ISSN : 2146-3123
E-ISSN : 2146-3131

Serum Expression Levels of Certain miRNAs in Predicting Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Response to Chemotherapy in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Muzaffer Metintaş1,2,3, Güntülü Ak1,2,3, Cansu Özbayer4, Filiz Boğar1, Selma Metintaş1,5
1Lung and Pleural Cancers Research and Clinical Center, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Eskişehir, Turkey
2Translational Medicine Research and Clinical Center, Eskişehir, Turkey
3Department of Chest Diseases, Medical Faculty, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Eskişehir, Turkey
4Medical Faculty Department of Medical Biology, Kütahya Health Sciences University Kütahya, Turkey
5Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey
DOI : 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2022.2022-3-26
Pages : 246-254

Background: miRNAs are involved in tumor pathogenesis and can therefore be determined in the primary tumor, plasma and serum, and body fluids. As in various cancers, their role in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) may be important.
Aims: To analyze the predictive value of miR-16-5p, miR-29c-3p, miR-31-5p, miR-125a-5p, miR-320a, miR-484 and miR-532-5p expressions for diagnosis, prognosis and response to treatment in patients with MPM.
Study Design: Prospective case-control study.
Methods: In the first phase of the study, blood samples were collected from 101 MPM patients before chemotherapy and from 24 healthy donors (HDs). In the second phase, the blood samples were collected from 74 MPM patients who had received chemotherapy when the best overall response and disease recurrence were determined. A quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was undertaken to detect the miRNA expression levels. The miRNA expression profiles of MPM patients were compared with those of HDs. The associations between the expression levels of miRNAs and prognosis and response to treatment were then evaluated.
Results: All miRNAs, except miR-31-5p, were expressed differently in MPM relative to that in HDs. The expression level of miR-16-5p decreased when compared with that of HDs, and the expression levels of miR-29c-3p, miR-125a-5p, miR-320a, miR-484, and miR-532-5p increased when compared with that of HDs. The sensitivity and specificity values of miR-29c-3p, miR-125a-5p, miR-320a, miR-484, and miR-532-5p for discriminating MPM from HDs were 85.9% and 59.1%, 95.1% and 62.5%, 87.1% and 79.2%, 82.2% and 58.3%, and 69.3% and 82.6%, respectively. After adjusting for the histological subtype, stage, and treatment, the miR-29c-3p, miR-125a-5p, and miR-484 were associated with longer survival. The miRNA expression levels did not change longitudinally for the determination of chemotherapy response and recurrence.
Conclusion: miRNAs may be useful in diagnosing patients with MPM and provides helpful information in determining the prognosis of patients.

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