2,*, Li-Yu Lee3, Chien-Yu Lin4, Hung-Ming Wang5, Shu-Hang Ng6, Shu-Jen Chen1, Tzu-Chen Yen7

1ACT Genomics, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC

3Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC

4Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC

5Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC

6Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC

7Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC

*These authors have contributed equally to this work

Correspondence to:

Shu-Jen Chen, email: [email protected]

Tzu-Chen Yen, email: [email protected]

Keywords: oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, missense mutations, TP53 DNA-binding domain, biomarker, outcome

Received: March 21, 2016     Accepted: May 13, 2016     Published: June 8, 2016

ABSTRACT

TP53 mutations have been linked to reduced survival in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). However, the impact of different types of TP53 mutations remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the carriage of missense mutations in the TP53 DNA binding domain (DBD missense mutations) is associated with decreased disease-specific survival (DSS) compared with wild-type TP53 (P=0.002) in a cohort of 345 OSCC patients. In contrast, DSS of patients bearing all of the remaining TP53 mutations did not differ from that observed in wild-type TP53 patients (P=0.955). Our classification method for TP53 mutations was superior to previously reported approaches (disruptive, truncating, Evolutionary Action score, mutations in L2/L3/LSH) for distinguishing between low- and high-risk patients. When analyzed in combination with traditional clinicopathological factors, TP53 DBD missense mutations were an independent prognostic factor for shorter DSS (P=0.014) alongside with advanced AJCC T- and N-classifications and the presence of extracapsular spread. A scoring system that included the four independent prognostic factors allowed a reliable patient stratification into distinct risk groups (high-risk patients, 16.2%). Our results demonstrate the usefulness of TP53 DBD missense mutations combined with clinicopathological factors for improving the prognostic stratification of OSCC patients.


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