Abstract 2782: The potential of p4EBP1 expression as predictive biomarker of mRCC
Authors: Naito Sei , Ichiyanagi Osamu , Ito Hiromi , Kanno Hidenori , kato Tomoyuki , Kurota Yuuta , Yamagishi Atsushi , Yagi Mayu , Sakurai Toshihiko , Nishida Hayato , Kawazoe Hisashi , Shibasaki Tomohiro , Nagaoka Akira , Tsuchiya Norihiko 
Published: July 2017

Introduction & objectives

Activation of Akt/mTOR pathway induces 4EBP1 phosphorylation, and enhances cell proliferation, anti-apoptotic effect, and angiogenesis in many types of cancers including renal cell carcinoma (RCC). As mTOR and angiogenetic proteins are main targets in metastatic RCC (mRCC) treatment. We assessed the correlation with survivals and phosphorylated 4EBP1 (p4EBP1) expression.

Materials & methods

We enrolled 254 non-mRCC patients who underwent primary surgery in Yamagata University between 2003 and 2010, and 59 mRCC patients whose resected primary lesion was available. Immunohistochemistry for p4EBP1 was performed on their FFPE samples. We assessed correlations between p4EBP1 expression manners and clinical features (disease-free interval [DFI] for non-mRCC patients, cause-specific survival [CSS] and progression-free survival [PFS] for mRCC patients). The CSS was calculated from mRCC diagnosis to death or last follow-up date. The PFS was calculated based on the durations patients were medicated. Univariate analysis was calculated by log-rank test and multivariate analysis was calculated by Cox-regression analysis.

Results

Non-mRCC patients with highly p4EBP1 expression were shorter DFI than those without high expression (p = 0.036). Their 5-year disease-free rates were 83.4% and 93.4%, respectively. The independent poor DFI factors were high p4EBP1 expression (HR; 3.4, p = 0.0054), grade (p = 0.0055), and pT stage (p &lt; 0.0001).

In contrast, mRCC patients with p4EBP1 expression was longer CSS than those without expression (median CSSs; 56.7 and 32.2 months, p = 0.0246). The independent poor CSS factors were no p4EBP1 expression (hazard ratio [HR]; 3.3, p = 0.0409), grade 4 (HR; 8.7, p = 0.0006), and poor prognostic group on MSKCC criteria (HR; 4.2, p = 0.02770). Expression of p4EBP1 showed statistically longer PFS in mRCC patients with axitinib (median PFS; 9.2 and 2.5 months, p = 0.0255). The similar trends were shown in patients with other TKIs and mTOR inhibitors.

Conclusion

Since non-mRCC patients with the highly p4EBP1 expression had shorter DFI, expression of p4EBP1 should indicate aggressive RCC in nature. Nevertheless, mRCC patients with p4EBP1 expression had longer survival. These results mean that expression of p4EBP1 might be a predictive biomarker for TKIs and mTOR inhibitors.

Citation Format: Sei Naito, Osamu Ichiyanagi, Hiromi Ito, Hidenori Kanno, Tomoyuki kato, Yuuta Kurota, Atsushi Yamagishi, Mayu Yagi, Toshihiko Sakurai, Hayato Nishida, Hisashi Kawazoe, Tomohiro Shibasaki, Akira Nagaoka, Norihiko Tsuchiya. The potential of p4EBP1 expression as predictive biomarker of mRCC [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 2782. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-2782