Background
Methods
Patient characteristics
All |
CASP8 -652 6N InsDel genotype |
P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
InsIns | InsDel | DelDel | |||
n (%) | 200 | 42 (21.0) | 101 (50.5) | 57 (28.5) | |
Age at diagnosis (years ± SD) | 56.46 ± 12.1 | 55.00 ± 10.4 | 57.19 ± 12.4 | 56.26 ± 12.6 | 0.676 |
Tumor type | |||||
Ductal | 136 (68.0) | 28 (20.6) | 68 (50.0) | 40 (29.4) | 0.243 |
Lobular | 43 (21.5) | 12 (27.9) | 23 (53.5) | 8 (18.6) | |
Others | 21 (10.5) | 2 (9.5) | 10 (47.6) | 9 (42.9) | |
Tumor size (mm ± SD) | 24.20 ± 16.8 | 23.51 ± 19.2 | 25.11 ± 17.1 | 23.07 ± 14.5 | 0.837 |
Tumor stage | |||||
pT1
| 107 (53.5) | 24 (22.4) | 53 (49.5) | 30 (28.1) | 0.540 |
pT2
| 71 (35.3) | 11 (15.5) | 39 (54.9) | 21 (29.6) | |
pT3+4
| 22 (11.0) | 7 (31.8) | 9 (40.9) | 6 (27.3) | |
Lymph node status | |||||
pN0
| 115 (57.5) | 24 (20.9) | 61 (53.0) | 30 (26.1) | 0.592 |
pN+
| 85 (42.5) | 18 (21.2) | 40 (47.1) | 27 (31.8) | |
UICC stage | |||||
I | 76 (38.0) | 17 (22.4) | 37 (48.7) | 22 (28.9) | 0.442 |
II | 78 (39.0) | 13 (16.7) | 46 (59.0) | 19 (24.4) | |
III + IV | 46 (23.0) | 12 (26.0) | 18 (39.1) | 11 (23.9) | |
Grade | |||||
1 | 71 (37.4) | 16 (22.5) | 35 (49.3) | 20 (28.2) | 0.379 |
2 | 68 (35.8) | 10 (14.7) | 40 (58.8) | 18 (26.5) | |
3 | 51 (26.8) | 13 (25.5) | 21 (41.2) | 17 (33.3) | |
Estrogen receptor status | |||||
negative | 53 (32.5) | 12 (7.4) | 29 (17.8) | 12 (7.4) | |
positive | 110 (67.5) | 25 (15.3) | 50 (30.7) | 35 (21.5) | 0.432 |
Her2 status | |||||
negative | 138 (83.6) | 30 (18.1) | 68 (41.2) | 40 (24.2) | 0.835 |
positive | 27 (16.4) | 5 (3.0) | 15 (9.1) | 7 (4.2) | |
Treatment | |||||
Surgical treatment | |||||
breast conserving | 50 (25.0) | 10 (20.0) | 23 (46.0) | 17 (34.0) | 0.604 |
ablative | 150 (75.0) | 32 (21.3) | 78 (52.0) | 40 (26.7) | |
Adjuvant therapy | |||||
no adjuvant therapy | 112 (56.0) | 22 (19.6) | 62 (57.1) | 28 (25.0) | 0.285 |
Tam and/or CMF | 88 (44.0) | 20 (22.7) | 39 (44.3) | 29 (33.0) |
DNA extraction and caspase 8 genotyping
RNA extraction and Quantitative Real-Time PCR
Statistical analysis
Results
CASP8 -652 6N InsDel polymorphism influences CASP8 mRNA expression in malignant breast cancer tissue in an allele-dose specific manner
Prognostic relevance of CASP8 -652 6N InsDel for breast cancer
Variable | Hazard Ratio | 95 % CI |
P
|
---|---|---|---|
Univariate Analysis
| |||
-652 6N del | |||
InsIns | 1a
| ||
InsDel | 1.316 | 0.65–2.68 | 0.450 |
DelDel | 2.384 | 1.31–5.48 | 0.007 |
Multivariable Analysis
| |||
-652 6N del | |||
InsIns | 1a
| ||
InsDel | 1.490 | 0.72–3.10 | 0.286 |
DelDel | 2.769 | 1.32–5.81 | 0.007 |
Age (per year) | 1.002 | 0.98–1.02 | 0.863 |
Tumor type | |||
ductal | 1a
| ||
lobular | 1.909 | 1.00–3.64 | 0.050 |
others | 1.713 | 0.88–3.35 | 0.115 |
Tumor stage | |||
T1
| 1a
| ||
T2-4
| 1.798 | 1.09–2.98 | 0.023 |
Nodal status | |||
negative | 1a
| ||
positive | 3.681 | 2.13–6.35 | <0.001 |
Grade | |||
1 | 1a
| ||
2 | 1.044 | 0.56–1.94 | 0.892 |
3 | 1.776 | 0.89–3.53 | 0.102 |
Prognostic relevance of CASP8 Asp302His for breast cancer
All |
CASP8 Asp302His genotype |
P-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asp/Asp | Asp/His | His/His | |||
n (%) | 200 | 151 (75.5) | 46 (23.0) | 3 (1.5) | |
Age at diagnosis (years ± SD) | 56.46 ± 12.1 | 57.46 ± 12.0 | 52.87 ± 11.7 | 61.33 ± 11.0 | 0.089 |
Tumor type | |||||
Ductal | 136 (68.0) | 109 (80.1) | 24 (17.6) | 3 (2.2) | 0.086 |
