High RRM1 Expression Is Associated with Adverse Outcome in Patients with Cisplatin/Vinorelbine-treated Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Anticancer Research 2015 December [Link]

Zimling ZG, Santoni-Rugiu E, Bech C, Sørensen JB.

Abstract

Background/Aim

A possible predictive impact of ribonucleotide-reductase subunit-1 (RRM1) on vinorelbine efficacy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been previously reported. The present study aimed to further explore this finding in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).

Materials and Methods

Seventy-one patients with MPM receiving first-line chemotherapy with cisplatin-vinorelbine (CiV group, n=54) or carboplatin-pemetrexed (CaP group, n=17) were included. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor specimens were analyzed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) for RRM1 expression using an H-score.

Results

In 66 patients eligible for IHC, the H-score was ≥upper quartile in 21 (RRM1-positive) and Conclusion

Our findings suggest a possible role of RRM1 in predicting efficacy of cisplatin-vinorelbine in MPM, supporting previous findings in NSCLC.