Lobular | 43 (21.5) | 29 (67.4) | 14 (32.6) | 0 (0) | |
Others | 21 (10.5) | 13 (61.9) | 8 (38.1) | 0 (0) | |
Tumor size (mm ± SD) | 24.20 ± 16.8 | 23.54 ± 17.4 | 25.22 ± 14.4 | 50.00 ± 7.1 | 0.163 |
Tumor stage | |||||
pT1
| 107 (53.5) | 84 (78.5) | 22 (20.6) | 1 (0.9) | 0.321 |
pT2
| 71 (35.3) | 49 (69.0) | 21 (29.6) | 1 (1.4) | |
pT3+4
| 22 (11.0) | 18 (81.8) | 3 (13.6) | 1 (6.7) | |
Lymph node status | |||||
pN0
| 115 (57.5) | 92 (80.0) | 22 (19.1) | 1 (0.9) | 0.202 |
pN+
| 85 (42.5) | 59 (69.4) | 24 (28.2) | 2 (2.4) | |
UICC stage | |||||
I | 76 (38.0) | 59 (77.6) | 16 (21.1) | 1 (1.3) | 0.387 |
II | 78 (39.0) | 58 (74.4) | 20 (25.6) | 0 (0) | |
III + IV | 46 (23.0) | 34 (73.9) | 10 (21.7) | 2 (4.3) | |
Grade | |||||
1 | 71 (37.4) | 56 (78.9) | 15 (21.1) | 0 (0) | 0.459 |
2 | 68 (35.8) | 49 (72.1) | 18 (26.5) | 1 (1.5) | |
3 | 51 (26.8) | 38 (74.5) | 11 (21.6) | 2 (3.9) | |
Estrogen receptor status | |||||
negative | 53 (32.5) | 43 (26.4) | 10 (6.1) | 0 (0) | |
positive | 110 (67.5) | 81 (49.7) | 27 (16.6) | 2 (1.2) | 0.402 |
Her2 status | |||||
negative | 138 (83.6) | 104 (63.0) | 32 (19.4) | 2 (1.2) | |
positive | 27 (16.4) | 21 (12.7) | 6 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 0.811 |
Treatment | |||||
Surgical treatment | |||||
breast conserving | 50 (25.0) | 41 (82.0) | 8 (16.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0.300 |
ablative | 150 (75.0) | 110 (73.3) | 38 (25.3) | 2 (1.3) | |
Adjuvant therapy | |||||
no adjuvant therapy | 112 (56.0) | 90 (80.4) | 21 (18.8) | 1 (0.9) | 0.065 |
Tam and/or CMF | 88 (44.0) | 61 (69.3) | 25 (28.4) | 2 (2.3) | |
Tam and/or CMF | 88 (44.0) | 61 (69.3) | 25 (28.4) | 2 (2.3) |
Variable | Hazard Ratio | 95 % CI |
P
|
---|---|---|---|
Univariate Analysis
| |||
Asp302His | |||
Asp/Asp | 1a
| ||
Asp/His | 1.607 | 0.96–2.69 | 0.071 |
His/His | 4.746 | 1.14–19.71 | 0.032 |
Multivariable Analysis
| |||
Asp302His | |||
Asp/Asp | 1a
| ||
Asp/His | 1.089 | 0.62–1.93 | 0.769 |
His/His | 4.889 | 1.10–21.76 | 0.037 |
Age (per year) | 1.002 | 0.98–1.02 | 0.839 |
Tumor type | |||
ductal | 1a
| ||
lobular | 1.659 | 0.87–3.15 | 0.123 |
others | 1.813 | 0.90–3.67 | 0.098 |
Tumor stage | |||
T1
| 1a
| ||
T2-4
| 1.849 | 1.11–3.07 | 0.017 |
Nodal status | |||
negative | 1a
| ||
positive | 3.652 | 2.13–6.27 | <0.001 |
Grade | |||
1 | 1a
| ||
2 | 1.020 | 0.55–1.91 | 0.952 |
3 | 1.648 | 0.82–3.30 | 0.158 |
Combined analysis of CASP8 Asp302His and CASP8 -652 6N InsDel and its prognostic relevance for breast cancer
Variable | Hazard Ratio | 95 % CI |
P
|
---|---|---|---|
Bivariate Analysis
| |||
-652 6N del | |||
InsIns | 1a
| ||
InsDel | 1.178 | 0.57–2.44 | 0.660 |
DelDel | 2.384 | 1.14–4.97 | 0.020 |
Asp302His | |||
Asp/Asp | 1a
| ||
Asp/His | 1.439 | 0.85–2.44 | 0.175 |
His/His | 4.495 | 1.07–18.94 | 0.041 |
Multivariable Analysis
| |||
-652 + 302 | |||
InsIns + AspAsp | 1a
| ||
InsDel + AspAsp | 1.695 | 0.75–3.82 | 0.202 |
Ins-allele + His-allele | 1.713 | 0.70–4.22 | 0.242 |
DelDel + AspAsp | 3.129 | 1.39–7.05 | 0.006 |
DelDel + His-allele | 2.961 | 1.17–7.53 | 0.023 |
Age (per year) | 1.002 | 0.98–1.02 | 0.876 |
Tumor type | |||
ductal | 1a
| ||
lobular | 1.933 | 1.01–3.71 | 0.048 |
others | 1.714 | 0.85–3.45 | 0.130 |
Tumor stage | |||
T1
| 1a
| ||
T2-4
| 1.794 | 1.08–2.98 | 0.024 |
Nodal status | |||
negative | 1a
| ||
positive | 3.709 | 2.14–6.43 | <0.001 |
Grade | |||
1 | 1a
| ||
2 | 1.030 | 0.55–1.92 | 0.926 |
3 | 1.789 | 0.89–3.59 | 0.101 |